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Dutch airline KLM has test-introduced a new fare that does not include space for hand luggage. The consumer organisation warns that this solution is not only misleading for customers, but may also be contrary to EU law, the daily “Algemeen Dagblad” (“AD”) reported.more

An airport staff member will undergo “retraining” for asking a woman if she was pregnant. Claire King, who is a size 12 and is not pregnant, said a Jet2 male gate agent had “looked her up and down” before asking if she was “expecting”.more

The airline Wizz Air will launch new direct flights from Gdansk to Bucharest at the end of October. Travellers will be able to fly twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays, the carrier announced on Thursday.more

Ryanair is negotiating with several Polish airports to increase the number of flights and passengers, announced the airline's CEO, Michael O'Leary. He added that from August 1st, the carrier will allow passengers to bring larger cabin bags on board for free.more

Representatives of Ryanair and Warsaw-Modlin Airport announced yesterday that they had signed a cooperation agreement. The airline's passenger numbers at the sub-Warsaw airport are expected to increase from 1.5 million a year to 5 million in 2030. The carrier will invest USD 400 million at the airport, increasing its fleet of aircraft to eight.more

Just weeks after announcing the largest widebody aircraft order in Boeing’s history, Qatar Airways is celebrating another huge achievement. The Qatar flag carrier has just been named the winner at this year’s Skytrax World Airline Awards, announced on Tuesday at the Paris Air Show.more

Airport staff are earning cash bonuses for every easyJet passenger they spot travelling with an oversized bag, according to a leaked email.more

Ryanair is changing its free carry-on luggage allowances, bringing a slight relief to holidaymakers travelling across Europe. It comes after the European Union transport committee voted last month to reinforce European passenger rights by defining the size of backpacks and personal items that passengers are allowed to bring across all flights. more

This winter season, Ryanair will offer 12 routes from Warsaw Chopin Airport, including six new ones, the carrier announced. The winter schedule will come into effect on October 27.more

18 people were injured when passengers on a Ryanair flight were evacuated at Palma de Mallorca Airport. Earlier, a fire alarm went off on board the machine. The airport is operating without disruption.more

British passengers planning on flying abroad this summer could face fines for something as simple as taking a sandwich on their flight. Travellers from the UK venturing to European destinations with companies including Ryanair, Easyjet and TUI are being urged to be mindful of the rules regarding bringing meat or dairy products into the EU.more

Ryanair's baggage policy is simple and fully compliant with EU law, the carrier declared, referring to the proceedings conducted by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. The Office is investigating, among other things, how the airline measures passengers' baggage and charges fees for oversized items.more

The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection is checking whether the method of verifying the dimensions of hand luggage and imposing fees for it at Ryanair and Wizz Air is in accordance with the law, the Office reported. It recalled that according to the CJEU, airlines should not charge an additional fee for "hand luggage of reasonable size and weight".more

The fines will be a "minimum" punishment, and it will continue to seek civil damages for compensation for the costs incurred in more serious cases.more

Gatwick Airport has confirmed that a plane flying from Ahmadabad in India to London crashed today. According to Indian police, at least 242 people were on board the machine. Indian Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu said he was ‘shocked and devastated’.more

Ryanair airlines, known for their restrictive hand luggage rules, are forcing passengers to look for new solutions. As a result, some retail chains are introducing innovative backpacks and suitcases that meet the baggage allowances while offering sufficiently large capacity.more

The extension of the delay period after which airline passengers are entitled to compensation to four hours, proposed by the Polish presidency of the EU Council, has been blocked by Germany, an EU source said. Berlin wants to stick to three hours, while reducing compensation.more

Dubai-based carrier flydubai wants to operate 38 weekly connections to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from three Polish cities – Krakow, Warsaw and Poznan – during the peak of this summer season.more

Airline passengers to Turkey will be fined if they stand up before the seatbelt sign turns off after landing, regulators have said. The Turkish civil aviation authority said it imposed the order after receiving complaints from passengers. The rules came into effect earlier this month.more

The opening of a customer service center in Warsaw will translate into 200 jobs by the end of the year, the carrier announced. Recruitment of new employees has already started.more

Ryanair has seen annual earnings tumble 16% after slashing air fares to help boost demand, but revealed prices are to rise as it seeks to return to growth. The budget carrier reported pre-tax profits of 1.78 billion euros (£1.5 billion) for the year to March 31, down from 2.13 billion euros (£1.79 billion) after average fares fell 7%.more

Michael O'Leary, chief executive of Irish budget airline Ryanair, said yesterday that security-related disruptions at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, had left the company "losing patience" and considering scrapping flights to the country.more

A British Airways flight from Washington DC to London was forced to make an emergency stop in Boston following reports of a bird strike and “smoke in the cabin”.more

In this year's summer flight schedule, Wizz Air offers 163 routes from Poland, 25 of which are new, the carrier announced. The new ones include flights from Krakow and Warsaw to Genoa, and from Katowice and from the capital to Pisa.more

Global Airlines, the British start-up airline planning a transatlantic network, has started selling tickets for its first flight. Seats have gone on sale one month before planned inaugural flight from Glasgow to New York. An Airbus A380 is scheduled to depart from the Scottish city at 11am on 15 May. more