Airlines are warning that flights to and from France and flights which pass through French airspace may be affected by the latest round of strikes due to take place on 16 November 2017.
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LOW-COST Irish airline Ryanair, who claim to be Europe's No. 1 airline, have announced a new route from the UK to Spain that will start operating in March 2018.more
A Flybe plane has crashed with its nose down at Belfast international airport following an emergency landing.
Fifty six passengers and crew, including a baby, escaped serious injury when flight BE331 to Inverness crashed on Friday. One passenger was taken to hospital and treated for a hand injury.more
It's been a year to forget for British Airways. The beleaguered airline has suffered a series of embarrassing setbacks in 2017, including a costly computer meltdown, cabin crew strikes and - most bizarrely - delays caused by a shortage of loo roll. more
The world's best airline for 2018 has been announced - and the winner is no stranger to the accolade, picking up the top gong for the fifth time in a row.more
Wizz Air has started flights from Wroclaw to Agadir, Morocco. In the opinion of the President of Wroclaw Airport, this is one of the most anticipated low-cost calls winter flights from Wroclaw.more
Wizz Air has just launched a new hand luggage policy, and while it could save their passengers some cash, we can't help but notice the similarities with Ryanair's latest cabin bag regulations.more
Polish airports will serve 39 million passengers this year, according to the latest figures from the Civil Aviation Authority. It's about 15% more than in 2016. more
EasyJet will enter into leases for up to 25 A320 aircraft, offering employment to Air Berlin flying crews and taking over other assets including slots (which give an airline a right to operate at an airport at particular times).more
New U.S. security measures that came into effect today for all flights bound for the United States have some airlines warning passengers to leave more time to get through screening.more
Ryanair, Europe's No 1 airline, today (24 Oct), confirmed that it will delay its new cabin bag policy until 15th January 2018 to allow customers more time to adjust to the changes, particularly during the busy Christmas period.more
Airlines in the UK are reportedly drafting contingency plans to account for changes in consumer rights post-Brexit, which will see customers lose various protections held under EU law. more
Ryanair is writing to former pilots "begging" them to return to the embattled airline. The carrier was accused of mismanagement when it was forced to cancel around 700,000 flight bookings because of "messing up" its pilots' holiday rostering. Critics said the airline was suffering a pilot shortage after a number of captains and first officers had deserted to rival carrier Norwegian.more
Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and easyJet were all beaten by Jet2, with three stars apiece. The now defunct Monarch achieved four stars for its punctuality. more
Ryanair carried 112 million passengers in 2016, behind only Southwest Airlines (151.8m), American (144.2m), Delta (143.3m) and China Southern (114.5m).more
Before dawn on 29 March 2019, the aviation day begins as normal with the first arrivals at Heathrow from the Far East. But as the passengers emerge blearily from their long-haul Airbuses and Boeings, the departure screens at Britain's biggest airport show far fewer flights than usual.
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St Helena's £285m airport, dubbed the "world's most useless" after a series of setbacks, will finally welcome its first scheduled service on Saturday.more
Ryanair's chief operations officer will leave the company at the end of the month, the crisis-hit airline has announced. Michael Hickey's resignation comes after the cancellation of tens of thousands of flights through to March next year.more
