Easyjet and British Airways criticise air traffic control operator on fresh flight chaos Aviation Easyjet and British Airways have questioned the resilience of the UK’s air traffic control system as British airports face another day of delays and disruption following a system failure earlier this month which grounded more than 2000 flights across the country. The two airlines and Jet2 have said the disruption raises questions over the system [...]
Trainline hits out at tube strikes and fare freeze as growth stalls Transport & Infrastructure Trainline has hit out at tube strikes and the government’s freeze on rail fares, as the train ticketing platform saw sales growth grind to a halt. The FTSE 250 firm posted flat ticket sales in the six months to August, at £2.1bn, blaming “the impact of the regulated fare freeze, additional disruptions from hot weather [...]
British Airways travellers hit as 3,000 luggage items stuck in Heathrow Transport & Infrastructure British Airways travellers have arrived at holiday destinations without their luggage as a “technical issue” stopped up to 3,000 luggage items being loaded onto planes at Heathrow Airport. A technical issue with baggage systems at Heathrow Terminal 5, the main hub for British Airways flights, on Thursday has left hundreds of holidaymakers without their bags [...]
Uber launches ‘autonomous’ cabs in London September 3, 2026 Londoners will be able to order “autonomous” Ubers from today as the ride-hailing firm becomes the first company to launch automated driving technology to customers in Britain. The San Francisco-based firm announced it will allow users to book the autonomous cars through its app in London from Thursday, via its partnership with British AI driving [...]
Ryanair warns soaring jet fuel prices could topple rival airlines September 2, 2026 Ryanair has warned that the price of jet fuel could soar next summer, threatening some of its European competitors with collapse. The budget airline said it has taken emergency measures to protect itself from the higher jet fuel prices caused by the Iran war, trimming its passenger targets from 216m to 214m for this year. [...]
Qatar Airways-backed airline Airlink defends Springboks flypast manoeuvre August 31, 2026 The Qatar Airways-backed airline, Airlink, have defended a double flypast over South Africa’s rugby union match against New Zealand after online backlash. Two passenger jets flew above the DHL Stadium in Cape Town with flight tracking website Flightradar24 stating that one of the two planes cleared the arena’s roof by less than 15 metres. And [...]
Stansted Airport owner hit with cyber attack as millions of customers’ data stolen August 27, 2026 The owner of London Stansted has been targeted in a cyber attack that has led to customers data being stolen. Manchester Airport Group (MAG), which runs Stansted, East Midlands and Manchester Airport, said on Thursday customers’ email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes had been seized in a “cyber security incident by an unauthorised [...]
Gatwick takes ‘significant’ passenger hit from Iran war August 26, 2026 Gatwick has suffered a “significant” decline in passenger numbers as a result of the Iran war after airlines cancelled flights to the region and holidaymakers swerved destinations like Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. The UK’s second-biggest airport saw total passenger numbers drop by nearly five per cent because of the Middle East conflict, weighing on revenue [...]
Trainline and Virgin Atlantic face watchdog’s ‘drip pricing’ probe August 19, 2026 The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into three companies over concerns that customers were not shown the total upfront price when buying train and coach tickets, holidays or driving lessons. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will probe the activities of Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School as part of a wider [...]
Tui hit by Middle East travel chaos and rising fuel costs August 12, 2026 Tui has suffered a slip in earnings at its airlines business as the Iran war continues to wreak havoc on global tourism routes and spike fuel prices. The Frankfurt-listed group, which is the world’s largest travel and tourism firm, swung to a €17m loss in its airlines arm in the six months to June, reversing [...]