Why ‘Sunshine Saturday’ has travel operators crossing their fingers December 30, 2024 Black Friday’s travel-focused cousin, Sunshine Saturday, is set to fall on 4 January in 2025. Occuring on the first Saturday of every new year, Sunshine Saturday is the day most people book their holiday getaways for the year ahead. With Heathrow Airport set to cap off its busiest-ever year with two record months and Virgin Atlantic [...]
Keep airlines’ record $1trn revenue in perspective, says former British Airways chief December 10, 2024 The global airline industry is expected to make $1trn (£783.7bn) in revenue for the first time in its history next year, as passenger demand continues to break records in the post-Covid era. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday forecast annual traffic would reach another all-time high of around 5bn, despite supply chain issues [...]
Easyjet: Golden goodbye for departing CEO Johan Lundgren December 10, 2024 The departing chief executive of Easyjet has been handed a golden goodbye to the tune of almost £3m ahead of stepping down next month. Johan Lundgren has pocketed £2.88m ahead of handing over to Kenton Jarvis in the New Year. The pay packet is up from the £2.19m Lundgren received in the prior year. The [...]
Why Virgin Atlantic boss won’t meet British Airways chief alone November 25, 2024 The boss of Virgin Atlantic has revealed the legacy of the dirty tricks scandal in the early 1990s will mean he will never meet his British Airways counterpart alone. Shai Weiss has said that while he has “professional respect” for Sean Doyle, he remains cautious and does “not want to get caught out”. Three decades [...]
Jet2 hikes dividend on record profit as holiday prices rise again November 21, 2024 Average package holiday prices grew six per cent to £904, with inflation leading to higher costs for consumers, Jet2 said.
Will Jet2’s share price continue to fly? November 18, 2024 Jet2's stock, up 23.7 per cent this year to date, has outperformed rivals such as Ryanair and Tui this year.
Jet2 takes on Easyjet as it launches new routes from UK airport November 13, 2024 Jet2 is parking its tanks firmly on Easyjet’s lawn as it announced its expansion into London Luton Airport – where its rival is headquartered. The Leeds-headquartered carrier is to start operating flights from the transport hub from next April. London Luton Airport will become Jet2’s 13th UK base and will offer 17 destinations. Jet2 said [...]
Ryanair profit tumbles as prices fall and Boeing delivery delays hit capacity November 4, 2024 Ryanair’s half-year profit has fallen 18 per cent amid a dip in the average price of its ticket fares and ongoing Boeing delivery delays. The budget airline reported a post-tax profit of €1.79bn (£1.5bn), even as passenger demand reached a record 115m, up nine per cent year-on-year. Revenue increased one per cent to €8.58bn. However, [...]
Ryanair to cancel one in ten UK flights in 2025 after Budget tax hike November 1, 2024 Ryanair has revealed plans to cut flights to and from UK airports by 10 per cent in 2025. The low-cost airline has said it is making the move after Labour’s decision to increase the tax on airline tickets in the autumn Budget. Criticising the spending statement, Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said it has “damaged” UK [...]
Easyjet flies in executive from European rail freight giant as its new CFO October 14, 2024 Budget giant Easyjet has unveiled an executive from the rail firm Lineas as its new chief financial officer.