Airline shares plunge on fears for oil prices and travel over Israel conflict October 9, 2023 Airline stocks tumbled this morning after investors fretted over rising crude oil prices and whether the conflict in Israel would dent demand.
FTSE 100 close: Markets muted as airlines are hit by Israel conflict October 9, 2023 London's FTSE markets were muted on Monday as investors grappled with the implications of the surprise attack launched on Israel by Hamas.
Gatwick Airport: 42 cancellations as thousands disrupted by air traffic control shortages September 15, 2023 Thousands of airline passengers have been impacted by cancelled, delayed or diverted flights due to a lack of air traffic control staff (ATC) at Gatwick airport. The airport confirmed a short notice staff absence in its ATC tower, managed by National Air Traffic Services (Nats), which meant 42 flights were cancelled or diverted while dozens [...]
Heathrow: competition regulator says airport charges should be reconsidered after errors made September 9, 2023 The competition regulator has provisionally found that some errors were made in a decision on how much Heathrow Airport can charge airlines. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it proposes to require aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to reconsider certain aspects of its conclusion. In February, the CAA said the cap on [...]
Jet2 raises profit outlook despite £13m hit from air traffic control chaos September 7, 2023 Jet2 expects to exceed profit forecasts for the year ahead, despite a summer of disruption caused by last weeks’ air traffic control shutdown and rampant wildfires on the Greek Island of Rhodes. Annual pre-tax profits on a constant currency basis are expected to hit between £480m to £520m, after the months of July and August [...]
Easyjet boss questions whether NATs is ‘fit for purpose’ after air traffic control failure September 5, 2023 Easyjet’s chief executive has questioned whether Britain's National Air Traffic Services (NATs) is fit for purpose following the network-wide failure of the country's air traffic control systems last week.
Ryanair hits another passenger record but air traffic control chaos ‘has still not been explained’ September 4, 2023 Ryanair flew a record number of passengers for the fourth month in a row in August but admitted it had cancelled 350 flights due to the recent air traffic control scandal. The low-cost carrier said it had carried 18.9m passengers, up 11 per cent year-on-year and representing an increase from a July record of 18.7m. [...]
Why Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan is your next adventure holiday destination September 4, 2023 After writing the first official guidebook, Sophie Ibbotson tells us why Karakalpakstan is the new destination adventure holiday seekers need to book ‘‘How can you write a guidebook about Karakalpakstan? There’s nothing for tourists here!” Those words will echo a long time in my ears, and they must rate amongst the last things a guidebook [...]
Former British Airways boss criticises ‘staggering’ air traffic control failure August 30, 2023 The former boss of British Airways has criticized the UK's air traffic operator over the network failure that has led to thousands of flights being cancelled.
Air traffic control chaos: Over a quarter of UK flights nixed as Heathrow crippled August 29, 2023 Over a quarter of flights to and from UK airports were cancelled yesterday, revealing the huge and ongoing impact of the network-wide air traffic control failure currently disrupting the sector. According to aviation analytics firm Cirium, 790 departures and 785 arrivals were cancelled, equating to 27 per cent of all flights from the UK. Heathrow [...]