What it’s actually like in Qatar ahead of the World Cup 2022 June 14, 2022 Before I touched down in Qatar, I assumed it was a nation of falconry, beauty pageants for camels, and endless amounts of money. Save for a sprinkling of snazzy, FIFA-approved stadiums, little suggests Qatar plays football. When I arrive I see no goal posts in parks, locals playing, or even “No Ball Games” signs like [...]
Heathrow calls on aviation regulator to ‘protect services’ with favourable price cap June 13, 2022 Heathrow has urged the aviation regulator to “protect services and resilience levels” by setting a price cap favourable to the airport. “The last thing passengers want is a cut price plan that leads to the cancelled holidays, stress and ‘hassle’ seen at other airports,” the hub said in an update on Monday. The airport asked [...]
British Airways’ boss calls on ministers to take accountability over travel chaos June 12, 2022 The boss of British Airways’ owner Luis Gallego has pointed the finger of blame at the government after weeks of travel chaos have seen cancelled flights and lengthy airport queues. In an interview with The Sunday Times, the airlines chief said the government had to “take some accountability for all this,” referring to the shortage-induced [...]
Carbon market reforms collapse in EU Parliament with lawmakers divided over climate targets June 8, 2022 The European Parliament was thrown into chaos yesterday after key environmental proposals were voted down by divided lawmakers.
Italian strike leads to more chaos in UK June 8, 2022 A strike called by Italian air traffic controllers has led to more chaos in the UK. Thousands of passengers were left stranded at British hubs after Ryanair, Easyjet, British Airways (BA) and Jet2 collectively cancelled dozens of flights from the UK to Italy. Easyjet axed 20 flights from Gatwick telling passengers it was doing “all [...]
Voting day: EU emission cutting plans suffer setback as MEPs reject carbon market reforms June 8, 2022 The EU will vote on a raft of emission cutting pledges and reforms across business and industry as the bloc looks to finalise environmental pledges.
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It’s back: Heathrow reopens terminal 4 to ramp up capacity June 7, 2022 Heathrow has announced it will reopen its terminal 4 next week to ramp up capacity as passenger demand continues to grow. Elizabeth and Piccadilly line services as well as bus routes will operate into the terminal starting on 14 June. Qatar Airways will be the first airline to move to the terminal, followed by another [...]
Hordes of Brits left stranded as travel bloodbath deepens: EasyJet drops 35 flights and BA cancels 124 today alone June 7, 2022 The travel crisis that has gripped the UK for weeks rages on today as thousands of airline passengers face more disruption as widespread flight cancellations continue. EasyJet said this morning it has cancelled at least 35 flights, with Gatwick the worst affected airport. British Airways cancelled 124 Heathrow flights, although the airline said affected passengers [...]
Virgin Atlantic flies above aviation’s staff shortages in post-Covid re-hiring spree June 5, 2022 The boss of Virgin Atlantic has suggested the reason it has been left out of recent airport chaos is because it has been re-hiring at ease amid industry-wide staff shortages. Virgin Atlantic has been absent from half-term holiday headlines detailing long queues and cancelled flights, which chief executive Shai Weiss put down to its success [...]