Airlines to pass oil prices to passengers, says ex IAG boss Willie Walsh April 6, 2022 Airlines are expected to pass increasing oil prices to passengers through higher fares, said former IAGA boss Willie Walsh. According to Walsh, the war-induced spike in energy costs has worsened the industry’s overall outlook for 2022 to include industry-wide losses. In the past oil prices would take around six months to pass onto customers but [...]
Manchester Airport boss takes off as travel mayhem at Heathrow and other hubs intensifies: BA and easyJet drop hundreds of flights today April 6, 2022 Chaos and disruption across multiple airports in the UK continues this Wednesday morning following the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Tens of thousands of Brits face days of delays as their flights from or to the UK were thrown out. Large queues were already seen around 7am this morning at multiple airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, [...]
IAG boss says Air Europa deal will take at least 18 months April 6, 2022 The IAG – Air Europa deal will not be finalised for at least 18 months, IAG’s chief executive Luis Gallego said this morning. “We have to decide on a calendar to take 100 per cent, but I think it would take minimum 18 months,” said Gallego, adding that the company will need to secure anti [...]
Chelsea sale: Todd Boehly consortium won’t revisit Super League if they buy club April 6, 2022 One of the members of the Todd Boehly-led bid to buy Chelsea has pledged that they would not revisit plans for a European Super League. Barbara Charone, a music industry publicist and long-time Blues fan, is in line to offer supporter representation on the board if Boehly’s consortium wins the race to buy the Premier [...]
London City Airport crowns March as most successful month since Covid start April 5, 2022 London City Airport today crowned March as its most successful month since the pandemic’s start. The airport reported that 189,000 passengers passed through its gates last month – 54 per cent up on February levels. While 31 March was its busiest day with more than 10,000 passengers, the airport said it was gearing up to [...]
Heathrow braces for days of chaos amid staff shortages, IT issues and cancellations April 4, 2022 UK travellers are currently experiencing chaos as Heathrow continues to be hit by a combination of IT issues, Covid-induced staff shortages and flight cancellations. For the last few days, travellers complained on Twitter about being stuck in hour-long queues at terminals 2 and 5 as a result of IT issues, especially at security e-gates. Scottish [...]
Pilot jailed for lying to get British Airways’ job March 31, 2022 A commercial pilot was convicted of fraud after he lied about his experience to get a job at British Airways (BA), the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced today. 48-year-old Kentish man Craig Butfoy admitted that between 2016 and 2018 he had falsified details and entries in his pilot logbook to retain work with BA’s London [...]
BA flights face massive disruption as IT systems down at Heathrow’s terminal 5 March 30, 2022 Thousands of travellers face disruption today as British Airways’ (BA) IT systems crashed at Heathrow’s terminal 5, causing other flights to be delayed due to a backlog. “We’re live at Heathrow and hearing British Airways IT systems are down globally,” tweeted Big Jet TV. The claims made by the aviation streaming channel were backed by [...]
Air France-KLM loses appeal over EU cartel fine March 30, 2022 Aviation powerhouse Air France-KLM announced today it lost an appeal against a million-euro fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators for participating in an air cargo cartel more than two decades ago. The second-highest court in the EU, the General Court rejected the group’s appeals as well as those brough by Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Cargolux. [...]
John Menzies gives green light for takeover by Kuwait suitor March 30, 2022 Aviation services firm John Menzies has accepted a cash offer from Kuwait suitor Agility after previous offers were rejected. Under terms of the acquisition, each Menzies shareholder will be entitled to receive 608 pence in cash per Menzies share. Shares in the company were boosted more than three per cent on Wednesday morning. Agility will [...]