Ryanair latest: The updated list of flight cancellations to and from UK airports this week September 19, 2017 Ryanair has published a comprehensive list of flight cancellations to the end of October, after facing customer anger over a lack of detail. The Irish carrier is scrapping between 40 and 50 flights a day for six weeks, after admitting to messing up planning for pilots' holidays. Up to 400,000 passengers will be affected. The [...]
Ryanair flight cancellation troubles to cost airline up to €25m as boss Michael O’Leary bemoans ‘mess of our own making’ September 19, 2017 Ryanair is set to foot a €25m (£22m) bill following a wave of flight cancellations set to take place over the next six weeks. The airline said over the weekend that it will cancel 40 to 50 flights every day until the end of October after “messing up” its pilots’ holidays, the fallout from which [...]
Norwegian has quietly been poaching dozens of Ryanair pilots amid flight cancellation chaos September 18, 2017 Low-cost airline Norwegian has poached a chunk of pilots from the Irish airline since the start of the year, it emerged today. It comes amid the news that Ryanair has announced a slew of flight cancellations over the coming six weeks after messing up the planning of pilot holidays. The airline, which has been bolstering [...]
EasyJet submits offer to acquire part of insolvent Air Berlin September 15, 2017 Budget airline EasyJet has this afternoon announced a proposal to take over parts of Air Berlin’s short haul business. EasyJet submitted the suggestions to the firm overseeing Air Berlin’s insolvency, saying they were “consistent with EasyJet’s focused, city-based strategy in Germany”. Read more: Air Berlin plans to agree asset sale deals with at least two [...]
Landing cards to be scrapped under Home Office plans to modernise border control August 5, 2017 Non-european travellers will no longer have to fill in landing cards when arriving in the UK under new proposals announced by the Home Office today. The paper-based system, which has been in use for nearly half a century, is expected to be scrapped in the autumn. Read more: Ryanair boss warns of “no holidays” in [...]
London Heathrow is no longer Europe’s number one airport for direct connectivity as Amsterdam’s Schiphol flies higher June 13, 2017 London Heathrow has been toppled from its ranking as the number one airport in Europe for direct connectivity, according to a new report from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has flown past the capital's biggest airport to take the top spot, with Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Istanbul Ataturk making up [...]
Hundreds of flights cancelled by airlines including EasyJet and Ryanair due to Italian air traffic control strike March 20, 2017 An Italian air traffic control strike today has caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights, as airlines warned of travel disruption throughout the day. Passengers flying to and from Italy will have their travel disrupted due to the industrial action, which is expected to last for four hours this afternoon. Airlines for Europe (A4E) said it [...]
Flying Level: British Airways owner IAG is launching a new low-cost, long-haul airline from Barcelona March 17, 2017 British Airways owner IAG has announced plans for a new low-cost, long-haul airline called Level that will take to the skies in June 2017. The new carrier will fly from Barcelona to Los Angeles, San Francisco (Oakland), Buenos Aires and Punta Cana. Read more: Norwegian Air launches new UK and Irish flights to the US from [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2017: Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins kick-start week with four winners March 16, 2017 Jockey Ruby Walsh toasted Ireland’s dominance on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival after he and trainer Willie Mullins teamed up to land a spectacular four-timer. Walsh and Mullins bounced back in emphatic style, following a barren start to the week that included Douvan’s shock defeat in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, as Irish [...]
Cheltenham Festival betting tips: Put your faith in Hobbs and Johnson For Good Measure March 15, 2017 FINDING the winner of the 24-runner Pertemps Final (2.10pm) is yet another impossible task, especially with my original fancy Presenting Percy having been clobbered by the handicapper. He represents last year’s winning owner/trainer/jockey combination and I still wouldn’t be surprised if he goes very close, although at as short as 6/1 in a place, the [...]