Euro flights grounded by looming ash May 9, 2010 FLIGHTS into and from mainland Europe faced disruptions yesterday after the ash cloud emanating from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano continued to threaten air safety. Airports in Italy, Spain and Portugal faced a slew of weekend closures as authorities continued to report thick ash concentration between the ground and 20,000 feet in the air, grounding hundreds of [...]
BA to face fresh walk out threats May 6, 2010 BRITISH Airways (BA) could face more disruptions to its services as cabin crew finish voting today on whether or not to reject a peace offering from the airline and launch another strike action. Unite, the union representing the crew, had earlier urged staff not to accept the deal proposed by BA on the grounds that [...]
Ash grounds Scottish and Irish flights May 5, 2010 ICELAND’S volcano grounded flights out of Ireland and Scotland yesterday, as a fresh ash plume again disrupted the holiday plans of thousands of passengers. The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) closed airspace in Ireland and Scotland, affecting major airports and international flights after the [...]
Ryanair chief in U-turn over ash payments April 22, 2010 RYANAIR yesterday backtracked on a controversial statement by chief executive Michael O’Leary which said the Irish budget airline would not reimburse stranded passengers for hotel expenses. Instead the budget airline boss said Ryanair would comply with European Union regulations and award compensation to passengers stranded by the volcanic ash cloud. A statement from the airline [...]
Ryanair backs down over passengers’ expenses April 22, 2010 RYANAIR has backed down over a decision to limit the expenses paid to stranded passengers. The Irish airline had said that expenses refunds would be limited to the sum travellers had paid for their tickets. That would have meant the company failing to pay for food and accommodation, as required under European regulations. The carrier [...]
New cloud casts doubt on flights April 19, 2010 A NEW ash cloud erupting from the Icelandic volcano has endangered plans to reopen British airspace. Major carriers had planned to operate long haul departures and short haul flights scheduled to fly after 7pm in a bid to help stranded passengers. But last night hopes faded as a ferocious new blast of volcanic ash drifted [...]
Airlines feel heat of Icelandic volcano April 19, 2010 AIRLINES grounded by the eruption of an Icelandic volcano are set for further losses if airspace is closed again, with the airline industry yesterday reporting daily losses of more than £5m. “If the shutdown of the airspace in the UK and large parts of Europe [returns], it will almost certainly lead to some carriers, especially [...]
VOLCANO CHAOS | AIRLINE UPDATES April 18, 2010 RYANAIR Ryanair has cancelled all Northern European flights until 1pm on Wednesday. It will continue to operate domestic flights throughout Southern Europe. easyJet.com All flights to and from Northern Europe, including the UK, are cancelled this morning until 1pm. easyJet will continue to operate a limited number of flights in Southern Europe. BRITISH AIRWAYS Flights [...]
BA strike takes its toll on traffic at London airports April 12, 2010 HEATHROW saw 180,000 fewer passengers in March due to the strike action launched by British Airways cabin crew, according to BAA. The airports operator, majority owned by Spain’s Grupo Ferrovial, yesterday said that Heathrow handled 5.2m passengers last month, a 0.4 per cent increase. But passenger numbers would have risen by 3.8 per cent if [...]
Discount airlines see double-digit boost to March passenger traffic statistics April 8, 2010 DISCOUNT airline easyJet has seen the number of passengers travelling during March climb by 13.5 per cent. Last month easyJet flew 3.9m passengers across its 500 routes compared with the same period last year when it flew 3.5m passengers. EasyJet said the numbers were helped by the seven-day strike by British Airways (BA) cabin crew [...]