Airline shares fall as Balearics moved to amber, MPs call for furlough extension July 15, 2021 Airline shares took another fall this morning as the industry reacted with dismay to the announcement that the Balearic Islands would be added back onto the “amber list” from Monday. The decision to reimpose additional restrictions on the popular holiday destination comes just weeks after Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza were added to the “green list”. [...]
UK still ‘deeply concerned’ over treatment of human rights in Belarus July 13, 2021 The UK has again voiced its concerns over Belarus’ treatment of human rights today, following the hijacking of a Ryanair plane in May. “The United Kingdom remains deeply concerned by the human rights situation in Belarus,” the UK’s ambassador to the United Nations and World Health Organisation in Geneva, Simon Manley, said. “Tightening the laws [...]
Take off: Ryanair to recruit 2,000 pilots as it prepares for travel market recovery July 12, 2021 Take off: Ryanair to recruit 2,000 pilots as it prepares for travel market recover
Ryanair, BA, Easyjet and Stansted in court today suing over traffic light travel system July 9, 2021 Ryanair, BA, Easyjet and Stansted owner MAG are in court today suing over traffic light travel system
Amber means Go! Travel industry awaits details on rule change for double-vaxxed Brits July 5, 2021 Travel industry in holding pattern awaiting details on rule change for double-vaxxed Brits
Ryanair traffic balloons to 5.3m in June as the green list calls travellers July 2, 2021 Ryanair’s traffic numbers have surged since the green list got the go-ahead, ballooning from 0.4m in June last year to 5.3m this month. There was also a clear traffic jump from May to June, climbing from 1.8m to over 5m just a month later. The pandemic and its restrictions have suppressed flight and passenger numbers [...]
Wizz Air passenger numbers triple in a year as the industry eyes recovery July 2, 2021 Wizz Air carried around 1.5m passengers this month, a welcomed change from the some 500,000 it ferried in June last year. The Hungarian airline is set to open a sixth Italian base in Naples, which offers passengers 18 new international and domestic routes, as the industry eyes recovery. Wizz Air has also confirmed two new [...]
IAG and Easyjet lead fall in travel shares as Spain and Portugal introduce quarantine for unvaccinated Brits June 28, 2021 Airline stocks including BA owner IAG, Easyjet, and Ryanair all tumbled today as more European countries imposed travel restrictions on UK holidaymakers. FTSE 100 IAG was down 5.8 per cent by the mid afternoon, while budget carrier Easyjet also dropped 5.0 per cent. Fellow blue-chip Rolls-Royce, which makes the engines used by most commercial jets, [...]
London’s FTSE 100 weighed down by consumer and airline stocks June 28, 2021 London’s FTSE 100 dipped lower today, weighed down by losses in financial and consumer stocks, with banking stocks some of the biggest decliners of the month. Banks, industrials and mining stocks were down between 0.1 per cent and 0.7 per cent after leading the gains last week as investors sectors that look to benefit as [...]
Mal-teaser: Brits have just five days to skip quarantine in green list Malta for unvaccinated UK tourists June 25, 2021 Mal-teaser: Brits have just five days to avoid quarantine for UK arrivals in green list Malta