Ryanair named ‘worst short-haul airline’ for sixth year in a row January 5, 2019 Ryanair has been named the UK’s worst short-haul airline for the sixth year in the row. A passenger survey, carried out by Which, put the Irish budget airline at the bottom of 19 carriers flying from the UK. Ryanair achieved a customer score of 40 per cent compared to a 63 per cent score for [...]
Delays at UK’s busiest airports cost business passengers £500m last year, new data reveals January 3, 2019 UK business passengers lost more than half a million days to delays at Britain's 10 busiest airports last year, at a cost of around more than £500m to their pockets. When combined with delays to leisure passengers the figure rise to 2.5m days lost, costing travellers £1bn. Data from air travel intelligence company OAG shows that delays at Heathrow [...]
Aviation regulator grants Ryanair UK air operator licence to continue flights in no-deal Brexit January 3, 2019 The aviation regulator has granted budget airline Ryanair with a UK air operator certificate that will allow it to operate flights within the UK and to non-EU routes in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The Irish airline said the risk of a no-deal Brexit was rising and repeated its call for the UK and EU to agree [...]
Stock predictions 2019: Which stocks and shares will do well this year? January 2, 2019 After a tumultuous year in the markets with Brexit uncertainty, the threat of trade war and rapidly changing consumer habits, the FTSE 100 suffered its worst year since the financial crisis in 2018, ending it 12.5 per cent down. While there is no sign that 2019 will be any less eventful, with the date Britain [...]
Grounded: Gatwick airport remains shut down as Army brought in to deal with drone crisis December 20, 2018 The Army has been deployed to assist with the ongoing crisis at Gatwick airport, which has seen flights grounded since Wednesday because of drones flying near the runway. Drones which have grounded all flights at Gatwick Airport are “highly targeted” and have been “designed to close the airport and bring maximum disruption in the run up [...]
Flights to continue between UK and EU for 12 months in event of no-deal Brexit December 19, 2018 The EU has said flights from the UK into and over the EU would be allowed for 12 months to enable "basic connectivity" if the UK leaves the bloc without a deal. Following the government's announcement yesterday that it was ramping up its preparations for leaving the EU without a deal, the EU has issued [...]
Downing Street denies reports of preparing no-deal Brexit holiday warnings December 16, 2018 Downing Street has denied reports that the government is to suggest families do not book holidays after 29 March amid preparations for a no-deal Brexit. The Sunday Times reported that the government was supposed to discuss the contingency plans at last week's cancelled cabinet meeting after May received a vote of no confidence in her [...]
Ryanair faces enforcement action after rejecting compensation claims for strike disruption to flights December 5, 2018 Ryanair faces enforcement action over its refusal to reimburse customers for strike disruption over summer, it emerged this morning. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it decided to act after the budget airline decided to terminate its relationship with a body designed to resolve customer complaints. Passengers whose flights were cancelled or delayed by industrial [...]
Virgin Atlantic chief executive calls on MPs to prevent ‘significant damage’ of no-deal Brexit November 27, 2018 Virgin Atlantic has called on MPs to prevent the "significant damage" caused by a no-deal Brexit. The airline's chief executive, Craig Kreeger, today wrote to the Transport Select Committee asking for its help to prevent a no-deal Brexit. He said the prospect of Britain leaving the EU without a deal would “inflict significant damage to the [...]
Star trader Neil Woodford ‘shocked’ by Stobart conspiracy allegations November 19, 2018 Star trader Neil Woodford told the High Court he was “shocked” at allegations he conspired to injure Stobart as the trial into the dismissal of former boss Andrew Tinkler rumbled on. The Southend Airport owner, suing Tinkler for leading an unlawful conspiracy against it, has accused investment fund boss Woodford of conspiring to topple chairman Iain [...]