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  • British Airways owner IAG predicts bounce back to profitability on return of global travel

    Air travel

    British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) today said it believes the easing of global restrictions and the return of global travel will see it bounce back to profitability. The firm – formed through the merger of Iberia and British Airways in 2011 – said its Q1 2022 passenger numbers were 65 per cent those [...]

  • British Airways cancels all Heathrow short-haul flights amid IT issue

    TRAVEL WOES

    British Airways said it would be cancelling all short-haul flights from London’s Heathrow airport until midday as it deals with an IT failure affecting its website, app, and airport operations. “We are extremely sorry that due to the continuing technical issues we are facing we have regrettably had to cancel all short-haul flights from Heathrow [...]

  • Airlines call on government to reopen travel despite possible restrictions

    Airlines

    The aviation industry has called on the UK Government to either reopen travel or “come to the table with economic support.” Airlines UK, the trade body that represents British carriers, has lambasted the government for its lack to support, saying “offering more debt to a sector that has already borrowed billions of pounds is not [...]

  • UK aviation urges holiday-goers to spend £132m of unused travel vouchers

    November 22, 2021

    The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has urged holidaymakers to spend £132m worth of unused travel vouchers before they expire. Issued by the aviation authority during the peak of the pandemic to avoid airlines having to repay extensive sums to customers, the Atol refund protection scheme is expected to end on 30 September 2022, the BBC [...]

  • Sunak set to hike long-haul flight costs through air passenger duty Budget ‘overhaul’

    October 23, 2021

    Chancellor Rishi Sunak is plotting an air passenger duty hike for flights to long-haul destinations like Australia, Japan and South Africa in his Autumn Budget next week, as a penalty for their environmental damage. Passengers flying to such destinations can expect to pay more after the Chancellor has laid out his plans next week for [...]

  • UK shorter-term bookings surge compared with pre-Covid levels

    October 12, 2021

    Despite uncertainty on travel restrictions, during the summer the British airline industry registered a 25 per cent jump in shorter-term international bookings compared with pre-pandemic levels. Data from the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) showed that this year 52 per cent of international flight bookings from the UK were made over a four-week window, compared to [...]

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