Qatar Airways has reportedly halted deliveries of its A350 jets due to dissatisfaction with the finish on the aircraft. According to reports, the surface below the paint is degrading unusually quickly and it will not take any more deliveries until Airbus resol…
Home Office exaggerates. An early April statement by Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) suggesting that people should now allow up to 10 weeks when applying for their passport has proved to be misguided.
Things are looking up at Munich Airport. Last week the airport recorded its highest traffic volume in over nine months, with around 400 flights and 36,000 passengers, still well below a typical 100,000 plus pre-pandemic.
Middle East low-cost carrier (LCC) to fly into London.
Friday 18 June will see Jazeera Airways, a Kuwait-based LCC, arrive at Heathrow, making it the first LCC from the region to operate direct flights from the airport.
Our intrepid Editor-at-Large Jeff Mills reviews a UK city that needs a flight (or sea travel) for people in England, Scotland and Wales. Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland. Not a ‘staycation’. A proper holiday visit. And an opportunity to g…
Tuesday 15 June (09:30) will see Ryanair boss Michael O’ Leary appear before the House of Commons Transport Select Committee regarding the skyjacking of flight 4978 Sunday 23 May. It is live on Parliament TV.
Here is the OAG seat capacity report for June. It does not make for brilliant reading but is an indication of what the airlines think they require for the month.
Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service (ACS), has seen global private jet business travel booking numbers for the first quarter of 2021 reach 76% of 2019 levels – exceeding its original forecast.
Diminutive TV presenter Richard Hammond is revving up to reveal his latest business venture to the public at The London Classic Car Show, 25–27 June, at Syon Park, west London under the Heathrow flight path.
Holyrood last Wednesday (9 June 2021) banned the Italian cruise liner MSC Virtuosa from visiting Greenock, outside Glasgow, hours before she was due to arrive. On board were 1,000 passengers, all British, who had embarked at Southampton. All had me…
Last week Transport for London (TfL) and participating boroughs organised a photocall to promote a trial scheme for electric scooters in Canary Wharf, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Richmond which will last 12 months. T…
After the market had closed on Friday (4 June) Esken Plc, the owner of Stobart Air, posted notice to the London Stock Exchange of problems concerning the sale of the airline to Ettyl, an Isle of Man registered company.
The June edition of Travel News Update by Aspire has now been published.
The two-page newsletter is aimed at travellers using the Club Aspire lounges. In the United Kingdom the Gatwick North and Heathrow Terminal 5 operations have reopene…
Our BTN reader on holiday at Faro (Portugal) with his family reports no problem on the return journey, except once again a lack of food to purchase on the flight. (See BTN 31 May)
This time they were well organised from the outlets in the ter…
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