Ash cloud cost easyJet around £65m
Bev - Jul 28, 2026
EasyJet claims to be on track to report an annual pre-tax profit of between £100m and £150m. It said despite…
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EU approves United and Continental merger
Bev - Jul 28, 2026
The planned merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines has been granted unconditional clearance from the European Commission. The Commission…
CAA makes special arrangements for Goldtrail customers
Bev - Jul 28, 2026
The Civil Aviation Authority has struck a special deal for customers of Goldtrail Travel because it was a “highly unusual…
Goldtrail administrators to ‘consider their position’ over agent refunds
Bev - Jul 28, 2026
The administrators for Goldtrail have agreed to "consider their position" with regards to agents who refunded clients following their initial…
AUC renews calls for airline failure protection
Bev - Jul 28, 2026
A survey by the Air Transport Users Council has found less than one in 10 passengers would refuse to pay…
BA defends itself against AITO anger
Bev - Jul 28, 2026
British Airways has responded to criticism from AITO over its handling of the ash cloud crisis. The association, which represents…
Fraudster jailed for trying to sell the Ritz
Bev - Jul 28, 2026
A conman who tried to sell London’s Ritz Hotel for £250m has been jailed for five years. The out-of-work lorry…
Sabre sets sights on helping blind agents
Ian Jarrett - Jul 28, 2026
Sabre Pacific has worked with a Melbourne travel agency to allow legally blind agents to access the GDS. Melbourne-based FarSight…
Business events sector sniffs extra funding
Ian Jarrett - Jul 28, 2026
There’s nothing like a federal election to bring out a pork barrel load of promises. Only a day after the…
Chase Travel goes down under
Bev - Jul 28, 2026
Chase Travel has opened an office in Australia to sell through the trade. The company sells 45,000 hotels and apartments…
Europcar goes interactive
Bev - Jul 28, 2026
Europcar has gone all high-tech at Heathrow Airport with a touch-screen to help customers to plan their trip. From August,…
Carnival may ban smoking in cigar bars
David - Jul 27, 2026
If you can believe it, Carnival is conducting an experiment to ban smoking…in, where else?…cigar bars. Some are comparing…
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