ASH UPDATE – Airlines count $1.7bn cost of shutdown
Phil Davies - Apr 21, 2026
The Icelandic volcano crisis cost airlines more than $1.7 billion in lost revenue in the six days airspace across…
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ASH UPDATE – BA working round the clock to get flights back
Phil Davies - Apr 21, 2026
British Airways aims to run all long haul flights from Heathrow and Gatwick today after the ash cloud flying ban…
ASH UPDATE – EasyJet/Bmi/Flybe re-starting flights
Phil Davies - Apr 21, 2026
EasyJet plans to operate 900 flights or 86% of its network today following the re-opening of airspace…
ASH UPDATE – Ryanair extends cancellations
Phil Davies - Apr 21, 2026
No Ryanair flights will operate from the UK until Thursday lunchtime at the earliest. The no frills carrier extended the cancellation…
ASH UPDATE – Charter and leisure flights take off again
Phil Davies - Apr 21, 2026
Thomson Airways flights due to return 1,800 passengers to Newcastle airport were all diverted to Gatwick, Stansted and Birmingham…
ASH UPDATE – Celebrity works with three travel firms on rescue mission
Phil Davies - Apr 21, 2026
Stranded holiaymakers from three travel firms will be the only ones repatriated by new cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse from Spain. The…
ASH UPDATE -Thomas Cook launches more rescue flights
Phil Davies - Apr 21, 2026
Three Thomas Cook Airlines rescue flights have flown from Glasgow to pick up passengers from Cancun, Heraklion and Sharm…
ASH UPDATE – Silver lining from dust cloud for UK tourism?
Phil Davies - Apr 21, 2026
VisitBritain is hoping for the return to normal flight patterns will ensure inbound travel to the UK is not badly…
UPDATED TUESDAY ASH ALERT – BA cancels plans to resume Heathrow flights
Phil Davies - Apr 20, 2026
British Airways' plans to resume flights today have been dented by the latest volcanic ash surge. The airline will not be…
TUESDAY ASH ALERT – Flight restrictions to run until Friday?
Phil Davies - Apr 20, 2026
Restrictions on UK airspace are expected to remain until at least 19.00 on Friday evening, TUI Travel warned today. The company…
TUESDAY ASH ALERT – Flights above ash cloud to be permitted
Phil Davies - Apr 20, 2026
Flights above the ash cloud will be permitted in the UK, the National Air Traffc Service announced this morning.…
TUI to raise £500m to aid acquisitions
Phil Davies - Apr 20, 2026
TUI Travel is to raise £500 million in new financing to partly help fund more "bolt-on" acquisitions. Acquisition targets include the…
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