New York Metro airports a mess after slush storm
Gretchen Kelly - Nov 08, 2026
A whirl of slush, snow and rain called a Nor'easter hit the battered New York Metropolitan area yesterday cancelling more…
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Etihad/Virgin increase baggage allowance
Ian Jarrett - Nov 08, 2026
Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia have increased the complimentary baggage allowance for Economy class guests to 30 kilos, providing travellers…
Skytrax airline quality claims under scrutiny
Ian Jarrett - Nov 08, 2026
An investigation by an advertising watchdog into a leading airline and airport review site found it was unable to back…
Flights cancelled as Nor’easter threatens New York area
Gretchen Kelly - Nov 07, 2026
As New York and New Jersey move towards working normalcy in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a bitter Nor'easter with…
Leading travel review site exposed by advertising watchdogs
Linsey McNeill - Nov 07, 2026
An investigation by advertising watchdogs into a leading airline and airport review site found it was unable to back up…
IATA to Europe: Don’t risk trade war over ETS
Ian Jarrett - Nov 07, 2026
IATA director general Tony Tyler said the European Union's insistence on including aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme, and the…
Government urged to consider TWO new runways at Heathrow
Linsey McNeill - Nov 07, 2026
Heathrow Airport says the government should consider allowing it to build not one but two new runways to satisfy the…
APD abolished – but only on long-haul flights from Northern Ireland
Linsey McNeill - Nov 07, 2026
The tax on long haul flights out of Northern Ireland has been abolished. The Stormont assembly passed the final stage…
EasyJet urges passengers to travel with only hand-luggage on Madrid flights
Linsey McNeill - Nov 07, 2026
EasyJet is advising passengers travelling to Madrid this weekend to carry only hand luggage as an ongoing strike by its…
BA starts flights to the Canary Islands
Diane - Nov 07, 2026
British Airways is to start flights from Gatwick to Tenerife and Lanzarote from summer 2013. Agents have been told that…
Etihad increases baggage allowance in economy
Diane - Nov 07, 2026
Etihad Airways has increased the baggage allowance for its Coral Economy class to 30kg. And the United Arab Emirates airline…
Low cost airline grounded pending liquidation
Diane - Nov 06, 2026
Sir Stelios' budget African carrier is reported to have been in talks to buy a troubled airline which was grounded…
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