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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Kuoni sees strong UK bookings growth
Phil Davies - Apr 20, 2026
Kuoni said today that it was “impossible” to tell what impact the airspace shutdown in Europe due to the…
TUESDAY ASH ALERT – No EasyJet flights from UK
Phil Davies - Apr 20, 2026
EasyJet flights to and from Northern Europe, including the UK, will be cancelled until 17.00 today (Tuesday) due to the…
Flights restart but more ash threatens airspace
Ian Jarrett - Apr 20, 2026
LONDON - The first flights in northern Europe have taken off after five days of inactivity caused by the spread…
TUESDAY ASH ALERT- Cost to Thomas Cook is £7m a day
Phil Davies - Apr 20, 2026
The cost of the impact of travel disruption as a result of the volcanic ash crisis is costing Thomas Cook…
TUESDAY ASH ALERT – IATA attacks governments
Phil Davies - Apr 20, 2026
IATA has issued a stinging attack on governments for a lack of leadership in handling airspace restrictions due…
Thai tourists call on airline for urgent help
Ian Jarrett - Apr 20, 2026
BANGKOK - Charoen Wangananont, president of the Thai Travel Agents Association (TAA), said more than 10,000 Thai tourists are stuck…
Qantas warns of flight backlog until May
Ian Jarrett - Apr 20, 2026
SYDNEY - As Qantas continued to cancel its services to Europe today, the airline's head of government and corporate affairs,…
AirAsia: Come fly with us
Ian Jarrett - Apr 20, 2026
KUALA LUMPUR - AirAsia is offering stranded passengers a chance to take a cheap flight while waiting for the skies…
A time for travel agencies to demonstrate their service value
Ian Jarrett - Apr 20, 2026
It’s been labelled one of the worst disruptions in European travel with industry analysts estimating the cost on the European…
IATA urges Europe to show leadership
Ian Jarrett - Apr 20, 2026
GENEVA - IATA has issued a stinging attack on governments for a lack of leadership in handling airspace restrictions due…
ASH ALERT – Flybe, Bmi and Eastern to re-start services
Phil Davies - Apr 19, 2026
Flights from Aberdeen, Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Newcastle are to be re-started by Flybe from 10.05…
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