Airlines ‘fiddling with flight times’ to avoid paying passengers compensation for delays investigation claims A comparison has found that despite advances in air technology, flights are actually getting longer. But, is it all a ploy to avoid paying you compensation? Flights are on average 35 minutes longer than a decade ago, a report has revealed,…
Jet2.com ranked ‘most punctual’ UK airline Jet2.com outperformed all other UK airlines for on-time performance in 13 out of the previous 14 months, according to latest OAG statistics. The carrier achieved 82.4% punctuality for May, 82.6% in June and 85.4% for July. Jet2.com performed better than any other UK airline by more than 5% in…
The ‘Best airline in London’ revealed In quite frankly shocking news, Luton has been named the best airport in London by a new study. The study by The Original Tour, analysed open data from all six London airports along with data from the UK Civil Aviation Authority to find this result. Each of the six…
The ‘least punctual airline’revealed: Wizz Air is reported to have the worst punctuality record of the busiest airlines operating from UK airports. The Hungarian low-cost carrier’s UK departures were an average of 23 minutes late in 2017, according to Press Association analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data. Norwegian had the second-worst performance, followed by Vueling…
Norwegian passenger numbers hit a new record Norwegian reported a new passenger record in July as it carried almost 3.8 million passengers in a single month. The total number of passengers increased by 13 percent compared to the same month the previous year. The load factor was 93 percent. Norwegian carried3,796,283 passengers in July, an increase…
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Wizz Air announces three new routes from Liverpool to Romania. Low- cost carrier Wizz Air has announced it will offer three new routes to Romania commencing later this year. Flights are scheduled to depart from Liverpool John Lennon airport to the capital Bucharest, and cities Cluj and Iasi by the end of October. The new…
THE 10 BEST AIRLINES IN THE WORLD REVEALED Asian and Middle Eastern carriers take the top spots, while the UK and US fare less favourably Singapore Airlines swept the board at this year’s Skytrax World Airline Awards, winning the coveted Airline of the Year award. The Asian carrier also won World’s Best First Class, Best Airline in Asia and…
More Ryanair cancellations loom as German pilots vote to strike The Irish carrier is facing industrial action in several EU countries after recognising unions for the first time in December. Ryanair’s passengers are facing more flight cancellations and disruption after the low-cost airline’s German pilots voted to strike over a pay dispute. The Vereinigung Cockpit…
Drunk passengers warned of hefty fines in UK aviation campaign Behaviour that causes plane to be diverted can lead to prison term or fines up to £80,000 Drunk passengers have been warned they could face fines of up to £80,000 should a plane have to divert because of disruptive behaviour. Ministers have backed a campaign…