What to do if your luggage has been lost, delayed or damaged? With 190,000 passengers arriving and departing every day at Heathrow alone, there’s no doubt some passengers may experience luggage problems. Whether your luggage has been lost, damaged, or delayed this guide will help you understand what you can do and your rights.…
What to do If you’re stuck abroad. VisitBritain has forecasted over 38 million overseas tourists to arrive in the UK in 2019, an increase of 3.3%. Summer 2018 saw a wave of flight cancellations from pilot strikes to air traffic control affecting thousands of passengers across the UK and Europe. This guide will help you…
English Tourism Week is an annual celebration of English tourism. Research on VisitBritain and VisitEngland conducted that the visitor economy is worth £106 billion a year to England supporting thousands of businesses and impacting on the performance of supplier industries such as restaurants, pubs, farming, transport, retailing, sport, museums and galleries, the theatre and other performing arts. Tourism…
Some ticket holders will have their luggage allowance reduced by up to 5kg… Dubai-based airline Emirates are known for their generous baggage allowances, but next month certain fare types will have their checked baggage allowance reduced by 5kg. As of February 4, the allowances are dropping on two of Emirates’ four economy ticket types: Special…
Royal Brunei Airlines offers alternative Australia link Royal Brunei Airlines has announced a non-stop service between Brunei and Brisbane, offering UK travellers another option on the ‘Boomerang route’ to Australia. The new service follows the launch of the airline’s daily non-stop route between Heathrow and Brunei in October 2018, and its one-stop flight to Melbourne. The inaugural flight…
Norwegian starts upgrading Wi-Fi on short-haul fleet Budget carrier Norwegian is strengthening its balance sheet through a fully underwritten rights issue of Norwegian krone 3 billion (£268 million). The move is designed to increase the carrier’s “financial flexibility” and “create headroom to the covenants of its outstanding bonds compared with the company’s business plan”. The…
Aer Lingus unveils new brand as it seeks further transatlantic expansion Aer Lingus has unveiled its new livery and brand during a green-carpet event in Dublin During the ceremony in hanger six at Dublin Airport, chief executive Sean Doyle revealed an Airbus A330-300 – nicknamed St Munchin – in the new colours before an industry…
Virgin and Stobart agree on £2.2m takeover of Flybe A consortium led by Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Group has agreed an offer to take control of airline Flybe, valuing it at £2.2 million. The offer values Flybe at 1 pence per share, a 94 percent discount to company’s Thursday’s close of 16.38 pence. The consortium, which also includes…
EasyJet puts £15m cost on Gatwick drone chaos EasyJet has said the chaos at Gatwick caused by drone sightings before Christmas cost it £15m, describing it as a “wake-up call” for UK airports. The airline said welfare costs had topped £10m for 82,000 customers affected by 400 flight cancellations. It added that the cost…
Flybe agrees £10m bridging loan with Virgin Atlantic-led consortium A £10 million bridge loan to Flybe will be released today by the Virgin Atlantic-Stobart Group consortium seeking to buy the UK regional carrier. The funds are being made available “to support the business”. The development emerged this morning as it was revealed that a…
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