EasyJet forecasts record-breaking summer as profits jump Strong results follow drop in European airline stocks this week after Ryanair reported profit plunge The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024
Thames Water credit rating downgraded to ‘junk’ status by Moody’s – as it happened Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as rating agency says water company will struggle to find new investment The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024
London Gatwick cancelled flights list Tuesday, 23 July: mass IT outage continues to impact departures Jetsetters departing from Gatwick can expect several delays today Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2024
Air-traffic control in Europe is no longer fit for purpose, says easyJet boss Exclusive: CEO Johan Lundgren says over half the airline’s departures on Sunday were hit by air-traffic control slot delays The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024
More than 100,000 passengers hit by weekend flight cancellations following IT crash problems Exclusive: 100,000 travellers had flights to, from and within the UK grounded between Friday and Sunday The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024
Tui cancels flights and holidays as passengers wait at departure gates Exclusive: Europe’s biggest holiday firm is cancelling entire package holidays to manage down the scale of its problems The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024
Summer city breaks – are they getting too risky? The Man Who Pays His Way: disruption is now at such a pitch that apprehension may prevail over anticipation The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024
Thousands of passengers face fresh flight cancellations and delays in aftermath of global IT outage Exclusive: Tui passengers were worst hit on Friday, with British Airways and easyJet grounding the highest number of flights on Saturday. In total, 75,000 passengers have been affected since Friday The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024
Dozens more flights cancelled as impact of Microsoft IT outage spreads into weekend Exclusive: At least 45 more flights to, from and within the UK have been cancelled on Saturday as airlines struggle to recover opeations. The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024
‘Bedlam’ in UK as air and rail travel hit by global IT outage More than 5,000 flights cancelled worldwide after problem affecting Microsoft Windows The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024
IT outage brings airport chaos on busiest day for five years Ryanair is reporting disruption and and easyjet flight to Berlin has been cancelled The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024
I swear by this easyJet cabin bag for short trips – and there's just hours left to get it for under £25 The Lossga travel backpack is my go-to for mini breaks Woman & Home · Jul 16, 2024
Ryanair boss warns passengers face summer holiday flight cancellations over air traffic control crisis Exclusive: ‘It’s awful for our crews, it’s awful for passengers’ – Eddie Wilson, chief executive Ryanair DAC The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024
‘As prepared as we can be’: UK airlines and airports get ready for summer getaway Measures to manage disruption include recruitment to fill shortages and investment in control centres The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2024 Amid the anti-tourism trend, here are 6 destinations that desperately want you to pay them a visit Exclusive: Almost every destination wants more tourists, not fewer
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024 Simon Calder: Do I need a passport to fly within the UK or to Ireland? In practice airlines demand ID from adult travellers
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024 Does Ryanair’s deal with Morocco point the way to more open African skies? Plane Talk: ‘If we’re going to expand elsewhere in Africa, it’s got to have open skies’ – Eddie Wilson, Ryanair
The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024 EasyJet cancel London to Belfast flight and offer stranded passenger a 2,300-mile round trip to Malaga instead Exclusive: Britain’s biggest budget airline offered a connection that allowed time on a Mediterranean beach
Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2024 Thousands stranded after flight cancellations and delays at Gatwick and Heathrow airports EasyJet, British Airways and Ryanair flights were affected - with some passengers having to spend the night inside Heathrow
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024 More than 10,000 passengers stranded after BA and easyJet flight cancellations Exclusive: ‘To make us sit on a plane for three hours to then cancel the flight and give us zero alternatives is an absolute disgrace’
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024 Mount Etna eruption causes 15,000 passengers severe travel disruption as flights cancelled and diverted Italy has the highest concentration of active volcanoes in continental Europe
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024 EasyJet Tenerife flight forced to divert to Gatwick following ‘technical issue’ A 7700 emergency code was issued while flying over France
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 The most comfortable UK airlines for ‘customers of size’, according to a plus-size travel influencer Influencer wants airlines to “improve the space available”
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024 Flight cancellations soar as peak season begins. What, if anything, should we do? The Man Who Pays His Way: We need to talk about summer
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024 Travel chaos at Gatwick as British Airways plane blocks runway for 50 minutes Diversions include an Emirates A380 “SuperJumbo” from Dubai which has landed in Brussels