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Can Europe avoid a summer of holiday flight and cross-Channel travel chaos?

Passengers face risk of cancellations due to fuel shortages – and long airport queues due to EU entry-exit system

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18

More than 100,000 Britons stranded in Gulf, with airspace closed to most flights

UK considering all evacuation options, including charter and military flights and bus trips across land borders

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2

Airlines pay the price as no-go airspace increases due to global conflicts

US strikes on Iran are adding to the pressure on carriers, which are having to avoid war-torn regions, lengthening routes and pushing up costs

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025

Singapore Airlines boss apologises for 'traumatic' turbulence flight as tributes paid to 'gentleman' British fatality

Geoff Kitchen, 73, remembered as ‘gentleman’ after death on board ‘traumatic’ Singapore Airlines flight

Evening Standard · May 22, 2024

British passenger dies after flight from UK airport hits 'severe turbulence'

A British airline passenger has died and many other people were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from Heathrow Airport hit severe…

The National (Scotland) · May 21, 2024

‘Loose bolts in a young aircraft’: what went wrong at Boeing – and can it be fixed?

Mid-air blowout on Alaska Airlines plane suggests issues at manufacturer despite steps to address processes and culture

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024

New UK airline says its passengers will ‘feel like a million dollars’

Global Airlines is aiming to begin operating flights between London and New York by the middle of 2024

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

New UK airline says its passengers will ‘feel like a million dollars’

Global Airlines is aiming to begin operating flights between Gatwick and New York JFK by the middle of next year.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Footage shows moment the world's largest airliner touches down in Glasgow for first time since 2019

Huge crowds have been gathering by Glasgow Airport to see the enormous Airbus A380.

Daily Record · Mar 26, 2023

A380 to return to Glasgow for first time in nearly four years

THE world’s largest airliner returns to Glasgow on Sunday for the first time since September 2019.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 26, 2023