British Airways ramps up its Greek island routes from London City Airport February 2, 2017 It's only just announced a flurry of new Manchester and Stansted routes. But British Airways hasn't stopped there: it's now ramping up attention on London City Airport, saying it'll be offering nearly two million seats from the Royal Docks-based airport. It has launched a new three times a week service to Greek island Skiathos, making it [...]
Emirates is riding out turbulence in the airline sector and its brand is even jumping ahead of British Airways February 8, 2017 Ryanair's recent profit drop underlines how tough the airline sector is currently. It’s a good time to have a closer look at one airline whose consumer perception is standing up well in a highly competitive industry – Emirates. Our recent YouGov BrandIndex brand rankings point towards the success the high-end airline has enjoyed over the [...]
British Airways cabin crew announce four fresh days of strikes will go ahead from 22 February February 14, 2017 British Airways cabin crew will stage yet another batch of strikes in an ongoing pay dispute with the airline, Unite union announced today. Four strikes will be held from 22 February, after Unite warned more walkouts would occur should BA not settle the row over "poverty pay". There have been 11 days of strikes since the [...]
The Great Gig in the Sky: We hiked for two days to hear the world’s highest music festival October 5, 2018 The hills are alive with the sound of… my heavy breathing. I nervously inch my way along a slippery glacier while clinging onto a steel cable, the only lifeline preventing me from plunging hundreds of feet into the rocky abyss below. I am high up in the craggy and unyielding Dolomite Mountains in the Trentino [...]
Unite says British Airways cabin crews will stage six more days of strikes in February January 27, 2017 British Airways cabin crews will strike on six more days in February, Unite announced today, in a dispute over what the union describes as "poverty pay". New strike dates announced | British Airways to face six days of #strike action by mixed fleet cabin crew #MoreSoon pic.twitter.com/ATgp9vuJXn — Unite the union: join a union (@unitetheunion) January [...]
From easyJet to British Airways: Here are the most complained about airlines of 2016 January 11, 2017 Thomas Cook has been knocked off the top spot in one list it'll be pleased not to take the crown. It's no longer the most complained about airline, according to EUclaim, instead easyJet has been bestowed with that dubious honour. Ryanair didn't escape criticism either – EUclaim said the number of compensation enquiries made about the [...]
Unite union suspends British Airways cabin crew’s Christmas strike December 22, 2016 British Airways cabin crew has called off its planned Christmas strike, the Unite union has announced. The union said a revised offer by the airline will be put to a ballot of more than 2,000 of its members. "It will be for our members now to decide if British Airways has done enough to meet [...]
Airbus and Boeing set for record-breaking year despite turbulence in the sector April 29, 2019 The world’s biggest aeroplane manufacturers are on course for another record-breaking year, new figures show, despite industry turbulence. Airbus and Boeing delivered 311 planes to customers in the first three months of 2019, one more than the same period last year, ADS said today. Read more: Senior warns Boeing's 737 Max groundings will hit profits The trade [...]
British Airways launches new routes from Manchester Airport and London Stansted including Ibiza, Mykonos and Florence January 31, 2017 British Airways has announced the launch of seven new routes from Manchester Airport and three new destinations from Stansted. From May, the airline will start summer-only direct flights from Manchester to Alicante, Malaga, Ibiza, Palma, Mykonos, Nice and a weekly service to London City Airport. New flights from Stansted – part of the Manchester Airport [...]
A record 5.4 million passengers passed through Heathrow in February March 12, 2018 Nearly five and a half million passengers passed through Heathrow in February, as the airport repeated the need for it to expand quickly. Emerging markets in South Asia and Latin America increased by 12.7 per cent and 6.5 per cent respectively, while strong markets in North America and East Asia meant trade was up 5 [...]