Don’t pass Heathrow’s third runway costs onto customers, warns British Airways boss October 13, 2016 As speculation grows over the government's anticipated airport expansion decision next week, British Airways has said it would be "totally unacceptable" for carriers and passengers to bear the cost of construction. Alex Cruz, chief executive of BA, told the British Air Transport Association that while a third runway at Heathrow Airport was "overwhelmingly" the obvious choice, [...]
London Heathrow Airport is rolling out stricter environmental charges for airlines while cutting domestic passenger charges January 2, 2018 Heathrow Airport introducing stricter environmental charges to propel airlines to use cleaner and quieter aircraft, it said today. It is also cutting domestic passenger charges as the airport looks to fully convince airlines and MPs with its expansion plans. Environmental charges are rising seven per cent from this month, as the London airport encourages carriers [...]
Monarch has cancelled all UK flights to Sharm el-Sheikh as British Airways and easyJet flights stay suspended November 3, 2016 Monarch has suspended all flights between the UK and Sharm el-Sheikh indefinitely as security concerns continue. Monarch said it was cancelling flights and holiday bookings “for the foreseeable future”. “With no indication from the government as to when the airport will re-open flights from the UK, the airline is cancelling all flight and bookings for winter 2016-17 [...]
Brits stick together as British Airways says it will start selling Marks and Spencer food on board September 30, 2016 There was good news and bad news for British Airways (BA) passengers today after the airline announced that it will serving up Marks and Spencer food on its short-haul flights from next year, but customers are going to have to pay for it. Following the lead of low-cost airlines, complimentary snacks will be a thing of the [...]
British Airways set to gain access to Chinese domestic market August 19, 2016 British Airways is gearing up for access to China's domestic market as it launches a new partnership with China Eastern Airlines. Through the partnership with the Shanghai-based carrier, customers in the UK will be able to fly to regional Chinese destinations. Read more: Yep, a weaker pound has hit British Airlines owner IAG Alex Cruz, [...]
Mark Kleinman: Flybe might struggle for take-off without investors on board January 25, 2019 Talk about a crash landing. The outrage of Flybe’s largest shareholder about the terms of its £2.2m takeover, articulated in a legal letter to the airline’s board last week, is at face value perfectly understandable. On the full pre-flight checklist-worth of complaints from Hosking Partners, the most incendiary may be Flybe’s decision last year to [...]
Shares in British Airways’ owner up 10 per cent over the last week September 8, 2016 Shares in International Consolidated Airlines (IAG) were up over 3.5 per cent this morning following a positive broker note and its chief exec saying that other airlines were keen to join the group. Deutsche Bank's issued a note this morning indicating a target price of 570p for the group, that owns British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus – a 40 [...]
Flexible working plans for Britain’s armed forces draw step closer to 2019 rollout with House of Commons hearing October 30, 2017 Plans to shake up the armed forces by rolling out flexible working options move a step closer, as proposed legislation to make the changes will be heard in the House of Commons today. The measures, set out as part of the Queen’s speech in June, will allow armed forces personnel to work part-time for short [...]
MPs to hear from Heathrow boss and IAG’s Willie Walsh in evidence session to scrutinise impact of Brexit on aviation October 23, 2017 MPs will hold a one-off session next week to consider Brexit’s impact on aviation, after the industry has called for certainty on flying rights when Britain leaves the European Union. The Transport Select Committee has invited airline and airport representatives to the evidence session, including Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye, and British Airways owner IAG’s chief [...]
Easyjet, Ryanair and IAG share price jumps in the wake of Monarch’s failure October 2, 2017 Shares in some of Monarch’s airline rivals jumped this morning after the news that Britain’s fifth biggest carrier had ceased trading. Easyjet, which was reported to be one of a number of parties in talks with Monarch to save the airline, led the way and was this morning’s biggest FTSE 100 gainer. Shares were up [...]