BA and American Airlines to offer business travellers free Covid tests November 17, 2021 British Airways (BA) has announced a collaboration with American Airlines and American Express to provide free Covid tests to business travellers flying between the UK and the US. “Ensuring corporate travellers have access to efficient, accurate testing is one of the key components to ramping up business travel across the trans-Atlantic corridor,” BA’s head of [...]
Cooling Russia-Ukraine tensions lift London markets February 15, 2022 London markets bounced back yesterday as a seeming de-escalation in tensions between Russia and Ukraine cooled investors’ fears about an imminent invasion. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index closed 1.03 per cent higher at 7,608.92 points, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, added 1.09 [...]
Going west: Wizz Air applies for US cargo licence February 15, 2022 Low-cost carrier Wizz Air is reportedly planning an expansions towards west, as it has applied for a transatlantic licence. The Budapest-based airline has applied to the US Government for an “initial foreign air carrier permit” to carry out cargo operations between Hungary and Washington. The news comes as the company’s chief executive Jozsef Varadi is [...]
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Come fly with me: Wizz Air flew 3.62m passengers last month as holidays rocket May 3, 2022 Wizz Air said it has carried a staggering 3.62 million passengers in April, 542 per cent up on April 2021. For the week ending 2 May, Wizz Air reported an average of 722 flights per day, ranking seventh in Europe’s top 10 aircraft operators. The low-cost carrier beat legacy airlines such as British Airways (BA), [...]
Easyjet ‘in right place’ to meet summer demand, says boss May 19, 2022 Easyjet is “in the right right place” to meet the summer demand, according to chief executive Johan Lundgren. The airline reported that bookings have been above pre-pandemic levels in the last 10 weeks, with the number of tickets sold increasing by 15 per cent on 2019 levels. Lundgren added the airline was “absolutely focused” on [...]
Airline shares end higher following Ryanair’s ‘sea change’ comments January 20, 2022 Shares of European airlines ended higher today as a result of Ryanair’s ‘sea change’ comments. The Dublin-based carrier ended 4.2 per cent higher, while British Airways’ owner IAG and Easyjet went up 1.60 and 3.29 per cent respectively. Earlier today, low-cost carrier Ryanair said it had registered a ‘sea change’ in customer confidence over the [...]
Chelsea sale: Todd Boehly consortium won’t revisit Super League if they buy club April 6, 2022 One of the members of the Todd Boehly-led bid to buy Chelsea has pledged that they would not revisit plans for a European Super League. Barbara Charone, a music industry publicist and long-time Blues fan, is in line to offer supporter representation on the board if Boehly’s consortium wins the race to buy the Premier [...]
Back in business: London City Airport predicts passenger demand will surge in 2022 January 17, 2022 London City Airport is predicting a surge in passenger growth for 2022 as a result of pent-up demand. Following the return of British Airways’ (BA) summer schedule and the easing of Covid restrictions, the hub will see the re-introduction of routes such as London to Milan and London to Barcelona. New London to Thessaloniki flights [...]
Nassau & Paradise Island – a playground of luxury hotels, colourful history and natural wonders March 14, 2024 It was NASA astronaut Scott Kelly who described The Bahamas as “the most beautiful place from space” as he gazed down at this incredible archipelago from the International Space Station. Back on Terra Firma, during his subsequent visit to the islands, he told a group of science and technology students that “There are other [...]