Holidaymakers travelling to Spanish resorts from UK airports are being warned about holiday club scams which cost Britons more than £1 billion every year. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will provide advice and information at airports throughout October, as…
A new global standard has been established that will pave the way for mobile phone check-in at airports around the world. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents more than 240 airlines, has announced a standard for bar-coded boarding…
A feasibility study into the potential demand for flights between Inverness and destinations in Poland has shown that an air service may prove viable. The study by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) found that Katowice was the strongest in…
The government has announced plans to levy a ‘green’ tax on individual flights rather than passengers. Air passenger duty (APD), which every holidaymaker has to pay, was increased in February this year, with many critics arguing that it did not…
New flights between Exeter and London could be operating by spring next year, after discussions took place between airport bosses and airline representatives. The Express and Echo newspaper reports that two or three airlines have expressed an interest in offering…
Britons are losing out on millions of pounds a year because they fail to reclaim tax paid on cancelled airline tickets. A survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of InsureandGo found that nearly half of holidaymakers (48 per cent) are…
This week saw the launch of a useful new link between Bristol and Warsaw from easyJet, as well as a number of long-haul and European fares sales from airlines like Virgin Atlantic, Ryanair and British Airways. In other news, Jet2.com…
Britain has signed an ‘Open Skies’ deal with Singapore that will give their respective airlines free access to one another’s air travel markets. According to Singapore’s transport ministry, the agreement was signed yesterday (October 2). It will mean that Singapore…
This week’s special offers include a sale on economy and premium economy seats to the US from Virgin Atlantic, as well as a free night’s stay in Iceland with Icelandair’s Reykjavik city breaks. On the new routes front, easyJet has…
A new survey has found that most British travellers would be happy to pay for more eco-friendly air travel. Research from Hyder Consulting has revealed that a third of UK adults would be prepared for increased aviation taxation if the…