Tour operators to lobby EU countries to save seasonal workers’ jobs

Tour operators are preparing to lobbying European governments for the right to continue to employ British seasonal workers overseas now the UK has left the EU. Since 31 December 2020,...

EasyJet secures Government-backed loan of 1.4bn pounds

EasyJet has secured a £1.4billion state-backed bailout to help it survive the pandemic. The five-year loan facility has been underwritten by a group of banks and supported by a partial...

Jet2holidays releases summer 2022 programme

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has launched its Summer 2022 programme 18 months in advance, with flights and packages from 10 UK airports. The travel company said its earliest ever launch followed demand from customers who...

SunExpress to launch new route from Manchester

    The joint venture airline of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, SunExpress, will launch direct flights between Manchester and Antalya in the spring. The carrier will operate a twice-weekly service...

Ryanair commits to Boeing with increased order for 737 Max aircraft

Ryanair has demonstrated its confidence in the controversial Boeing 737 Max after increasing its order from 135 to 210 aircraft. The budget carrier insisted the Max remains a ‘fabulous aircraft’...

TUI secures funding package amid continuing ‘volatility’

TUI has secured a €1.8 billion funding package as it seeks to weather the pandemic storm until travel begins to resume. The German operator said it needed the cash injection...

FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again

After sitting idle during a 20-month grounding, the Boeing 737 Max has been cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly again in the US. The jet has been grounded...

JetBlue to ‘disrupt transatlantic travel’ with 2021 London route

  Low-cost US carrier JetBlue still expects to launch flights to London and other destinations in Europe next summer. CEO Robin Hayes promised the airline would ‘disrupt’ the transatlantic market...