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European airline stocks plunged as much as 20 per cent today after US President Donald Trump said he would restrict travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The surprise move is another setback for a sector that has been battered by earlier travel … Read more
Airlines including British Airways, Ryanair and EasyJet are still flying passengers to and from coronavirus-ridden regions of northern Italy after swathes of the country was put on lockdown. Britons returning home from the worst-hit regions are not being checked for the virus – which has killed 3,500 worldwide and has infected more than 100,000 – upon … Read more
A slump in passenger numbers as a result of coronavirus has led to an increase in airlines running ‘ghost’ flights to hold on to valuable take-off and landing slots at British airports. The slots are run by the independent slot coordinator ACL on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis, with carriers told to use … Read more
Chancellor urged to slash taxes to save airlines: 2,400 jobs go in Flybe collapse as industry faces £86 billion bill By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:59 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 5 March 2020 Airlines have pleaded with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to slash air passenger duty (APD) … Read more
A devastated member of Flybe air crew broke down on live TV today as she described learning that her job was at risk and 2,000-plus colleagues are likely to be out of work. Katherine Densham, who worked for the collapsed airline for 13 years, was visibly devastated as she arrived at Exeter airport to say … Read more
United Airlines promises Biscoff cookies will RETURN to its snack menu after passenger outcry over Oreo Thins replacing them United Airlines took to Twitter to confirm the snacks would return from May 1 Passengers spoke of their joy at the return of the cookies on social media One wrote on Twitter: ‘Sometimes when the internet … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
The coronavirus crisis has brought about bleak times for travellers, with flights to many popular destinations restricted or cancelled. But the good news is that with airlines struggling to fill cabins, flight prices are plummeting. And package holiday prices are falling, too. TravelSupermarket has been analysing customer searches and package holiday prices and reports significant … Read more
The coronavirus crisis has brought about bleak times for travellers, with flights to many popular destinations restricted or cancelled. But the good news is that with airlines struggling to fill cabins, flight prices are plummeting. And package holiday prices are falling, too. TravelSupermarket has been analysing customer searches and package holiday prices and reports significant … Read more
American Airlines plane makes emergency landing after a man is ‘fought to the ground’ by passengers when he tried to open the door mid-flight Man on board flight from Chicago to Dallas held down by crew and passengers Witnesses said he tried to open an emergency exit mid-flight at 30,000 feet The American Airlines flight made an … Read more