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Consumer group wants airlines fined over flight chaos

Airlines should be fined for ignoring passengers’ rights, a consumer group has claimed. Which? called for aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority to be given “teeth” following travel chaos in the run-up to Easter. Hundreds of flights have ...

13 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Grant Shapps unveils measure to ease flights chaos

New aviation recruits will be permitted to begin training before passing security checks to ease flight disruption, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. Passengers have faced chaos in recent weeks, with flights cancelled and long ...

27 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Virgin plane turns back after it emerges first officer had not completed test

A Virgin Atlantic aircraft turned back to Heathrow after it emerged the first officer had not completed his final flying test. The Airbus A330 jet was nearly 40 minutes into its journey to New York on Monday when the two pilots on board ...

05 May 2022 at 10:25

Heathrow told to reduce passenger charges

Heathrow Airport must reduce its passenger charges amid a surge in demand for flights, the aviation regulator has announced The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the cap on the west London airport’s average charge per passenger will ...

28 Jun 2022 at 11:55

Heathrow reduces losses as passenger numbers soar

Heathrow Airport said it remains loss-making and does not forecast paying dividends to shareholders this year. The west London airport’s adjusted loss before tax during the first six months of the year was £321 million, down from ...

26 Jul 2022 at 10:36

National News

Compensation paid as almost 600 people complain about flight cancellations and delays

Irish air passengers made nearly 600 complaints about flight delays, cancellations or being denied boarding to an aircraft in the first 6 months of this year. Complaints made to the aviation regulator have resulted in ...

25 Aug 2022 at 23:33

Disability charity urges airlines not to forget disabled passengers amid staffing crisis

A disability charity has urged UK airlines not to forget its disabled passengers amid an ongoing staffing crisis. Airports including Gatwick Airport in West Sussex have seen dozens of flights cancelled in the last ...

06 Jun 2022 at 17:12

Shapps demands meeting with aviation bosses as travel chaos worsens

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has demanded a meeting with aviation bosses to find out “what’s gone wrong” as travel chaos worsens across the country. Airlines continued to axe flights on Tuesday with ...

31 May 2022 at 20:42

Trevelyan indicates plan to cut flight delay compensation could be dropped

Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has indicated plans to overhaul compensation for domestic flight delays could be dropped. She agreed with criticism of her predecessor Grant Shapps’ proposal to ...

19 Oct 2022 at 14:30

National News

Michael O’Leary urges Government to be wary of ‘unfair’ environmental taxes

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has called on the Irish Government to be wary of imposing “unfair” environmental taxes on airlines. Mr O’Leary said there is “huge unfairness” in environmental taxation on ...

28 Sept 2022 at 23:33

Local News

Compensation paid as almost 600 people complain about flight cancellations and delays

Irish air passengers made nearly 600 complaints about flight delays, cancellations or being denied boarding to an aircraft in the first 6 months of this year. Complaints made to the aviation ...

26 Aug 2022 at 17:33

City

Aviation regulator has ‘got it wrong’ on charges, warns Heathrow boss

The aviation regulator has “clearly got it wrong” in its proposals for how much Heathrow can charge airlines, the airport’s boss has claimed. Outgoing chief executive John Holland-Kaye said ...

23 Feb 2023 at 09:55

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