Pay out rules for delays to be loosened

Posted on: June 1st, 2011 Posted by Michael Headley
The ABTA travel agents’ current code of conduct will be altered so that tour operators are handed more flexibility on compensation that is claimed by... read more
Air traffic over the northern parts of Germany returned to normal today after being disrupted by the volcanic ash from Iceland. Airplanes are once again departing... read more

Etihad to remain free of alliances

Posted on: May 18th, 2011 Posted by Michael Headley
Etihad Airways has revealed that it doesn’t have any plans to join airline alliances. The carrier, notably voted the world’s leading airline at last year’s World... read more

Danish set to restore border controls

Posted on: May 11th, 2011 Posted by Michael Headley
Denmark, a Schengen state, is set to re-impose special controls on the frontiers it shares with neighbouring Germany and Sweden, amid pressure from popular domestic... read more

EU set to tighten borders

Posted on: May 4th, 2011 Posted by Michael Headley
EU governments in the continent’s passport-free Schengen zone will be able to reimpose their border controls when extraordinary flows of migrants are being experienced, under... read more

Top hotels in price fixing allegations

Posted on: April 27th, 2011 Posted by Michael Headley
Three of the world’s biggest hotel brands have been accused of taking part in a price fixing scam with online travel agents. Starwood, Radisson and... read more
The tail section of the Air France plane that crashed over the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 was today found resting on the ocean floor, according... read more

New 747 Intercontinental unveiled

Posted on: February 14th, 2011 Posted by Michael Headley
American plane manufacturing giant Boeing has unveiled the newest jumbo jet. The firm states that this latest version 747-8 Intercontinental will accommodate 467 passengers –... read more
More than a hundred Belgian students were thrown off a plane due to take off from the Canary Islands. The Irish budget airline Ryanair announced... read more
US aviation security teams revealed Tuesday that a new pilot software would make airport full-body scans less intrusive. According to TSA, the new software addressed the... read more