Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says government could buy stake in struggling UK airlines after collapse in demand amid coronavirus crisis It’s ‘important to save companies that should survive in normal times’ says MP Transport secretary Grant Shapps says ‘everything’s on the table’ to save firms Rishi Sunak says he will not create specific support package … Read more
Passengers across Britain are being denied cash refunds from airlines despite the Foreign Office travel ban amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dozens have got in touch with MailOnline over the past 24 hours saying they are only being offered the chance to rebook after their holidays were cancelled. Others have been unable to get through to … Read more
Passengers across Britain are being denied cash refunds from airlines despite the Foreign Office travel ban amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dozens have got in touch with MailOnline over the past 24 hours saying they are only being offered the chance to rebook after their holidays were cancelled. Others have been unable to get through to … Read more
Airlines are refusing to give cash refunds to passengers despite the Foreign Office travel ban amid the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of travellers are desperate to cancel their upcoming holidays following the Government’s warning against all but essential travel to anywhere in the world. However, an investigation by consumer champions Which? found that carriers including British … Read more
The 20 safest airlines in the world revealed: Qantas is No1 with Virgin Atlantic, Alaska and Hawaiian also in the ranking AirlineRatings.com revealed the top 20 safest carriers after studying 400 The top five also includes Air New Zealand, Eva Air, Etihad and Qatar Airways Separate ranking for low-cost carriers includes Flybe, JetBlue and Frontier … Read more
The airline industry can be accused of many sins. It is infested with brassy billionaires, such as the avaricious Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of EasyJet, and the egregious Sir Richard Branson. It is responsible for pollution that is poisoning the planet. Customer service is sometimes woeful and industrial relations, wherever the main fault lies, … Read more
‘I identify as a suitcase. Can I fly for free now?’ United Airlines is mocked after becoming first in the world to allow passengers to identify as gender neutral Mx United proudly boasted about its decision on Twitter to its 1.2million followers Twitter users quickly pointed out that ‘mx’ is used to denoted Mexican websites … Read more
Plane that was due to fly from Copenhagen to Florence lands 65 miles away in Bologna because the information for the route wasn’t loaded into the GPS system The problem on the Scandinavian Airlines plane was discovered before take-off Decision to fly to a close destination was made instead of cancelling the flight The passengers … Read more
For a second year in a row Singapore Airlines has been named as the best airline in the world in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards, with Jet2.com named the best in the UK and Europe and Southwest Airlines hailed as North America’s best carrier. Award winners were determined using an algorithm that took into account … Read more
American Airlines’ new amenity kit for first and business class ‘unboxed’ (and the toiletries inside mean it’s good news for chapped lips and sore hands) The bespoke kits are by Los Angeles-based luxury leather accessory company This is Ground There’s ‘pH-optimal, silicone-free hand and face creams rich in essential fatty acids that boost repair’ American … Read more