Flying with British Airways can increase CO2 emissions by up to 46 per cent per passenger when compared to rival airlines on the same routes, according to a new investigation. Which? Travel looked at six popular international routes from London, which are well served by a variety of carriers, to compare CO2 emissions. It found … Read more
Airlines, rail and bus companies in Britain could be temporarily nationalised to help them through the coronavirus outbreak, Grant Shapps suggested today. The Transport Secretary told MPs good organisations ‘shouldn’t be going bust’ as a result of problems caused by the spread of the infection. He said a lot of different responses will be required, … Read more
American Airlines unveils new ‘aviation blue’ uniforms that will be worn by 50,000 of its flight attendants and frontline staff Carrier has worked with its staff and union representatives to design the new uniforms, made by Lands’ End A group of 1,000 airline workers tested the new uniforms for six months before they went into … 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
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
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
Biggest stock market losers from coronavirus: Airlines, insurers and energy stocks take the heaviest beating with some losing two thirds of their value The share prices of insurance firms M&G, and Prudential have all fallen heavily Since the FTSE 100 peaked on 17 January at 7,675, it has plunged by over a third Travel firm … Read more