The Holiday Guru answers questions on coronavirus travel rights

Can I postpone my flights to Kenya due to the coronavirus? And what about a refund on travel insurance? The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 10:47 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 16:43 BST, 2 May 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week … Read more

The Holiday Guru answers questions on coronavirus travel rights

Can I postpone my flights to Kenya due to the coronavirus? And what about a refund on travel insurance? The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 10:47 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 11:39 BST, 2 May 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week … Read more

FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market

FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market – after government put brakes on lockdown easing and Trump threatened $1trillion tariffs on China The FTSE 100 of Britain’s biggest firms opened down by 144 or 2.2 per cent  Newly released figures show house prices were … Read more

FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market

FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market – after government put brakes on lockdown easing and Trump threatened $1trillion tariffs on China The FTSE 100 of Britain’s biggest firms opened down by 144 or 2.2 per cent  Newly released figures show house prices were … Read more

Travel agencies face legal action after blocking up to £7billion of refunds for cancelled holidays

Travel firms which have failed to refund customers after holidays were cancelled during the coronavirus crisis will face legal action, it was announced today. The Competition and Markets Authority said it will take companies to court after it was revealed thousands of British holidaymakers are owed up to £7billion from companies refusing to reimburse customers.   … Read more

Coronavirus UK: British Airways warns it could abandon Gatwick

British Airways has today told staff it may cease to operate flights out of Gatwick airport after the coronavirus pandemic.  The news was revealed in a memo, written by the head of BA’s Gatwick operation and seen by BBC News.   This comes as it was revealed the beleaguered airline is seeking to cut pilot numbers … Read more

British Airways warns it could abandon Gatwick

British Airways warns it could abandon Gatwick to ensure it can survive in an ‘increasingly lean and unpredictable industry’ British Airways has today told staff it may cease to operate flights out of Gatwick  Comes as it was revealed the airline is seeking to cut pilot numbers by a quarter  BA would cut 1,130 captain … Read more

Pilots union slams BA’s plan to make 12k staff redundant

Pilot unions have slammed British Airways who announced plans to make one quarter of their staff redundant in response to the Covid-19 crisis.  The firm, which is owned by the International Airlines Group, said it is planning to lose 12,000 jobs after claiming demand will not return to 2019 levels for several years.  Brian Strutton, … Read more

Thousands of tourists are unable to get money back for trips cancelled due to Covid

Thousands of British holidaymakers are owed £7billion for trips cancelled because of the global coronavirus pandemic with banks and airlines flouting the law by refusing refunds, it was revealed today. There is growing anger that the Government has not intervened when lenders and travel firms are illegally withholding cash that should be paid within a week for flights … Read more

British Airways will make up to 12,000 workers redundant says its owners IAG

British Airways will make up to 12,000 workers redundant as owners IAG say it will take airline years to recover from coronavirus crisis Madrid-based IAG says portion of BA’s 45,000 staff now face redundancy News of redundancies comes weeks after owners aced £300mn payout scheme  British Airways previously axed all flights in and out of … Read more