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Airlines suspend flights to Israel as tensions mount

Posted by August 5, 2024

Major European airlines have moved to suspend flights to Israel and some other parts of the Middle East as fears grow of a wider conflict in the region. Lufth

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EU airports told to restore 100ml hand luggage rule

Posted by August 5, 2024

European airports have been informed that they will have to reinforce the 100ml rule on liquid containers being taken onboard aircraft from 1 September. Some

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Marriott sees continued growth in corporate demand

Posted by August 1, 2024

Systemwide second-quarter business travel revenue per available room at Marriott properties increased 4 per cent year on year, a trend executives project will c

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IAG terminates Air Europa acquisition – again

Posted by August 1, 2024

European airline group IAG on Thursday (1 August) announced it will terminate a deal to acquire Spanish carrier Air Europa. The decision comes after the Europ

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European air traffic reaches new highs but increasingly fragmented

Posted by July 31, 2024

Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased nine per cent year-on-year in the first six months of 2024, and exceeded H1 2019 by 0.4 per cent

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Lufthansa launches ‘turnaround’ plan following H1 loss

Posted by July 31, 2024

Lufthansa Group posted a €265 million loss for the first six months of 2024, citing increased operating costs, aircraft delivery delays resulting in inefficie

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Finnair adds frequencies between Helsinki and Heathrow

Posted by July 25, 2024

Finnair in October will increase flights between Helsinki and London Heathrow to six times daily in each direction, up from the current schedule of four times d

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Air France-KLM downgrades capacity outlook amid higher costs

Posted by July 25, 2024

Air France-KLM has downgraded its full-year capacity outlook amid higher operating costs and the “negative” impact of the Olympic Games in Paris, as interna

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Ryanair sees European airfares drop by 15 per cent

Posted by July 22, 2024

European budget carrier Ryanair has seen its fares fall by 15 per cent during the second quarter of the year. The Ireland-based airline said that the average

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Europe’s airlines and airports recover after IT outage

Posted by July 22, 2024

Europe’s airports have been getting back to a more normal level of cancellations after their systems were hit by the global IT outage on Friday (19 July) and

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ANA to add three new European routes this winter

Posted by July 19, 2024

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is adding three new routes to Europe from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport this upcoming winter season. The Japanese carrier will launch new

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Ascott plots European expansion with Chelsea FC deal

Posted by July 9, 2024

Accommodation provider Ascott is further expanding in Europe by taking over the two hotels based at Chelsea Football Club in London. The Singapore-based compa

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