Up to three quarters of flights were cancelled at major French airports today (25 April), despite the cancellation of a planned strike by air traffic controllers. Around 2,000 flights are expected to be cancelled during the day today, while another 1,000 will face delays. The French civil aviation authority DGAC said on Wednesday it had […]
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Over 2,300 Ryanair flights in Eastern Europe have been affected by GPS jamming. Aviation authorities say the jamming is coming from Russia. Some 46,000 flights have been affected in the eight months to the end of March, according to data from the flight disruption website GPSJAM.org. Most of the cases occurred during flights in Eastern […]
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ΕasyJet is offering a discount of up to 15% on more than 1.25 million seats on thousands of flights to and from the UK, to more than 130 destinations included in its network -including Greece-. The offer covers thousands of flights to be operated from 13 May this year until 2 March 2025. The discounted […]
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EasyJet’s boss said fare increases at the airline are about the same as a “couple of coffees on the high street”. The budget carrier reported its average one-way fare for the six months to the end of March was £65, a £2.90 increase compared to the same period last year. Between October and March, passenger […]
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The strikes of recent months have given Lufthansa a sad first place, as the German carrier was crowned the airline with the most flight cancellations in Europe in the first quarter of 2024. According to an analysis by Flightright, the airline has the worst record in Europe, cancelling just under 6% of its flights in […]
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The airline cancelled nearly 400 flights and delayed “many more”, leaving 30,000 pieces of luggage behind. This is why Emirates Airline President Sir Tim Clark has apologised to passengers affected by cancellations and delays because of last week’s severe storms in the UAE. In an open letter on Saturday, Sir Tim said: “As of this […]
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Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (19 Apr) launched its biggest 24hr flash sale of the year with 500,000 seats on offer from just €12.99 for travel until the end of the month. This limited time ‘April Clearout’ sale offers an unbeatable selection of must-see destinations across Ryanair’s industry leading network, with plenty of sunny hotspots, […]
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Spanish airlines expect a record summer season and are adding 13% more seats than last year, confident that consumers will continue to travel despite inflation squeezing their spending, the head of Spain’s airline group said. Between the beginning of April and the end of October, the group has scheduled up to 758,000 flights, 9% more […]
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AEGEAN announced its strategic decision to invest in – initially – four aircraft of a “specially configured”, upgraded version of the A321neo, with longer range capability, which will be able to reach and serve markets outside the EU, mainly in the south and southeast of Greece. These new and specially configured aircraft will have a […]
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Under the theme “Navigating Change”, Europe’s regional airport community have been busy discussing changing market conditions and existential challenges at this year’s Airports Council International (ACI) Europe Regional Airports Conference and Exhibition (RACE), which was hosted by Dubrovnik’s Ruder Boskovic Airport in Croatia. ACI Europe’s Deputy Director General, Morgan Foulkes, opened the conference stating that […]
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