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- JetBlue employee caught swapping cheap domestic flights for expensive international services for free (10/22/2019)
Woman pleads guilty to fraud - UK flights to Sharm el Sheikh to resume four years after ban (10/22/2019)
Both Monarch and Thomas Cook said they were badly hit financially by the flights ban - England named second best destination to visit in 2020 by Lonely Planet (10/22/2019)
Bhutan takes number one spot - Lonely Planet best places to travel 2020: The full list from Bhutan to Salzburg (10/22/2019)
Bhutan scooped best country to visit next year - Bag explodes while being loaded onto flight at Chicago airport (10/22/2019)
Luggage was accidentally run over - Heathrow Express: Britain's most expensive railway slashes fares (10/22/2019)
Concern about effect of Crossrail has triggered fare cuts on Heathrow Express - Climate-change campaigners deplore Qantas nonstop New York-Sydney flight (10/21/2019)
Exclusive: 10,000-mile test flight was 'unnecessary and irresponsible' according to Flight Free UK - Transatlantic flight forced to make emergency landing after chemical spillage (10/21/2019)
Crew members left unconscious - Rome's horse-drawn carriages labelled 'animal abuse' after video shows horse falling in the street (10/21/2019)
Activists call on mayor to ban the practice - Flight forced to divert due to 'suspicious' mobile phone (10/21/2019)
Phone's owner could not be located - Christmas travel disruption: Millions of rail passengers face chaos during holidays (10/21/2019)
Exclusive: Travellers to and from London, Cardiff and Edinburgh will bear the brunt of the closures - Why Virgin Atlantic is wrong to go after 'flag carrier' status (10/18/2019)
Plane Talk: Virgin Atlantic is a formidable challenger. Let's keep it that way - Compensate Northern passengers using old Pacer trains, say politicians (10/21/2019)
Trains were originally due to be withdrawn from service this year - Ultra-long haul: Qantas completes test of longest non-stop flight from New York to Sydney (10/20/2019)
Qantas flight tested effects of 10,000-mile journey on travellers - Captain Sully outraged at fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes being blamed on pilots (10/18/2019)
Captain of the Miracle on the Hudson plane deplores 'a pernicious and deadly design' - Brexit march route: How to get to and from the Final Say rally today in London (10/19/2019)
Everything you need to know about taking part in the demonstration this weekend - Senior Boeing pilot warned of system failing blamed for 737 MAX crashes three years ago (10/18/2019)
FAA furious that messages were not passed on by planemaker - 'No third runway at Heathrow before 2035,' predicts Emirates boss (10/18/2019)
Sir Tim Clark says other UK airports will benefit from any delay of the expansions at Britain's busiest airport - Prince William and Kate's flight aborts landing twice after severe turbulence (10/18/2019)
'I've never experienced turbulence like it' - The most beautiful cities in the world revealed (10/17/2019)
Paris topped the ranking - Where to go on holiday in November, from Antarctica to Ethiopia (8/29/2019)
As the nights draw in, it's time to escape to exotic shores, from adventure travel in the South Pole and East Africa to dreamy beaches in the Indian Ocean - Qantas to run 20-hour test flights to see how human body holds up on London-Sydney journey (8/22/2019)
Airline will do extensive medical checks on first 'passengers' - 'Absolute idiot': Woman banned from Royal Caribbean cruises for life after hanging off ship's balcony for photoshoot (10/18/2019)
'You cannot fall off a ship unless you are acting like a moron!' - Qantas launches first 20-hour test flight to see how human body holds up on New York-Sydney journey (10/18/2019)
Airline will do extensive medical checks on first 'passengers' - How to fly business class to the Seychelles for £1,138 return (10/18/2019)
How to grab a luxury flight for less - Boeing 737 Max: Tui Airways mulling changing name of jet before it returns to service (10/18/2019)
'We haven't taken a decision on that,' said Dawn Wilson, managing director of Tui Airways - Passenger wears all her clothes to avoid excess baggage charge (10/17/2019)
Weight of outfit came to 2.5kg - No clarity on Brexit or Heathrow as transport secretary fails to turn up at aviation conference (10/17/2019)
The Man Who Pays His Way: The answers the transport secretary couldn't give - Couple 'totally shocked' after discovering stowaway cat in luggage for New York trip (10/17/2019)
Pair had no idea Candy had come along for the ride - London Euston delays: Rush-hour chaos as signal failure closes most lines amid Extinction Rebellion protests (10/17/2019)
On a normal weekday, 140,000 passengers use the station - World's busiest airport for international passengers set to grow by a third (10/16/2019)
Exclusive: Dubai International could grow to 120 million passengers a year – with no new runways - British Airways passenger shocked by 'truly pathetic' inflight vegetarian meal (10/15/2019)
'I'm sick and tired of being treated like a rabbit with no appetite' - Plane engine spits flames immediately after take-off (10/16/2019)
'I spun around to see the flames shooting out of the left engine' - 50 Swiss flights grounded amid Airbus A220 safety fears (10/16/2019)
Engines have shut down in flight three times on Heathrow-Geneva link - Exploration exhibition opens in Covent Garden (10/16/2019)
Correspondence from Captain Scott, Winston Churchill and Florence Nightingale is featured - Thomas Cook: a timeline of the slow and painful death of the travel firm (10/15/2019)
Missteps, misfortune and leaks spelled out in chronology of collapse - Second British Airways flight in one day makes emergency landing (10/15/2019)
Plane returns to Mumbai 'as a precaution after a technical issue' - Woman who sued Emirates for denying her water loses legal battle (10/15/2019)
Lina Di Falco fainted and fell in the cabin, hurting her ankle - Thomas Cook collapse: Brexit and hot weather to blame for firm's failure, says CEO (10/15/2019)
Peter Fankhauser tells Business Select Committee 'I'm not going to decide today' whether to hand back some of his bonus - The UK's most accessible cities for wheelchair users (10/15/2019)
Liverpool comes out on top - UK airports with worst security waiting times revealed (10/15/2019)
Manchester and Belfast performed poorly - Thomas Cook collapse: former bosses start fundraising to help jobless staff (10/15/2019)
'The people of Thomas Cook were the company's most valuable asset and it's devastating to see them suffer' - Number of seats on flights to increase by 4 per cent this winter (10/14/2019)
Flights on the up despite airline failures - Flylolo: Holidaymakers furious after thousands buy tickets from budget airline that has no planes (10/14/2019)
Exclusive: Conservative councillor behind venture blames 'economic malaise caused by Brexit' - Daughter makes up care packages for snoring father to hand out on long-haul flight (10/14/2019)
Fellow passengers received chocolates and ear plugs - British Airways flight makes emergency return to Heathrow minutes after taking off (10/14/2019)
Flight to Rome circles over Channel before priority landing back at base - 'Serial stowaway' caught trying to sneak onto another flight (10/14/2019)
Marilyn Hartman has been trying to board flights without a ticket for a decade - Air Canada to remove 'ladies and gentlemen' from onboard announcements (10/14/2019)
'Hello everyone' will be new standard greeting - EasyJet tells Scottish passenger to visit 'her embassy' in London after her ID is stolen (10/14/2019)
There is no British Embassy in London for British citizens - What went wrong with Flylolo and what is the impact for passengers? (10/14/2019)
The key questions and answers about what happened with Flylolo - Ban air miles and stop frequent flyers to combat climate change, report urges (10/13/2019)
Travellers should be hit by 'escalating air miles levy' to put them off flying too much - 10 things I learnt about flying on Emirates (10/12/2019)
Plane Talk: This is what I discovered from 16,600 miles of travel on Emirates - Flights disrupted to the Mediterranean by Etna eruption (10/11/2019)
'Code is red' - Tui still giving out 'sexist' stickers on flights (10/11/2019)
Airline blamed a 'mix-up' last year - 'You can't f****** stop me': Woman who exposed herself on flight before screaming at cabin crew is jailed (10/11/2019)
'For passengers to be trapped on a metal tube at 40,000 feet with a drunken thug is terrifying,' judge says - Tokyo 2020 Olympics: How to visit Japanese capital on a budget (10/11/2019)
The Man Who Pays His Way: As the opening ceremony approaches, it will become painfully apparent that supply is outstripping demand p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #333333; -webkit-text-stroke: #333333} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} - 'Drunk' passenger vomits in woman's hair on flight (10/11/2019)
'Are you sure you're not from Vegas? This stuff only happens on my Vegas flights' - Hundreds stranded in Scotland when flight firm cancels flights (10/11/2019)
'Peak only' airline had no planes of its own - Thomas Cook collapse: Rival Tui adds extra flights and holidays as it expands business (10/10/2019)
Biggest travel firm in Europe will also recruit staff who lost their jobs in collapse - Travel advice for fans going to the Rugby World Cup (10/10/2019)
Severe travel disruption is predicted for the weekend, with many flights cancelled – along with the England-France match - Where to go on holiday in December, from New York to Jamaica (10/7/2019)
From gluhwein-fuelled Christmas market city breaks to a different kind of winter warmth down south, here's Estella Shardlow's pick of destinations for December - London City airport braces for three-day Extinction Rebellion 'shut down' (10/10/2019)
Flights have so far departed and landed without incident - Thomas Cook: All 555 stores to be bought by rival firm Hays Travel (10/9/2019)
The move will safeguard jobs for former Thomas Cook employees - Cruise passengers 'stage mutiny' after toilets stop working and ship misses key stops (10/9/2019)
Tourists chant 'we want refunds' as rebellion breaks out on a two-week 'Mystical Fjords' trip - Engine fire forces Ethiopian Airlines jet to make emergency landing (10/9/2019)
Photos showed the jet surrounded by foam spray - Extinction Rebellion plans to shut down London City airport this week (10/8/2019)
Protestors are urged to block the airport by 'lying, sitting or glueing-on in front of the departure or arrivals gates' - Thomas Cook collapse will make holidaymakers think very carefully about travel insurance, experts say (10/9/2019)
Exclusive: Industry leaders say customers will pay more attention to travel protection options - The inside story of the Channel Tunnel (10/8/2019)
As Eurostar prepares to celebrate its quarter-century of passenger trains, a new BBC documentary goes behind the scenes of the Folkestone-Calais link - Thomas Cook collapse was 'a failure of corporate finance, not travel' (10/8/2019)
Exclusive: 'When you've got that much debt it really weakens the immune system,' said Mark Tanzer, chief executive of Abta - Air India announces new flight route from Stansted to Amritsar (10/8/2019)
New link from Essex airport to India to be launched this month - Woman receives sexually inappropriate messages direct to her seat onboard transatlantic flight (10/8/2019)
'I work for a law firm that specialises in online sexual harassment. Enjoy being reported to Virgin' - Why Prince Harry's new sustainable travel scheme risks becoming mere greenwashing (10/7/2019)
The sustainable travel initiative still hasn't said how it's actually going to 'change the impact of travel for good' – and that's a problem, says Helen Coffey - Nine in 10 British people went on holiday this year, says new data (10/8/2019)
Foreign holidays increased sharply - 'He f****** spat on a woman!': Stag-do brawl on easyJet flight forces plane to make emergency landing (10/7/2019)
'One woman got in the way, but a guy spat in her eye. It was disgusting,' says passenger - Tube noise 'as loud as a plane take-off', prompting warnings of hearing damage (10/7/2019)
Northern Line is the noisiest on the London Underground system - Cabin crew taken to hospital after plane filled with smoke mid-flight (10/7/2019)
'Cabin started to smell of smoke and then we could see smoke and the crew were looking a bit worried' - Pilots don oxygen masks and make emergency landing when durian stinks out plane (10/7/2019)
Crew detected 'strong odour' just after take-off - Thomas Cook: Operation Matterhorn ends and claims process begins (10/7/2019)
A leading travel figure has criticised the way that customers' cash was handled - Government urged to raise flight taxes to reduce environmental damage (10/7/2019)
Responsible Travel calls for a 'Green Flying Duty' to fund more sustainable transport - Thomas Cook: Union leader calls for ministers to face scrutiny over travel firm's collapse (10/7/2019)
'There are questions about what the government knew about possible financial assistance from Europe,' says Manuel Cortes - Operation Matterhorn: The inside story of how UK responded to Thomas Cook collapse (10/6/2019)
Exclusive: Planning for the UK's biggest-ever airlift began two weeks before the collapse of Thomas Cook - HS2: Scrapping high speed route to Leeds would be 'complete and utter betrayal of the north', government warned (10/5/2019)
'How can people who've worked on this in good faith for years ever trust a national process again?' asks city council chief - EasyJet ditches its flat fee – now I hope the government does too (10/4/2019)
Plane Talk: Why I'm not a fan of 'admin fees' or 'flight-protection levies' - Thomas Cook: Thousands of DIY travellers to profit from collapse by avoiding Atol cover (10/3/2019)
Exclusive: Loophole in consumer law allows independent holidaymakers to claim despite taking a free taxpayer-funded flight - Glasgow airport partly evacuated due to concerns over suspicious cargo (10/4/2019)
Package turns out to contain glass tubes filled with vaccines that leaked - Thomas Cook: Spanish government unveils rescue package to revive tourism after travel company collapses (10/4/2019)
A €200m line of credit to be extended for tourism businesses - There's no such thing as a free flight (10/3/2019)
The Man Who Pays His Way: Thomas Cook passengers who chose to travel unprotected got home for nothing and may even turn a profit - Komodo dragon island to remain open but entry price soars to $1,000 (10/4/2019)
Tourists previously paid $10 to visit - British Airways passengers left 'to wander the terminal' after flight unexpectedly diverts to Barcelona (10/4/2019)
'What a predictable shambles!' - Island with just six inhabitants is voted the world's best (10/3/2019)
Iceland's Flatey island topped the list - New rail link to world's coldest city opens (10/3/2019)
'The air is cold enough to numb exposed skin quickly, making frostbite a constant hazard' - Lufthansa leaves passenger's bag on tarmac at airport – despite him telling cabin crew (10/3/2019)
'I can SEE the bag' - TripAdvisor stops selling tickets to attractions with captive whales and dolphins (10/2/2019)
'TripAdvisor is on the right side of history' - 'I just think it's diabolical': Onboard a Thomas Cook rescue flight using the world's biggest plane (10/2/2019)
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} 'It's worked miraculously. Guided us through. We're really pleased with the service,' said Alan Potter on his way to Manchester aboard an Airbus A380 - Chernobyl's reactor four control room opens to tourists (10/2/2019)
Estimated 200 tonnes of radioactive fuel remain inside - Flight passenger growth could halve due to 'flight shame', says new research (10/2/2019)
More than a fifth of people say they have reduced number of flights they take - Airport parking costs more than return flights over half-term holidays (10/2/2019)
Gatwick's short-stay car park costs up to £275 for a week - Thameslink line failure causes rush hour chaos for train commuters (10/2/2019)
'Trains have been backed up until the railway was fixed and to bring all services back instantly would cause huge congestion,' said Network Rail - Japan and Singapore have world's most powerful passports (10/1/2019)
Asian countries dominate when it comes to visa-free travel - Overhaul train fare system to cut carbon emissions, say operators (10/1/2019)
Fares that are easier to understand, a better range of 'walk-up' fares and season tickets that are suited to flexible working could incentivise people to travel - Best last-minute holiday deals for October, from Crete to Croatia (10/1/2019)
Plan an autumnal escape this month - The consequences of a no-deal Brexit on travel (10/1/2019)
With a month to go, here is everything you need to know about travel in the event of a no-deal Brexit - Catering cart almost smashes into plane as it spins out of control on tarmac (10/1/2019)
Video shows staff diving out the way of marauding vehicle - Plane engine filmed shaking in the wind, prompting FAA investigation (10/1/2019)
The plane landed safely and nobody was injured - Adria Airways goes bust (10/1/2019)
Slovenian national carrier had been 'intensively searching solutions' for a rescue - Travel photographer 'trapped' in Vietnam after airline refuses to let him fly with laptop (9/30/2019)
Exclusive: Julian Elliott was allowed on three successive flight with what he has now been told is a suspect Apple Macbook - Eurostar and Thalys could combine to form high-speed train network in response to climate change (9/30/2019)
'The challenge of climate change and the demand for eco-responsible travel calls for an ambitious response' - Thomas Cook customers may not receive holiday refunds for two months (9/30/2019)
Exclusive: More than half a million package holidaymakers are likely to be waiting until December for cash back - Tourists charged €430 for two plates of spaghetti in Rome (9/30/2019)
Restaurant owners claim the 'menu is clear' - Spain's first women-only hotel opens in Mallorca (9/27/2019)
The hotel operates a 'no men' policy - Thomas Cook's collapse will hit small, regional airports hardest (9/27/2019)
Plane Talk: There are serious implications for air links from the UK, and the nations dependent on them - Gatwick airport drone shutdown could have been an inside job, police say (9/27/2019)
Sussex Police say they have drawn a blank on Christmas week runway closure after £800k investigation - United Airlines flight diverted after passenger got stuck in the toilet (9/27/2019)
Firefighters called to force open the door - Thomas Cook: seven things the collapse of this travel icon taught us (9/26/2019)
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Costs range from £1,300 per person for a fully laden helicopter to, in theory, nil, for hitching southbound - British Airways: half of today's BA flights cancelled despite no pilots' strike (9/27/2019)
Pilots called off planned strike nine days ago but more than 400 BA flights have been cancelled - Eurostar to launch direct Amsterdam-London train in December – but Brexit could wreck plans (9/26/2019)
No-deal Brexit would complicate customs arrangements - Airline to show where babies are sitting on flights when passengers book tickets: 'This should be mandatory' (9/26/2019)
Seat mapping tool lets travellers avoid screaming toddlers - Thomas Cook: Stranded British passengers turned away because planes are too small (9/26/2019)
Repatriation chaos continues - British Airways: Hundreds of flights grounded despite pilot strike being called off (9/26/2019)
Exclusive: 30,000 passengers have had their flights cancelled due to industrial action that never happened - Tube strike: Drivers to cut speed by half due to 'noisy' tracks, causing travel chaos (9/26/2019)
Industrial action to be ongoing - Thomas Cook: Pilots furious as German airline saved while UK government refuses to help (9/26/2019)
German airline subsidiary is still flying after cash injection from Berlin government - World's largest airport terminal opens in Beijing (9/25/2019)
Huge starfish shaped terminal will play host to 72 million passengers - Flights from UK-Australia could take just four hours by 2030 (9/25/2019)
London-New York would take 60 minutes - 120,000 stranded Thomas Cook holidaymakers told to 'enjoy their stay' despite demands for payment (9/25/2019)
Customers report being threatened with eviction from hotels unless they pay for holidays again - Flygskam: What is the flight-shaming environmental movement that's sweeping Europe? (6/5/2019)
The anti-flying movement is growing - Boris Johnson condemned for using private 335-seat jet for US trip: 'A fundamental lack of understanding' (9/25/2019)
Climate campaigners deplore prime minister's choice of transport - Thomas Cook passengers and crew 'held to ransom' in Cuba (9/24/2019)
Exclusive: As UK ambassador becomes involved in repatriation mission, crews from foreign airlines have offered to help - Thomas Cook cabin crew and pilots stranded in Las Vegas (9/24/2019)
Company collapsed while cabin crew and pilots were in their hotels at long-haul destinations - Thomas Cook holidaymakers 'told to pay £1,000 or be kicked out of their hotel' (9/24/2019)
'I was in tears as we don't have that kind of money' - Thomas Cook: Tui cancels holidays with airline as holidaymakers told not to go to the airport (9/24/2019)
Prices for remaining flights soar, with a one-way Gatwick-Turkey flight costing £100 more than a return to Sydney - Muslim girl 'forced to remove hijab' before flight, lawsuit says (9/24/2019)
'Taking off my hijab isn't the same as taking off any other article of clothing; it's like taking off a limb' - Disney's US theme parks to go vegan with hundreds of plant-based dishes (9/24/2019)
Plant-based patrons are in for a treat - European airline grounds all flights as it runs out of money (9/24/2019)
Slovenian national carrier says it needs access to 'fresh cash' - Thomas Cook travel advice: Essential tips for holidaymakers as travel giant collapses (9/23/2019)
'Operation Matterhorn' airlift will bring back most travellers who are currently abroad, but no further flights or holidays will take place - Government told to halve planned flight growth to achieve carbon net zero 2050 target (9/24/2019)
Official advisors urge ministers to assess 'airport capacity strategy' to reduce emissions - Thomas Cook: Boris Johnson lashes out at travel bosses who 'pocket large sums as firms go down the tubes' (9/23/2019)
Failed firm's directors facing investigation over conduct prior to insolvency - Thomas Cook: How the original package holiday company met its end after 178 years (9/23/2019)
Thomas Cook, the Victorian entrepreneur who set up the company in 1841, was fundamental in transforming travel into the industry of human happiness - Thomas Cook: A timeline of the world's oldest tour operator (9/23/2019)
Simon Calder explores 10 key years that tell the story of the legacy travel company - Qantas flight turns back after propeller stops in mid-air (9/23/2019)
Passengers praised the professionalism of the crew - American Airlines flight diverted after man lights cigarette and shouts 'you're all screwed' at passengers (9/23/2019)
Traveller was handcuffed by police and removed on a stretcher - Thomas Cook news - live: 150,000 British holidaymakers wait for repatriation after Boris Johnson refuses to bail collapsed firm out (9/23/2019)
Holiday giant's collapse triggers biggest ever peacetime repatriation - Woman refused boarding for flight due to nut allergy (9/23/2019)
Exclusive: Passenger forced to pay £1,500 for new flights - Thomas Cook news: Tour operator collapses as last-ditch rescue talks fail, leaving 21,000 jobs at risk (9/23/2019)
World's original package holiday company failed to secure funding to shore up rescue bid - Thomas Cook: Holidaymakers left helpless as last-ditch talks to save debt-laden travel giant continue (9/22/2019)
Government refuses to step in to provide £200m in finance