Travel Industry News 29th May 2023

Elizabeth Line journey times to Heathrow cut but T5 loses Canary Wharf services For the first time, trains are running on all branches throughout the entire line.  This means that services from Shenfield now continue onto the Western branch instead of terminating at Paddington. Two trains per hour from Shenfield  and will now run semi-fast between Paddington and Heathrow T2/3 …

Travel Industry News 22nd May 2023

Decision on Heathrow charges delayed to October London Heathrow airport will have to wait until the middle of October to find out how much it can charge per passenger over the next few years.  In March, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority set out its final decision for Heathrow’s passenger charges up to the end of 2026, which would see prices …

Travel Industry News 15th May 2023

Emirates phases out paper boarding passes for flights departing Dubai Taking a step forward in its drive to offer customers the convenience and assurance of digitally enabled travel journeys, Emirates will require most passengers departing Dubai to use a mobile boarding pass instead of a printed paper version, from 15 May onwards. Passengers checking in at Terminal 3 will receive …

Travel Industry News 10th May 2023

Latest UK rail strikes set for May and June Train drivers’ union ASLEF has announced more strike dates for the coming weeks, after what it called “a ‘risible’ pay offer from the 16 train companies with whom we are in dispute”.  Members are set to walk out on walk out on Friday May 12, Wednesday May 31 and Saturday June …

Travel Industry News 25th April 2023

Heathrow security staff set for further eight days of strike action The Unite union has announced fresh industrial action involving security officers at Heathrow officer. A total of 1,400 members of the union will walk out for eight days over the course of next month, with strike dates set for May 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 25, 26 and 27. …

Travel Industry News 18th April 2023

Loganair routes move to new home at Heathrow! Loganair is delighted to announce that its existing routes from City of Derry, Dundee, Kirkwall and Sumburgh to London will be moving to our new home in London from 6 May – at Heathrow’s Terminal Two Our City of Derry flights will move from London Stansted and our Dundee services (with onward …

Travel Industry News 17th April 2023

IATA: February Global Domestic Air Traffic Near 2019 Levels February global domestic traffic, as measured in revenue passenger kilometers, increased 25.2 percent year over year and was at 97.2 percent of February 2019 levels, according to the International Air Transport Association. International traffic was up 89.7 percent for the month and reached 77.5 percent of 2019 levels. Total February global …

Travel Industry News 10th April 2023

Amsterdam Schiphol introduces pre-booked time slots for security check Amsterdam Schiphol is now offering pre-booked time slots for its security check to ensure a quicker and smoother airport experience.  The service is free of charge, with time slots currently available to those travelling to a destination within the Schengen Zone, though other destinations are set to follow shortly. Time slots …

Travel Industry News 4th April 2023

Easter strikes at Heathrow Airport to go ahead after talks collapse Strikes by security guards at Heathrow Airport will go ahead on 31st March until 9th April after last-ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute. Around 1,400 members of Unite will walk out for 10 days, including most of the Easter weekend.  Unite said the strikes will cause disruption …

Travel Industry News 27th March 2023

Passport Office staff to launch a five week strike The Public & Commercial Services Union has announced that over 1,000 Passport Office workers will launch a five week strike. The action will start on 3rd April and run to 5th May.  Around 25% of Passport Office staff will be involved, with substantial delays in passport processing times predicted. Workers at …