Qatar Airways was yesterday announced the World’s Best Airline at the SKYTRAX 2017 World Airline Awards. Voted Best Airline by travellers across the world in the annual passenger survey, the Doha based carrier has now won the prestigious Airline of the Year title for a fourth time. Qatar Airways enjoyed further success by winning major […]
Monday, June 5, 2017
Flights to Qatar have been cancelled amid a row over the country “supporting terrorists”. Emirates airline cancelled flights to Doha from Tuesday morning, following similar announcements from flydubai, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia and Saudia Arabian Airlines. From the evening of 5 June 2017, Etihad Airways will suspend all flights to and from Doha until further […]
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Ryanair has reported a 6% increase in full year net profit to €1.316bn. The increase in profits was driven by a 13% increase in passenger numbers, with 120 million people flying with the airline last year, according to the company’s annual returns. Unit costs at the airline fell by 11%, largely driving by a reduction […]
Monday, May 29, 2017
More than a third of British Airways flights from Heathrow were cancelled as thousands of passengers faced a second day of disruption. The airline was hit by a worldwide computer system power failure on Saturday, causing cancellations and delays for thousands of passengers. All long-haul services left from Heathrow, but with delays, BA said. The […]
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Alitalia, the Italian flag carrier that turned a profit last time in the late 1990’s, has yesterday filed for bankruptcy proceedings after unions voted down a reorganization plan that would have cut wages and recapitalized the airline. The administration has 180 days to come up with a plan to “rescue” the airline by selling it, somehow make […]
Thursday, April 27, 2017
A man was booted from a Delta flight after leaving his seat to answer the urgent call of nature. Kima Hamilton, 39, said he could no longer hold it in after Flight 2035 was delayed for almost two hours on the tarmac in Atlanta en route to Milwaukee on April 18 2017. The plane taxied […]
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
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