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Air traffic control delays: What to do if your UK flight has been delayed today

“Be prepared for delays and disruption,” says Simon Calder, The Independent’s Travel Correspondent

The Independent UK

They sphinx it’s all over: Wizz Air and easyJet square up with flights from Luton to the pyramids in Egypt

Both budget airlines will connect Bedfordshire with Cairo from October

The Independent UK

British holidaymakers race for the sun amid washout August, say travel firms

Average holiday prices up more than a quarter compared with summer 2019, according to travel giant Tui

The Independent UK

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Engines on some Airbus jets with Pratt & Whitney engines will need to be removed and inspected

Some Airbus passenger jets will need to have their engines removed and inspected in the coming months because engine maker Pratt & Whitney is finding a problem with metal powder used in some parts

The Independent UK

The great summer getaway: Rail chaos, soaring air fares and long queues on motorways to impact travel plans

Our travel correspondent reports from the front line of the July getaway

The Independent UK

Number of UK-US flights jumps above pre-pandemic levels on Independence Day

No longer hampered by Covid travel restrictions, the number of options between the two countries has increased

The Independent UK

Airlines Are Rankled About Pratt & Whitney’s Jet Engine Problems

The turbines save fuel but require service sooner than expected.

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China’s Plane Shortage Is Good News for Boeing

After years of anemic sales, the US manufacturer is again bullish on deliveries to Chinese carriers.

Businessweek

Brits brace themselves for busiest day at UK airports since before the pandemic

Cirium is expecting 3,000 flights to take off from UK airports on Friday, while RAC say 19.2m will be hitting the roads for leisure trips to make the most of long-awaited sunshine, also making it the busiest late May bank holiday since the pandemic

Daily Mirror

The world’s best-connected airports revealed

Exclusive: Frankfurt, Istanbul and Paris CDG lead the pack, while London Heathrow limps in at number eight

The Independent UK

2023 set to be 'huge year' for international travel with Australia returning to pre-pandemic levels

Searches for flights are soaring in Australia, according to data from Google. What are the top destinations Australians are flying off to? Here's what the latest data tells us.

ABC News

Factbox-Flights, airports affected by U.S. FAA system outage

U.S. flights were slowly beginning to resume departures and a ground stop was lifted after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled to fix a system outage overnight that forced a halt to all U.S. departing flights.

Reuters

Airlines hope for return to normal Thursday after FAA outage snarls U.S. travel

The U.S. aviation sector was struggling to return to normal on Wednesday after a nationwide ground stop imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a computer issue that forced a 90-minute halt to all U.S. departing flights.

Reuters

UK airlines lagging behind on time-keeping compared with others in Europe

Aviation analytics company Cirium has announced the top 10 airlines and airports for avoiding delays in 2022 – globally and in Europe.

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Fewer flights and higher fares making air travel a luxury for many

The jet era that globalized air travel for half a century was brought to an abrupt halt with COVID. Now, planes are back in the skies, but flying’s proliferation is in reverse: Fewer aircraft are plying a smaller network, and fares are up.

Evening Standard

Hundreds of thousands of passengers arriving at strike hit airports on Friday

The Border Force strikes will take place every day from Friday to the end of the year, except December 27

Bangkok Post

Airlines Face a Shortage of New Boeing, Airbus Jets

Airlines in need of more pilots and spare parts are increasingly facing another shortage: new jets.

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Effects of pilot shortage are far reaching and changing the way we travel

DALLAS — July was the second-busiest month in the history of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as 6.9 million passengers traveled through the airport during the peak of the summer vacation season.

The Independent UK

British Airways passengers dropped 80 per cent from 2019 to 2021

Virgin Atlantic fell out of the top 100 airlines by passenger traffic, slipping to 105th place

Manchester Evening News

TUI makes airport plea to anyone with an upcoming holiday booking

It comes as the company apologised for recent disruption at airports

Liverpool Echo

Travel chaos fears as 290,000 seats cut from bank holiday flights

The cancellations are largely due to staff shortages across the aviation industry

Wales Online

Bank holiday weekend travel fears with 900 flights axed from UK airports

British Airways has cancelled the most services and removed nearly 380 of flights departing the UK over Bank Holiday period

The Independent UK

Bank holiday flight cancellations mean almost 290,000 fewer seats

The cancellations are largely due to staff shortages across the aviation industry, which has led to caps on operations at some airports.

Bangkok Post

Flights to Hong Kong increased, but frequency still third of number to rival Singapore

HONG KONG: Major airlines such as Cathay Pacific Airways have scheduled 12% more flights to Hong Kong next month compared with July, but the frequency is still less than a third of rival Singapore.

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