Almost 195,000 passengers had their travel plans plunged into chaos after pilots went on a two-day strike. But the disruption is set to continue after the strike ended at midnight.

The airline, which operates 850 flights a day, said that it is planning on operating more than 90 per cent of its services, but warned it will take 'some time' to return to a 'completely normal flight schedule.'

Analysts calculated BA's group operates 77 monopoly routes out of Heathrow and return flight to Osaka costs £838 but would cost £80 if there was competition, analysts claimed.

Tens of thousands of passengers are expected to be affected by the disruption on September 27. The 24-hour walkout follows a two-day strike this week when 1,700 flights were cancelled.

By the time the British Airline Pilots' Association had scrapped its strike yesterday, the airline had already called off 800 journeys and reassigned customers to different flights.

Thousands of British Airways passengers across the US and around the world have been affected by canceled flights and delays of up to 23 hours after a 'technical issue'.

Thousands of British Airways passengers are stranded after the airline's flight plan management computer crashed, with flights from the US to Gatwick and Heathrow worst affected.

The new food has a focus on provenance and BA says the provider, Newrest, has been 'working closely with suppliers in the south of England to source the best quality ingredients'.

Qantas will NOT ban flights to China amid coronavirus outbreak

All flights to Beijing and Shanghai have been cancelled today and tomorrow. Flights after this are being reviewed. Bookings have been suspended until March.

British Airways said the fog shrouding West London meant air traffic control had imposed a reduction in the number of flights that could take off and land at Heathrow.

The holiday plans of millions of Britons could be at risk after the number of coronavirus cases around the world overtook China for the first time.

Thousands of Britons are now believed to be stuck in Italy, including Leah Washington, pictured in Rome, the woman who lost her leg in the 2015 Alton Towers Smiler rollercoaster disaster.

BA has warned it will make job cuts in the 'short term, perhaps long term' as airline companies ground flights following a drop in demand, Virgin Atlantic, said it would ground 75% of its fleet by March.

The UK's biggest frequent flyer website, Head for Points, alleges that customers trying to cancel bookings made with Avios have not been given an online option to claim a refund.

Passengers from Italy, China and Iran have arrived a Gatwick and Heathrow this week, even as the UK went in to lockdown. Planes from Rome, Beijing and Shanghai have landed.

Frontline healthcare worker Cheryl Baxter, who is stuck in Cambodia, issued a heartbreaking video message today saying she was 'near meltdown' and begged the Prime Minister for help.

The airline, which jets to Europe, America and the Caribbean from Gatwick, has already mothballed many planes across its UK bases - but is still running from London Heathrow with a reduced schedule.

Madrid-based International Airlines Group proposed a dividend of around 17p per share in February, when the ravages of the killer virus on society and the global economy were already apparent.

Airlines including British Airways and EasyJet are selling tickets for flights in May despite health officials warnings a global lockdown could last for months (stock photo of a woman on a beach).

After four years of negotiations and a huge investment in security, Sharm El-Sheikh airport is preparing for direct flights from the UK. Mark Jones went and found some amazing bargains.

Los Angeles County officials are awaiting confirmation that a Korean Air flight attendant diagnosed with the coronavirus may have serviced a flight to Los Angeles last week.

Australians hoping to fly home during the coronavirus pandemic have been given new options with Qantas announcing limited flights to Melbourne from Los Angeles and London.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said that although Project Sunrise had 'huge potential' it would not be the right time to pursue it 'given the impact Covid-19 has had on world travel'.

My flight to Cambodia has still not been cancelled but I cannot go. I booked through a third party but not sure if this means I can get a voucher in lieu of flights or a cash refund?

National security adviser Robert O'Brien's deputy, Matthew Pottinger, pushed to shut down air travel from the then-coronavirus epicenter Europe in February but Trump did so March 11.

Mahan Air, a private company linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is accused of lying about these flights after Tehran barred all flights to China on January 31.

The Chancellor abolished air passenger duty on all flights for children under the age of 12. It will also reduce the cost of a holiday to Spain for a family of four by £26.

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Their need to travel comes as more than 1,000 people in the US have tested positive for COVID-19 across 38 states and the District of Columbia, and 31 people have died.

Two flights carrying a total of 335 people from the Gulf countries landed in Kerala's two airports on Friday night, as India's Vande Bharat Mission to bring home its nationals stranded due to COVID-19 lockdown in various countries entered second day. While an Air India repatriation flight from Riyadh carrying 153 passengers, including 84 pregnant women, 22 children and four infants landed at the Kozhikode airport 8 pm on Friday night, another Air India Express flight from Bahrain with 177 passengers, including 5 infants, reached Kochi airport at 11.32 pm. Two flights had landed at Kochi and Kozhikode on Thursday from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, respectively. According to Kozhikode airport sources, the flight from Riyadh carried five people having some health issues and they would be shifted to Manjeri and Kozhikode medical college hospitals. Ten passengers from neighbouring states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu also travelled in the flight from Riyadh, the sources said. The passengers were ...

The stranded people hail from Tamil Nadu and they were working in the United Arab Emirates.

The rescue flight that took off from Trichy airport to Kuala Lumpur was commanded by Captain Kavitha Rajkumar, while Captain Bindhu Sebastian was the commander for Kochi-Muscat-Kochi flight.

For flights between India and Singapore, the charge is Rs 18,000-20,000 per passenger, and it is Rs 50,000 per person for India-UK flights.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said that once these flights are completed, over 16,500 travellers will have been brought back from India on 64 special flights.

Washington, May 05: Special evacuation flights for Indians stranded in the US due to the global travel restrictions put in place to contain the coronavirus pandemic are most likely to begin from San Francisco this week, according to officials.

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri was interviewed by some media channels this week wherein he spoke of the preparedness from the ministry's side on restarting operations for passengers, however, there will be changes to the way people travel

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri was interviewed by some media channels this week wherein he spoke of the preparedness from the ministry's side on restarting operations for passengers, however, there will be changes to the way people travel

New Delhi, May 09: Several Indians, who are stranded in at least seven countries due to coronavirus outbreak, is all set to fly back to their home country on Saturday in special flights under Vande Bharat Mission. According to

भारतीय एयरलाइन वाहक एयर इंडिया ने विदेश में फंसे भारतीय नागरिकों को वापस लाने के लिए फ्लाइट की बुकिंग शुरू कर दी है। एयर इंडिया ने गुरुवार को घोषणा की है कि लंदन, अमेरिका और यूएई सहित कई देशों में फंसे

According to senior member Rajiv Mehra, no international flights are operating till May 1, so international ticket booking would not have happened during the first phase of the lockdown. "When there is no booking, the question of refund does not arise. As regards the domestic sector, everything is in lockdown, so virtually no bookings have taken place, so no refund would be required," he said.

Six flights flew in from five countries on Friday. Passengers returned from Singapore, Dhaka, Bahrain, Riyadh and Dubai to Delhi, Srinagar, Kochi, Kozhikode and Chennai

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Through Vande Bharat Mission, 64 flights and three Navy ships are to repatriate nearly 15,000 Indians stranded abroad

Air India will also bring back people from other countries including the US, UK, Bangladesh, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Philippines, UAE and Malaysia.

The first flight that was to land around 8 p.m. on Friday was delayed by five hours and has been scheduled to land at 1.30 a.m. on Saturday, while the other flight is expected to land at 12.30 a.m.

A 29-year-old woman with the mortal remains of her husband was one of the passengers

Czech Airlines to restart some flights after coronavirus grounding

Flights from Kolkata are unlikely to take off right after the lockdown on flights is lifted. Sources in the civil aviation industry indicated that flights post lockdown would initially operate between smaller airports to ensure regional connectivity between tier-III towns, which are in the green zone. It is only thereafter that airports in tier-II cities in the orange zone and finally, those in metro cities, including Kolkata, that are in the red zone, will start operations.