ir 'People have to get home some way': The flights taking off as airlines worldwide are grounded By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T06:25:21Z Plane Talk: Despite the industry's deepest crisis, air charter firms are busier than ever Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Airlines preparing for future with fewer passengers and higher fares By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T15:32:00Z Tickets could cost 50% more because of 'de-densification' Full Article
ir Coronavirus: 100 million European air passenger journeys 'lost' during pandemic By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T15:43:00Z Heathrow, previously the busiest airport in Europe, did not even make the top three on 14 April Full Article
ir Coronavirus: When will cruises start again and should I book? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-16T14:56:56Z There may be some great bargains ahead, but also a lot to weigh up Full Article
ir The freight escape: Simon Calder left for his skiing holiday as an airline passenger but came home as cargo By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2010-04-23T22:00:00Z The luckiest traveller in Europe in the past nine days? Andrew Gardner, an engineer from Milton Keynes. On Thursday morning, 15 April, he flew from Stansted to Oslo. About 10 minutes after he landed, the air-traffic control shutters came down over northern Europe, and remained closed for the next six days. Full Article
ir 'We've been abandoned by our own embassy': Britons denied repatriation from Peru to London amid coronavirus chaos By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T13:48:00Z The 11 UK citizens left in Peru say they are 'terrified' they won't be put on a flight before the country officially shuts its borders on 22 April Full Article
ir Coronavirus: US senators accused of insider trading named on Trump committee to reopen trading By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T18:11:40Z 'To provide counsel to the president on the reopening of America' Full Article
ir Tui refund: Travel firm makes it harder to claim money back for cancelled holidays By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T08:08:00Z Britain's biggest travel firm insists that customers accept a refund credit note and then phone to get their money back Full Article
ir Coronavirus is giving Mount Everest a much needed break from humanity By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T06:02:00Z It seems that this season the world's highest peak will have some much needed recovery time, writes Yana Wengel Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Airline reports 'spike in bookings' in first sign of aviation recovery By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:25:00Z 'The line graph is trending upwards, haven't seen that in weeks,' said Cam Wallace, chief revenue officer Air New Zealand Full Article
ir Virgin Australia 'in administration' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T07:06:00Z The airline had applied for £715m government bail-out but was refused Full Article
ir Richard Branson says 'Virgin Atlantic needs government loan to survive' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T11:50:00Z Airlines around the world are asking for support Full Article
ir Richard Branson says 'this is not the end for Virgin Australia' as airline enters administration By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T06:06:51Z The airline is continuing to fly as it seeks fresh investment Full Article
ir easyJet, Ryanair and BA flight refunds: How to get your money back for cancelled trips By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T09:40:00Z Passengers are struggling to claim money back during the global pandemic Full Article
ir Ryanair passengers given vouchers rather than cash refunds By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T08:31:00Z Passengers who asked for their money back for a cancelled flight are told: 'Please see below details of your travel voucher for the full value of your unused booking' Full Article
ir Coronavirus: What flying might look like after the pandemic ends By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T15:51:26Z Access to airport terminals is likely to be restricted to staff and ticketed passengers Full Article
ir Virgin Atlantic showed British Airways how to be great By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T07:00:44Z Plane talk: A flag carrier needs a home-grown rival Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Millions may have to cancel holidays after lockdown due to expired passports By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T13:41:00Z Exclusive: Half a million passports have expired since UK lockdown began Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Should I accept a Refund Credit Note for my cancelled holiday? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T08:34:00Z Holiday companies are desperate to persuade travellers whose holidays have been cancelled to accept a 'Refund Credit Note'. Should you? These are the key questions and answers Full Article
ir Coronavirus: P&O and Cunard say 'No cruises until August' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-23T09:11:00Z Under the Package Travel Regulations, all UK customers whose voyages have been cancelled are due a full cash refund by 7 May – but 'guests should allow up to 60 days for processing' Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Travel insurance premium rockets by 550% as providers brace for huge payouts By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T05:39:00Z Exclusive: Couple's annual policy rises by more than £900 Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Air and cruise shutdown to cost UK more than £40bn By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T09:04:01Z Economic impact of air shutdown is estimated at £40bn, and cruise suspension £2.4bn Full Article
ir Sands and time: from Lancashire to Cumbria in bare feet By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2019-08-24T22:36:00Z Seven adventures in seven days: a seabed stroll across Morecambe Bay Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Should I book my 2021 holiday now and are there good deals? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T13:08:00Z If you can find a bargain flight, package holiday or cruise at a peak time, right now may be an excellent time to book Full Article
ir Ryanair still 'processing refunds from flights cancelled at the end of February' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T15:27:00Z 'I really am disgusted with the way Ryanair has been treating its customers over refunds,' said passenger Steve Ashton Full Article
ir Eight fantastic street food cities to visit after coronavirus By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T10:07:00Z The world's cheapest places to chow down Full Article
ir Coronavirus: When can I go on holiday again? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T09:58:00Z The Man Who Pays His Way: many hurdles stand between you and Europe Full Article
ir Wizz Air to resume flights to Spain and Portugal in May By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-25T12:59:00Z Budget airline plans 15 routes from Luton to begin on 1 May Full Article
ir Former Abta board member warns of 'zombie travel companies' – and threatens to sue holiday firms By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T09:41:10Z Refund row intensifies as London ski company claims any customer who declines a 'Refund Credit Note' loses financial protection Full Article
ir That Summer: Hiking Malawi's Mount Mulanje in a skirt in 1979 By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T07:46:00Z Siobhan Mulholland, a self-conscious teenager, found a five-day hike exhilarating and memorable – 'for reasons both universal and particular' Full Article
ir Britain's biggest travel firm is selling Spanish holidays for mid-May By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T08:09:00Z Exclusive: Tui is charging £323 for a week's self-catering in the resort of Salou, including flights from Manchester to Reus and coach transfers, on 15 May Full Article
ir The best new hotel openings this month, from Birmingham to Bali By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2019-10-02T09:48:00Z Hotel junkie Ianthe Butt reveals six of the most exciting new properties for October Full Article
ir Ryanair refund: Passengers fear they may have to wait a year to claim money back By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T06:21:14Z 'Ryanair are you honestly taking the mick? I don't want my money in a year, I want it now,' said passenger Danielle Koop Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Foreign Office indefinite travel warning branded 'absurd' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T09:25:59Z Exclusive: 'The FCO has to alter this Orwellian nonsense, and it must become country-specific,' said Paul Goldstein, owner of a camp in Kenya Full Article
ir British Airways job cuts: what will the redundancies mean for passengers? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T11:32:00Z It is certain that BA's intercontinental fleet will become significantly smaller Full Article
ir British Airways could abandon Gatwick airport By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T17:09:00Z 'There is a possibility that we will look to close our full LGW operation,' BA tells Unite union Full Article
ir Ryanair says no holiday flights until July and cuts up to 3,000 jobs By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T06:13:00Z Heathrow airport says passenger numbers fell 97 per cent in April Full Article
ir Hundreds of tourists still stuck in the Maldives during coronavirus pandemic By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T15:03:16Z Maldives government to help tourists who can't afford luxury resorts Full Article
ir Justice Department spots signs of fraud in applications for small business coronavirus bailout By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T20:37:18Z 'Whenever there's a trillion dollars out on the street that quickly, the fraudsters are going to come out of the woodwork' Full Article
ir Don't write off third runway, says Heathrow boss By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T17:57:00Z 'Do I think that the UK would benefit from private investors putting £14 billion of their own money into the UK in the next few years? Absolutely,' says John Holland-Kaye Full Article
ir British Airways: closing Gatwick solves the Heathrow problem By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T14:33:00Z The Man Who Pays His Way: will happen to the Sussex airport? Full Article
ir Airports: when checking out becomes tougher than checking in By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T07:36:00Z Plane Talk: People in this country have plainly had enough of experts Full Article
ir Face masks to become compulsory for air travel By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T13:35:00Z Despite questionable medical benefits, passengers will be told to wear face coverings Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Terrorists could exploit aviation security changes made to reassure passengers By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T15:57:00Z Exclusive: Coronavirus risk to aviation security when flying starts again Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Air Canada insists on pre-flight customer temperature checks By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:41:00Z In a sweeping range of measures, the Canadian airline has stopped offering pillows and blankets – and removed its inflight magazine Full Article
ir Coronavirus: 'UK aviation is facing a death spiral', pilots' union warns By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T20:42:00Z Balpa calls on government to bring in a moratorium on job cuts Full Article
ir Virgin Atlantic to cut 3,150 jobs and stop flying from Gatwick By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T13:12:00Z Airline plans to 'reshape and resize' the business Full Article
ir Caravan park challenge over coronavirus refunds advice By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T10:04:02Z Competition authority guidance on effects of lockdown triggers controversy between parks and caravan owners Full Article
ir British Airways says no 'meaningful' return to service before July By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T06:41:55Z 'We will adapt our operating procedures to ensure our customers and our people are properly protected in this new environment,' said Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Ireland could stay closed to Britons until later in the summer By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T10:39:00Z Exclusive: Tourism 'recovery story' not expected till autumn Full Article