The joint administrators of Monarch Airlines and Monarch Travel Group have this afternoon confirmed that some 1,858 employees have been made redundant. Of these, 1,760 were employees of Monarch Airlines, while 98 were employed by Monarch Travel Group. Mr Swaffield said the decision not to continue trading was made on Saturday night after estimating that…
A third Heathrow runway is set to be given the go-ahead within nine months, Chris Grayling says. The Transport Secretary is preparing to press ahead with the expansion of the airport, which is expected to be backed by MPs next year. He told the Standard: “Subject to the necessary consultation work and securing the backing of Parliament, we are…
EasyJet has reached out to Monarch employees, encouraging them to apply for jobs at the rival airline following the collapse of Monarch Airlines. As part of the airline’s latest and largest ever recruitment, there are still opportunities for 100 cabin crew in Luton, 400 in Gatwick as well as a number of direct entry Captains.…
The Civil Aviation Authority’s flying programme completed 61 flights in its first day of operation, returning passengers stranded by the collapse of Monarch Airlines to the UK. In total some 11,843 passengers were flown back to the UK, from 24 destinations.
Thousands of people have watched as a Qatar Airways aircraft flew in formation over Doha with the world-famous Red Arrows aerobatic display team, an event taking place as the airline celebrates its twentieth anniversary. The event, hosted by the British ambassador to the State of Qatar, Ajay Sharma, and Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar…
The UK’s biggest peacetime repatriation is under way after the collapse of Monarch Airlines, with 110,000 customers to be brought back home on specially chartered planes. The accountants KPMG announced in the early hours of Monday that Monarch, Britain’s longest-surviving airline brand, had been placed into administration and that all further flights from the UK had…
Video has emerged of a passenger being forcibly removed from Southwest fight 1525 in Baltimore on 25 September 2017. The forced removal came after she asked that 2 dogs be removed from the plane. The passenger told airline staff that she has a life-threatening allergy to dogs. She requested the dogs be removed because she…
British Airways took delivery of its 25 th Dreamliner from Boeing’s factory in Seattle on September 28, 2017. This aircraft, with the registration G-ZBJI, is the ninth 787-8 to join the airline’s fleet. British Airways also currently has 16 787-9s, with two further 787-9 aircraft and three 787-8 aircraft to arrive next year, followed by 12…
Starting October 1, 2017, Delta is bringing you free mobile messaging so you can stay in touch with friends, family, and colleagues while onboard. Never miss an important conversation while on a Delta flight. Free Messaging will be available on Delta Wi-Fi enabled flights for use with iMessage, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp. Ensure that you…
Airline customers have been hit with major disruption after computer check-in systems failed across the globe. Frustrated passengers reported problems at London Gatwick, Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Reagan Airport in Washington DC, Singapore, Zurich, Melbourne and Johannesburg… on Thursday morning after firms using Amadeus Altea software were hit with issues. The software is used…
Budget airline Ryanair cancelled another 18,000 flights on Wednesday, deepening its woes over its mismanagement of pilots’ holiday schedules. The Irish carrier, Europe’s biggest by passengers carried, says 34 routes will be suspended from November to March 2018, affecting some 400,000 customers who have already booked flights. Under the airline’s slower growth plan, some 18,000…
