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British Airways suspend Gatwick operations

Today British Airways have announced they are suspending all Gatwick airport operations, due to the decrease in demand and further restrictions. More coming soon, further information available at www.ba.com

Easyjet ground all aircraft

A number of airlines, including Easyjet have said in recent days and weeks that they may need to ground aircraft as demand drops and further restrictions are implemented around where aircraft can fly to....

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Flybe collapses

An announcement was made early this morning that Flybe has done into administration. The airline that has been serving the UK for 40 years has collapsed after a drop in passenger numbers, rising costs...

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Turkey to abolish visa for UK travellers

As of 2nd March 2020 UK passport holders will no longer need a visa to enter Turkey for their holidays. British nationals who are travelling for tourism or business purposes will no longer need...

Brexit will not affect your EU summer holiday

The travel association ABTA has said that the 11-month transition period, which runs until December, means “arrangements will remain the same”. The UK is now in a transition period our of the EU until...

Happy New Year 2020

Welcome to a new year, 2020. The start of a new year is a time of reflection and planning and setting goals for the next 12 months. Regardless of whether that is work, travel,...

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Flybe to become Virgin Connect

An announcement was made yesterday that Flybe will be re-branded as Virgin Connect in 2020. No further details have been published yet, except to say that all future bookings will operate as expected and...

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Who are Hays Travel?

Hays Travel are an independent travel agent which is base din Sunderland. It was founded in 1980 by John Hays and is still owned and run by the family. They hit the headlines in...

Who are Titan Airways?

Who are Titan Airways?

More people will have encountered Titan Airways this year than ever before. This is due to TUI using them to operate flights this summer. They have been unable to fulfil demand themselves this summer....