The Civil Aviation Authority has warned that unless airport capacity in the south-east of the UK is not increased, there will be a negative impact on the country’s economy. It added that runways needed to be expanded if passengers are to avoid suffering higher ticket prices and less choice. The report explained that without expansion, [...]

Recently released figures show that around 74,000 holidaymakers have experienced problems after the travel companies they booked their holidays with went bust this year. This resulted in claims totalling £26 million for repatriation and compensation. The peak time for failures was over the summer-holiday period, and during 2011, 24 holiday companies have been forced to [...]

Passenger numbers at Aberdeen Airport have risen faster this year than at any of Britain’s other airports, according to figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority. Between the start of the year and 30 November 2011 figures grew by 9.5 per cent compared to a year earlier. The next biggest rise was at Edinburgh Airport [...]

A union is claiming that new aviation rules being proposed by the EU could mean that pilots in charge of passenger jets are flying with fatigue levels which are the same as if they had consumed five cans of beer. According to the British Airline Pilots’ Association, the current rules mean that a pilot is [...]

Customers of Holidays 4 UK, a tour firm based in Brighton which went into administration earlier this week, have been informed that compensation may not be paid for a number of months. Around 20,000 bookings have now been cancelled. The company dealt mostly in package deals and flights to Turkey. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrators, [...]

A Brighton-based travel operator has gone into administration while around 12,000 customers are currently abroad on their holidays. Holidays 4 UK specialised in package deals and arranging flights to Turkey. According to the Foreign Office, all customers will be able to fly home as planned because of guarantees made by the Civil Aviation Authority. All [...]

The Civil Aviation Authority has published statistics which show that over the last four years, the number of passengers making use of smaller regional airports has dropped by as much as 70 per cent. Much of the blame for this has been placed on Air Passenger Duty which has gone up 140 per cent on [...]

Gatwick Airport will have to revise the way in which it handles its charges for baggage and check-in after the Civil Aviation Authority upheld a complaint made by Ryanair. The low-cost carrier said it was unfair for passengers who had checked-in online and who were only travelling with hand luggage to have to pay the [...]

The UK’s railways are due for their most comprehensive overhaul in recent years following a government commissioned report by former Civil Aviation Authority boss, Sir Roy McNulty. The study calls for costs of £1 billion to be removed from the industry within the decade and an overhaul of the fares system. It also aims to [...]

The government is preparing to announce what it claims will be a simplification of the sometimes confusing system of rail fares currently offered to UK travellers. According to ministers, the new system will not only make rail fares easier to understand but will save passengers’ money. By the end of this decade the government hopes [...]