The European Court of Justice is looking likely to uphold a 2009 ruling which will mean that passengers on airlines which are delayed by three hours or more are entitled to compensation. The earlier ruling said that those who are delayed for a significant amount of time should be entitled to compensation of between 250 [...]

A new report suggests that budget airlines may be charging families more to travel than their mainstream rivals. The travel comparison website responsible for the study found that once the extra costs of administrative services, priority booking, seat reservations and baggage surcharges were taken into account, the price of a ticket with a low-cost carrier [...]

Home Secretary Theresa May has been meeting with airline representatives to try and come up with a solution to the problems of long delays for passengers trying to make their way through Heathrow Airport. Mrs May is reportedly considering risk-based controls at airports. The move follows the dismissal of Brodie Clark, former UK Border Force [...]

Budget airline EasyJet has unveiled its own vision for the future of Luton airport. Officials from the carrier said this week that current plans laid out for the facility by its operator and owner are missing “big things” and that further improvements to the its infrastructure and surrounding areas were necessary to achieve ambitious targets [...]

EasyJet has announced its latest route amid growth plans from Manchester airport. Officials from the no-frills airline said midweek that the carrier would be launching flights between the northwest England gateway and Tel Aviv beginning on 1 November. The service is to run year-round and will operate twice per week; tickets go on sale Thursday [...]

Families travelling abroad with budget carriers this summer are being warned that they are facing a dramatic increase in the cost of travelling with extra suitcases. The hardest hit are expected to be those travelling with children who find they are having to pay extra for the extra bags. Ryanair has pushed up the cost [...]

Budget airline easyJet has launched a new route between Luton airport and the Reykjavik. The service’s first flight took to the skies from the north London air gateway early on Tuesday morning. The route to Keflavik International Airport, set to the south of Iceland’s capital and largest city, will operate thrice weekly each Tuesday, Thursday [...]

Low-cost carrier easyJet has announced that it will be introducing allocated seating for passengers who are prepared to pay a fee. Carolyn McCall, the airline’s chief executive, claimed that this was not another way of squeezing cash out of customers as the scheme would be revenue neutral. Analysts in the City have been told that [...]

Low-cost carrier easyJet has launched new hubs in France. This week saw the airline begin operations at its new French bases in Nice and Toulouse, going toe-to-toe with local flag carrier Air France. Officials confirmed during the opening that the carrier had expansion plans in the works for both cities that would bring 11 new [...]

The cost of flying from the UK has become more expensive after a 10 per cent hike in Air Passenger Duty. The increase was made known in Chancellor George Osborne’s budget and has been condemned by airlines and travel associations. A family of four travelling to Florida will now have to come up with an [...]