As flood water in Thailand continues to advance on Bangkok, the country’s tourism authority is worried that the situation will seriously affect the number of visitors flying in for their holidays. Rising water levels have already forced Don Muang airport in the capital to temporarily shut down. Although it is Bangkok’s number two airport, it [...]

International Airlines Group chief executive, Willie Walsh, has voiced his concerns that the government’s new Transport Secretary could have a conflict of interest over aviation, as her constituency is directly below the Heathrow airport flight path. Justine Greening has been given the role after Philip Hammond was moved in to fill Liam Fox’s vacant position [...]

Flights to and from airports in and around New York have been disrupted over the weekend as Hurricane Irene continued to move up the east coast of the US. Services to New York from London were yesterday cancelled by British Airways and the airline said it would continue to assess the situation today.
The New York [...]

The Hertz Corporation has announced that it will be expanding its presence in Asia by opening two new locations in Dhaka. The car rental giant has gone into partnership with Mollah Netcom Ltd which is a subsidiary of the Mollah Group. The announcement means that Hertz will now operate in 13 Asian territories and have [...]

Emirates is set to continue its aggressive expansion in spite of a headwind from rivals claiming that the airline and fellow Gulf carriers are being subsidised. State-owned Emirates said it would soon be flying to hundreds of destinations across the globe. Currently it serves 111. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, Emirates’ chairman, said he understood [...]

Airport bosses are warning that airline passengers could face long delays later this month when the European Union partially lifts the restrictions currently placed on carrying liquids onto aircraft. As of 29 April, passengers who buy liquids such as perfume, alcohol and aerosols from duty-free while in transit will be allowed to carry those liquids [...]

The level of financial protection offered to holidaymakers has been condemned by Abta’s chairman, John McEwan. Speaking at a London travel conference, he added that the government needed to look at reforming the level of Air Passenger Duty currently being charged to those taking a flight from the UK.
Mr McEwan also said that it was [...]

International airlines around the globe say they are continuing to monitor the situation in Japan regarding a damaged nuclear power plant as most continue to fly schedules in and out of the earthquake stricken country.
On Tuesday, Lufthansa announced that it would be diverting its services to Tokyo. The carrier will now fly from Frankfurt to [...]

The threat of strikes by airport workers in Spain could mean misery for millions hoping to get away for the Easter holidays. If the industrial action were to go ahead, nearly every airport in the country would be affected over the extremely busy holiday period. The problems for travellers could be made worse if air [...]

A fire on board a Russian passenger plane has caused an explosion which has resulted in the death of three people and injured a further 43. The Tupelov aircraft was taxiing for takeoff when one of the engines caught fire. There were eight crew members and 116 passengers on board as the fire spread.
The incident [...]