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Business traveller checking in at a city hotel reception as plans for a tourist tax in England are set out
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Tourist tax in England set to be uncapped as mayors gain new powers

By Ana Ives · September 10, 2026
 More than 1,300 flights have been cancelled after a Nats system fault, and the UK air traffic control failure is still disrupting Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted.
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UK air traffic control failure hits 1,300 flights, Nats boss summoned to commons

By Ana Ives · September 9, 2026
 A UK air traffic control failure on Tuesday 08 September 2026 has led to more than 600 flight cancellations, with Nats warning that disruption will run into the night even though the underlying fault has now been fixed.
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UK air traffic control failure cancels more than 600 flights

By Ana Ives · September 8, 2026
 Which? has ranked the best and worst UK airports for 2026, with Exeter top and Manchester Terminal 3 bottom, giving business travellers a clear steer on where delays are likeliest.
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Manchester Terminal 3 named UK’s worst airport in Which? survey

By Ana Ives · September 8, 2026
 Airlines and UK travel trade bodies are lobbying Brussels to reinstate the flexible arrangements that let border authorities partially suspend EU Entry/Exit System (EES) biometric checks, after the temporary rules lapsed at the start of this week.
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Travel groups press EU to keep flexible EES rules until March 2027

By Ana Ives · September 8, 2026
 Air India and IHG Hotels and Resorts have linked their loyalty schemes in a new Air India IHG loyalty partnership that lets Maharaja Club members collect airline points on hotel stays, and gives IHG One Rewards members a fresh route for turning hotel points into flights.
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Air India and IHG loyalty partnership lets flyers earn on hotel stays

By Ana Ives · September 8, 2026
 Sir Richard Branson has laid the blame for higher air fares squarely at the feet of what he called "foolish leaders" who start wars, as UK business travellers continue to pay a Virgin Atlantic fuel surcharge introduced in response to soaring oil costs.
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Branson blames war for Virgin Atlantic fuel surcharge as fares climb

By Ana Ives · September 7, 2026
 UK business travellers heading to or through south Florida face heavy disruption after a cargo aircraft operating for Amazon overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, closing every runway and taxiway at one of the busiest hubs in the United States.
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Miami airport cargo plane crash shuts runways and grounds flights

By Ana Ives · September 6, 2026
 A technical failure in Heathrow Terminal 5's baggage system stopped thousands of British Airways bags reaching aircraft, leaving passengers to land without them and prompting a scramble to return luggage.
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Heathrow Terminal 5 baggage fault leaves 3,000 BA bags behind

By Ana Ives · September 5, 2026
 Virgin Atlantic Team GB deal makes Branson's carrier the official airline for the LA 2028 Games, with implications for UK business travellers flying to Los Angeles.
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Virgin Atlantic replaces British Airways as Team GB airline for LA28

By Ana Ives · September 5, 2026
 Airlines wrongly rejected a record 58% of eligible flight compensation claims in 2025, according to new analysis from passenger rights organisation AirHelp, leaving business travellers who were legally owed money with nothing on first application.
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Airlines wrongly reject 58% of valid flight compensation claims

By Ana Ives · September 3, 2026
 American Airlines is to open its Flagship Dining rooms, long a first class preserve, to business class passengers from 15 September 2026. Dallas Fort Worth and Miami, both served nonstop from Heathrow, come first. Los Angeles follows late this year, six and a half years after its dining room closed.
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American Airlines opens Flagship Dining to business class passengers

By Ana Ives · August 31, 2026