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Business travellers heading to or through Scotland this summer face the prospect of significant disruption after Unite confirmed that around 900 workers at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are moving towards co-ordinated strike action in a series of pay disputes.
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Summer of disruption looms as 900 Scottish airport workers move towards strike

By Ana Ives · May 6, 2026
 Singapore Airlines has confirmed it will begin installing SpaceX's Starlink Wi-Fi system on selected aircraft from early 2027, in a move set to give business travellers some of the fastest in-flight connectivity in the sky.
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Singapore Airlines to roll out Starlink Wi-Fi from early 2027

By Ana Ives · May 4, 2026
 Amex GBT, the world's largest business travel management company, is to be taken private in an all-cash transaction worth approximately $6.3bn, ending the firm's four-year run as a publicly listed company.
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Amex GBT to go private in $6.3bn Long Lake takeover

By Ana Ives · May 4, 2026
 Carriers operating from UK airports will be permitted to cancel flights weeks ahead of departure and shift travellers onto fewer aircraft this summer, under emergency contingency measures designed to shield the aviation network from a deepening jet fuel crunch triggered by the war on Iran.
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Airlines handed power to cancel summer flights weeks ahead as Iran war squeezes jet fuel supplies

By Ana Ives · May 3, 2026
 United Airlines has moved to mop up the disruption left by Spirit Airlines' latest wave of flight cancellations, unveiling a fortnight-long package of price-capped fares, loyalty perks and recruitment incentives aimed at stranded passengers and displaced staff.
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United rolls out Spirit rescue package with $199 fare cap

By Ana Ives · May 3, 2026
 Spirit Airlines has become the most prominent casualty of the Iran war's impact on aviation, ceasing all operations with immediate effect after an eleventh-hour rescue package from the Trump administration unravelled.
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Spirit Airlines grounded for good as $500m White House rescue collapses

By Ana Ives · May 2, 2026
 Business travellers heading through London Stansted over the May bank holiday have been spared a wave of disruption after planned industrial action by passenger assistance staff was suspended at the eleventh hour.
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Stansted bank holiday strike called off as disability assistance staff weigh up pay deal

By Ana Ives · May 1, 2026
 Chicago-based group lifts gross fees 8.6% to $333m and grows pipeline to a record 151,000 rooms, as upscale demand and the Playa all-inclusive deal underpin a confident 2026 outlook.
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Hyatt rides high-end travel wave as RevPAR climbs 5.4% in first quarter

By Ana Ives · May 1, 2026
 Business travellers passing through Heathrow Terminal 2 will soon be able to pick up a Waitrose wrap on their way to the gate, after the John Lewis Partnership confirmed a tie-up with Lagardère Travel Retail to roll out four branded outlets at the airport.
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Waitrose touches down at Heathrow T2 as supermarket battle for the business traveller intensifies

By Ana Ives · April 27, 2026
 British Airways has quietly imposed a 45-day advance booking deadline on Avios reward redemptions to India, in a move that has caught loyalty programme members and the wider business travel community off guard.
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British Airways quietly blocks Avios redemptions to India within 45 days of departure

By Ana Ives · April 27, 2026
 British Airways has moved to shore up the size of its elite membership base by extending the status of thousands of Silver and Gold members of The British Airways Club who failed to requalify ahead of the 1st May deadline, with Travelling For Business able to reveal that the thresholds at which the carrier is granting a free additional year are startlingly low.
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British Airways reverses course on BA Club status extensions, blaming technical issue

By Ana Ives · April 27, 2026
 British SMEs are doubling down on international business travel, shrugging off the drag of Middle Eastern instability to chase new markets, suppliers and deals overseas, fresh research from Travel Counsellors for Business has revealed.
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UK SMEs press ahead with overseas travel despite Middle East turbulence

By Ana Ives · April 24, 2026