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Britain's two busiest airports have urged the government to abandon proposals that would let airlines scrap flights without notice, warning the move risks plunging the summer holidays of millions of business and leisure travellers into chaos.
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Heathrow and Gatwick lead airport revolt against ministers’ flight cancellation plans

By Ana Ives · May 12, 2026
 British Airways' premium cabin customers are first in the firing line for fare rises as parent group IAG scrambles to claw back a €2bn (£1.7bn) jump in its fuel bill sparked by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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BA targets business class flyers as Hormuz closure drives fuel bill to €9bn

By Ana Ives · May 8, 2026
 Uber One is staging its boldest play yet for the loyalty of Britain's frequent travellers, lifting the velvet rope on a private clifftop retreat in Mykonos reserved exclusively for its highest-spending UK members.
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Uber One unlocks private Mykonos hideaway for Britain’s most prolific travellers

By Ana Ives · May 7, 2026
 British business travellers flying to Spain this summer face mounting disruption risks, with industry analysts warning that Palma, Alicante and Málaga could emerge as the principal flashpoints for delayed and cancelled departures during the May half-term and early summer peak.
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Palma, Alicante and Málaga flagged as summer’s biggest pressure points for UK travellers to Spain

By Ana Ives · May 6, 2026
 Hilton has abandoned plans to operate what was set to be the United Kingdom’s largest Hampton by Hilton, just weeks before the doors of the Manchester city-centre tower were due to open to guests.
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Hilton walks away from UK’s largest Hampton on the eve of opening in Manchester

By Ana Ives · May 6, 2026
 Britain’s business travellers are facing a summer of cancelled flights, consolidated routes and sharply higher fares after Goldman Sachs warned that the United Kingdom is the country most exposed to a deepening jet fuel crisis triggered by the Iran war.
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Britain ‘most exposed’ to jet fuel crisis as airline rationing looms

By Ana Ives · May 6, 2026
 Whitehall has thrown nearly £50 million behind Britain’s drone and flying taxi ambitions, in a move ministers say will accelerate commercial eVTOL operations from 2028 and rein in the operators behind a growing tide of “faceless” rogue flights.
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Whitehall pledges £50m to fast-track flying taxis and clamp down on rogue drones

By Ana Ives · May 6, 2026
 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