The UK has today set out new plans to modernise its airspace by creating more direct and efficient routes. According to the UK government, the new legislation will mean passengers will benefit from quicker flights and fewer delays. It added that the plans will enable the largest redesign of UK...

The CEO of Airlines UK has said there is "no time to lose" for the government to deliver a plan for a sustainable aviation industry. It comes after the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this week announced that a general election will take place on 4 July. Tim Alderslade, CEO of trade body Ai...

On the Beach has called for regulatory action against low-cost carriers over "aggressive tactics" to remove consumer choice from the market. The online travel agent (OTA) commissioned a report published this month which surveyed 3,000 UK holidaymakers who have flown in the last three years on the...

Commenting on the appointment of Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP as the new Secretary of State for Transport, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “UK airlines congratulate Liz Truss on becoming Prime Minister and Anne-Marie Trevelyan on her a...

Airlines UK, the Airport Operators Association (AOA), AGS and Edinburgh airports have called on the Scottish Government to rectify a major discrepancy that means passengers returning to Scotland from abroad will have to pay more than twice as much for Covid tests than travellers returning to England...

Responding to the First Minister’s announcement on international travel restarting in Scotland from 17 May, Airlines UK, AGS Airports and Edinburgh Airport have issued the following statement: "Whilst removing the travel ban is a step in the right direction it is very much a missed opportunity wit...

AGS Airports, Edinburgh Airport and Airlines UK, the industry association representing UK-registered airlines, have warned Scottish aviation is being left behind due to the lack of a testing strategy. They have called on the Scottish Government to make urgent progress on the introduction of an effec...

A new survey from industry body Airlines UK has found that without a waiver from paying Air Passenger Duty (APD), 600 air routes will be lost in the short-term, as well as 8,000 jobs. 130 routes would be lost in 12 months if airlines had to continue paying APD, 80 per cent of which would be in th...