Heathrow-based CFL said it expects its imports in the run up to Christmas to be up almost one third compared to last year, adding that India is an increasingly important source of express shipments into the UK. According to the UK's Department for Business and Trade, total imports from India amount...

Ryanair is bringing customers some early festive cheer by announcing today (5 Sept ) that it has added over 1.6 million extra seats across 660 routes to accommodate those travelling between 15 Dec – 8 Jan to see family and friends this Christmas. Ryanair has been reuniting families, friends and...

Heathrow has enlisted hundreds of ‘Little Here to Helpers’ to kick off the festive season for passengers by giving away 10,000 Christmas gifts. The presents will be given out across all four terminals in the run up to new year in a bid spread Christmas cheer. All gifts will be from the air...

By Josie Klein, travelweekly.co.ukGround handlers for Wizz Air at Luton airport are being balloted for strike action in the lead-up to Christmas. The industrial action is being threatened over the delay of a £500 recruitment and retention bonus and would cause disruption ahead of the festive pe...

Norwegian’s traffic figures for November are heavily influenced by lower demand caused by continued travel restrictions across Europe. Christmas bookings look promising. In November, 124,481 customers flew with Norwegian, a decrease of 95 percent compared to the same period last year. The capacit...

British Airways surprised unsuspecting customers as they arrived home this Christmas. The airline’s choir wowed 1000s of people as they arrived at London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 with a flying rendition of the quintessential Christmas carol, Deck The Halls. The surprise performance was kicked o...

"Ethiopian religious festivals like Meskel, Ethiopian Christmas, Ethiopian Easter and Timket have become major travel experiences for our visitors," says Desale Mitiku Asfaw, CEO, Grand Holidays Ethiopia Tours.  While Ethiopia is also home to the oldest settlement of Muslims in the world, who ...

Some Virgin Atlantic pilots are set to strike from 22 December to Christmas Day in a dispute over union recognition, the Professional Pilots Union (PPU) has said. The union represents about a third of pilots at the carrier, and said it was excluded from talks over proposed changes to pilot benefi...