Aviation industry urges Brussels to drop carbon market plan for global flights
"In the current geopolitical context, extending the EU ETS beyond intra-EEA flights will likely provoke an even stronger international backlash than in 2012".
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UK probes Ryanair over fees for parents to sit with children
Britain's competition watchdog said Thursday that it had opened an investigation into Irish carrier Ryanair over fees that parents must pay to sit with their children.
EU air passenger rights reform on the brink of collapse
A marathon overnight trilogue session earlier this week ended without agreement deep in the night.
Lufthansa warns of hefty fuel cost hit, preparing for shortages
German airline giant Lufthansa said today its 2026 fuel bill would be 1.
Wizz Air says had problems with jet fuel supply in Italy
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has encountered some jet fuel shortages at three airports in Italy, its chief executive said Friday, following warnings about…
Jet fuel recovery to take months even after Hormuz reopens, warns IATA
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has cautioned that global jet fuel supplies are unlikely to return to normal for several months, even…
German parliament quietly lifts ban on business-class flights for MPs
Germany’s 630 MPs may once again book business-class tickets at the taxpayer’s expense – if the flight lasts more than two hours.
Ryanair and Wizz Air cut Vienna activities due to ‘punitive aviation tax’
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has announced it is moving three of its 19 aircraft based at Vienna airport to other countries and will close down three routes from…
Small tax, big ripple: Ryanair to stop expansion in Belgium
Low-cost airline Ryanair said it will end its growth plans in Belgium after the country hiked its aviation tax from €2 to €5 per flight.
High prices and poor routes puts train travel behind flying in Europe
Travelling by train in Europe is still struggling to compete with flying, with tickets often more expensive than budget airlines and journeys less direct and harder…
Ryanair says dropping three French airports over ‘harmful’ tax
Irish airline Ryanair said on July 30 it was dropping three French airports over a "harmful" tax hike on air tickets and urged Paris to change course.
German Government to cut ‘green’ air travel tax
Germany's Federal Government said it wanted to reduce the aviation tax, a controversial "green" carbon tax.
Heathrow Airport fire throws air travel into disarray across Europe and beyond
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KLM to cut costs over post-COVID customer lull
Dutch low-cost airline KLM has announced it will cut or delay investments and introduce cost-saving measures due to inflated costs combined with its failure to recover…
Ryanair boss O’Leary wants to limit alcohol consumption at airports
Michael O'Leary, boss of Irish airline Ryanair, said he felt air travellers should not be allowed to simply consume as much alcohol as they wanted before a flight.
Europe’s largest airports disrupted amid global IT outage
A global tech outage, which appeared to stem from a failed update between Microsoft and global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, was disrupting operations across various…
Germany’s Lufthansa adds flights surcharge to address ‘rising environmental costs’
German aviation company Lufthansa Group announced the implementation of an Environmental Cost Surcharge (ECS) on ticket prices to address rising costs associated…
New EU aviation deal not fit to fly, says airline industry
The European Union reached a deal to free-up air-traffic reform ahead of a projected second summer of air-traffic controlllers' strikes.
FOCUS-Ryanair fights off European squeeze on its ticket prices
Ryanair is facing challenges at both ends of its price range, with Europe's largest airline taking aim at proposed minimum fares in France after fending off a cap…
Ryanair Charleroi airport strike frustrates Brussels holidaymakers
A strike by Ryanair pilots at Brussels’ South Charleroi airport looks set to frustrate holidaymakers and other travellers to and from the Belgian capital.