The trade union Unite has announced that it intends to hold a further set of industrial action involving one of five cabin crew fleets on Thursday 19, Friday 20 and Saturday 21 January 2017 The contingency plans, which were successful during the previous two days of industrial action, will once again ensure that all of our customers will travel to …
Development work at Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh airport have commenced construction of additional aircraft parking stands which will take place over a period of seven months from January 2017. As a result of these works, there may be gate changes and some arriving or departing customers will require coaching between the main terminal and the aircraft. The following flights will be impacted: BA1454 – London to …
Proposed industrial action 10 – 11 January 2017
All British Airways customers will be able to fly to their destinations on Tuesday January 10 and Wednesday January 11 despite proposed industrial action by Unite. All flights to and from London Gatwick will operate as normal All flights to and from London City will operate as normal The vast majority of flights to and from London Heathrow will operate as …
Threatened industrial action announced
The trade union Unite has announced that it intends to hold industrial action involving one of five of BA’s cabin crew fleets on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 January 2017. BA have expressed their disappointed that Unite has once again chosen to target their customers and are looking to ensure that all of our customers, with bookings on those two days, will …
Travel News – Pakistan Flight PK661
Pakistan flight #PK661 has crashed in Pipplian near Havelian in Pakistan. Reports of more than 40 passengers on board the aircraft. The flight departed from Chitral around 3:30pm today and was expected to land at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport at around 4:40pm. The plane caught fire and crashed near Pipplian, a suburban village of Havelian near Abbottabad.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Following the recent incidents concerning the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile phone, the list of airlines banning the device increases almost on a daily basis and now AMTRAK in the USA have banned the device from being carried on any of its rail services. We urge all travellers to check with their carrier before travel to find out the …
Travel Disruption – Eurostar/Eurotunnel
Due to an electricity fault, the tunnel is currently closed with delays of up to 9 hours.
Heathrow Protest
A peaceful demonstration against airport expansion is expected to take place at Heathrow Airport on Saturday 1 October. Heathrow Airport is working with the Metropolitan Police who will manage any protest activities in and around the airport or terminal facilities. Roads around Heathrow may see a period of disruption around the middle of the day and customers travelling to/from the …
French Air Traffic Controllers Strike Action
French Air Traffic Controllers from 17:00 on 14th September until 04:00 on 16thSeptember.
Industrial action in Portugal– Saturday 27th August
Industrial action in Portugal– Saturday 27th August 2016 Trade unions representing airport security workers across Portugal are threatening to hold industrial action at some airports. We advise anyone flying from Portugal on Saturday to allow extra time to make their way through the airport. The situation may be liable to change at short notice, so please keep checking the status …
