3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1456+ words) New powers for English mayors to introduce overnight visitor levies are drawing sharp warnings from tourism bodies over competitiveness, jobs and regional demand. Plans to let mayors in England introduce overnight visitor levies are drawing fresh warnings from tourism and…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1397+ words) A recent UK air traffic control outage that disrupted thousands of flights is now reportedly linked to spurious flight data from a British military aircraft. A UK air traffic control outage that grounded or delayed thousands of flights earlier this…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (845+ words) A rare flight plan anomaly and fragile software design converged to shut large parts of UK airspace in August 2023, stranding hundreds of thousands. A rare combination of unusual flight data and fragile software design has been linked to the severe…...

8+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1089+ words) Britain’s air traffic control network is running again after a software fault, but airlines are urging structural reform following days of cancellations and delays. Britain’s air traffic control system has returned to normal operations after a technical failure at NATS…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1179+ words) UK passengers continue to face days of delays and cancellations after a NATS air traffic control system failure forced restrictions and grounded over 1,000 flights. Passengers flying to and from the United Kingdom are still facing disruption after a major failure…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1016+ words) The UK is accelerating a battery electric rail revolution across northern England, promising cleaner, faster journeys and renewed investment in regional manufacturing. The United Kingdom is moving ahead with a new generation of battery electric trains across northern England, positioning…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1444+ words) Reports suggest a UK military aircraft flight plan triggered a cascading air traffic control failure that disrupted thousands of journeys and revived safety concerns. Fresh reporting has linked a UK military aircraft to the air traffic control outage that recently…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (809+ words) Germany has approved Emirates flights to Berlin, opening a long-contested fifth gateway and reshaping long‑haul competition, connectivity and politics in Europe’s largest aviation market. Germany has cleared the way for Emirates to launch direct flights to Berlin, approving a…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1134+ words) An Irish couple caught in six hours of UK airport turmoil say the patience and kindness of fellow passengers helped them through the ordeal. An Irish couple left waiting six hours amid widespread disruption at a UK airport have described…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (585+ words) Recent air traffic control IT failures have stranded thousands. Here is what current UK and EU rules say about compensation, care and how to claim. Successive air traffic control IT failures have repeatedly thrown European air travel into chaos, leaving…...