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.
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Lufthansa warns of hefty fuel cost hit, preparing for shortages
German airline giant Lufthansa said today its 2026 fuel bill would be 1.
Lufthansa cancels 20,000 flights over fuel price hikes and strikes
Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa is set to cut 20,000 flights in the coming months to save on jet fuel and deal with additional costs from airline staff strikes.
German airlines demand government step in to avert looming kerosene crisis
Germany’s airlines and airports are sounding the alarm as dwindling jet fuel stocks threaten to cause a collapse in air travel in the coming months.
Ryanair to cut 1m passengers from Belgium over doubling of aviation tax
Irish airline Ryanair will cut more than one in five flights in Belgium in response to the Belgian Government's decision to double aviation tax to €10 per passenger…
Airbus scores major contract with Dubai low-cost carrier for 150 jets
European aircraft producer Airbus has announced the signing of a major contract with Flydubai, a low-cost airline headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
EU consumer group accuses Ryanair and others of ‘illegal’ extra fees for carry-ons
The European Consumer Organisation accused Ryanair and other airlines of engaging in unfair and illegal practices by charging extra fees for hand luggage.
Tension between Brussels and airlines over cabin-baggage charges
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, has met with the Spanish Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, to discuss a…
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…
Brussels retreats: Long-haul flights set to be exempt from emissions monitoring
The European Commission has drafted plans to drop long-haul flights from CO2 emissions-monitoring rules.
Major airlines under investigation for ‘greenwashing’
The probe aims to determine the veracity of claims made by airlines regarding their efforts to reduce aircraft CO2 emissions through measures such as carbon offsetting…
Italy’s Deputy PM Salvini blasts EC ‘madness’ over ITA-Lufthansa airlines deal
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and transport minister Matteo Salvini is not amused with European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager's objections to German airline Lufthansa's…
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.
Europe launches ‘in-depth’ airline safety review
Amid serious and growing airline-industry safety concerns, the European Commission said an "in-depth" review into relevant protocols is underway.
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 boss gets the cream cake treatment
Climate extremists threw cream cakes at Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary in Brussels on September 7.
Ryanair wins fight with EU over Italy’s Covid aid to rivals
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