Travellers flying with WestJet (WS) over the upcoming August long weekend could face an unexpected financial setback if cabin crew walk off the job, as travel insurance experts warn that many newly purchased policies are unlikely to cover strike-related disruptions.
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The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that British Airways (BA) cannot claim tax treaty protection for income earned from providing ground handling and engineering services to other airlines in India.
Heathrow Airport (LHR) could face fresh pressure over its passenger charging plans after International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways (BA) and Iberia (IB), urged incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to limit future airport fees before the airport begins its proposed £49 billion third runway expansion.
Georgia has reached a new milestone in international aviation as China Eastern Airlines (MU) launched the first scheduled nonstop service between Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).
China’s three largest state-owned airlines, China Southern Airlines (CZ), Air China (CA), and China Eastern Airlines (MU), expect to report combined first-half net losses of between 7.37 billion yuan and 8.97 billion yuan ($1.09 billion to $1.33 billion).
Emirates (EK) has completed the first arrival of flight EK789 at Accra Kotoka International Airport (ACC), marking the launch of the airline’s new four-times-weekly service between Dubai and Ghana’s capital.
A team of cabin crew from Singapore Airlines (SQ) has drawn widespread praise after going to extraordinary lengths to recover a passenger’s ring that slipped into the narrow gap of an aircraft seat, turning a routine flight into a memorable display of customer service.
Singapore Airlines (SQ) will significantly increase premium cabin capacity between Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) from January 1, 2027.
Qantas (QF) has temporarily canceled several Airbus A380 services after one of its superjumbos suffered an engine issue at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), forcing an unscheduled engine replacement.
British Airways (BA) and Norwegian Air (DY) have turned football fever into a light-hearted marketing contest ahead of the FIFA World Cup quarter-final between England and Norway, with both airlines agreeing to a social media wager that has attracted widespread attention online.