Tag: disruption
UK passengers face delays due to ash cloud
As expected, ash cloud has drifted over Scotland from Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano, resulting in flight cancellations. The volcano, which erupted over the weekend, is the second in just over a year after the volcano located under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier about 100 miles east of the capital Reykjavik, led to flight cancellations last year. It forced [...]
Kiss Flights collapses leaving 13,000 passengers overseas
Approximately 13,000 British holidaymakers are stranded abroad after budget travel firm Kiss Flights has collapsed. The firm, which operated flights to Greece, Egypt, Turkey and the Canary Islands, is the latest in a long line of travel firms that have recently gone bust. The collapse has meant the travel plans of 60,000 Britons are ruined [...]
BAA: May passenger numbers hit by volcanic ash cloud
BAA has today reported a further fall in passenger numbers at its six British airports, as a result of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, which affected UK airspace during the month. BAA, which is majority owned by Spain’s Ferrovial, said passenger traffic fell 4.5% in May year-on-year. However, London’s Heathrow airport was worst affected seeing [...]
UK trade deficit widens in April
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today revealed the UK’s trade gap widened in April, hit by disruption due to the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud which hit both exports and imports. According to the ONS, exports fell 0.6% in April - the first fall since January’s decline of 5.7% which was hit by the [...]
Further blow for BA as it posts record annual loss
British Airways, which is facing fresh strikes over the next few weeks, has today reported a record £531 million annual loss. The latest results, which cover the 12-month period to the end of March, include the estimated £40 million loss from the cabin crew strikes which took place during the month. However, they do not [...]
BA passengers face more disruption on third day of strike
British Airways (BA) cabin crew members are on their third and final day of strikes this week but there are still no signs of a resolution between the airline and unions. Last month, BA‘s 12,000 cabin crew members voted to take industrial action over cost-cutting measures, which include a pay freeze and a switch to [...]
Eurostar sales rise despite Christmas travel disruption
Eurostar, the Cross-Channel rail service, has reported a rise in ticket sales and passenger numbers for the 2009 year. The train service that links the UK to France and Belgium said sales totalled £675.5 million - a rise of 1.7% compared with 2008. The service carried 1.2% more passengers in the year, with total traffic [...]
