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☆ Hundreds of older Virgin Atlantic cabin crew say they were unfairly dismissed during the pandemic
  + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Read previewVirgin Atlantic is being sued by more than 200 former cabin crew, claiming the airline unfairly targeted older staff for dismissals during the pandemic, The Guardian reported. Virgin Atlantic also retired its Boeing 747 jumbo jets a year early and closed its base at London Gatwick Airport as it tried to avoid bankruptcy. Related storiesIn its 2021 annual report, Virgin Atlantic said it rehired 99 pilots and 724 cabin crew from the holding pool, "something we had committed to doing as soon as possible in the reorganization of 2020." About 150 workers are reportedly being represented by the Cabin Crew Union, another 51 by a law firm, and a further 11 elsewhere. "I was flabbergasted that I wasn't in the holding pool," she added.
Persons: —, Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic, Susan Mcentegart Organizations: Service, Guardian, Virgin Atlantic, Boeing, Gatwick Airport, Business, Virgin Locations: London
☆ A passenger who caused fighter jets to flank an airliner after he privately joked about blowing up the plane was cleared and avoided a $120,000 bill
  + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A Spanish judge cleared Aditya Verma of a public-disorder charge on Thursday. He had joked about blowing up a plane and faced paying $120,000 after fighter jets were scrambled. But the judge said Verma "could not even remotely assume" his Snapchat message would cause such drama. British security services flagged the message to Spanish authorities, who sent two F-18 jets to follow the plane until it landed. One question left unanswered in the case was how the security services saw Verma's Snapchat message.
Persons: Aditya Verma, Verma, — Organizations: Service, BBC, Spanish Defence Ministry, Gatwick, Reuters Locations: London, Spain, British
☆ An airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the plane
  + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Per the BBC, he sent a Snapchat: "On my way to blow up the plane (I'm a member of the Taliban)." He is currently facing public disorder charges in Spain after the country's air force scrambled jets. AdvertisementAn airline passenger who prompted the Spanish Air Force to scramble fighter jets after he joked about blowing up the plane he was on appeared in court on Monday, the BBC reported. Advertisement"The intention was never to cause public distress or cause public harm," Verma told the court. According to the Telegraph, Verma told the court he first thought the jets were flanking the plane as part of a military exercise related to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Persons: Aditya Verma, —, Verma, Aditya didn't Organizations: BBC, Service, Spanish Air Force, London Gatwick Airport, Facebook Locations: Spain, easyJet, London, Menorca, Russia, Ukraine
☆ Passengers flying from Italy to the UK took a detour to northern Africa because the airline had to deliver a part for another plane
  + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A TUI plane was meant to fly from the south of Italy to the United Kingdom. But an unscheduled diversion meant it took a detour and stopped off in northern Africa. Passengers had to wait on the runway in Tunisia while the airline delivered a part for another plane. TUI passengers on board a flight from Italy to the UK found themselves unexpectedly diverted to northern Africa, where they remained on a runway for an hour while the airline delivered a plane part. Last December, TUI passengers were left stranded in the wrong country overnight, after their plane made an unscheduled stop due to staff scheduling issues.
Persons: TUI Organizations: Passengers, London Gatwick Airport, Boeing, Google, Independent, Gatwick Airport Locations: Italy, United Kingdom, Africa, Tunisia, Lamezia Terme, Terme, London, Enfidha, Hammamet
☆ Air India's plans to modernise under new owner Tata
  + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
2022June 15 - Campbell Wilson, the New Zealand-born former CEO of Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) budget offshoot Scoot takes over as Air India CEO. July 4 - Air India signs a deal to adopt Amadeus IT Group's (AMA.MC) Altea software, including for revenue management. Nov. 2 - Air India completes a deal to acquire 100% of AirAsia India and begins to integrate it with Air India Express as part of a broader restructuring of Tata's airline business. Nov. 29 - Tata says it will merge Air India with Vistara, its joint venture with Singapore Airlines. Feb. 13 - Air India resumes non-stop service between Mumbai and New York, weeks after the launch of non-stop Mumbai-San Francisco.
☆ Demand for transatlantic flights soars as Americans can't get enough of Europe
  + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Rajesh Kumar Singh Doyinsola Oladipo Joanna Plucinska | Rajesh Kumar Singh | Doyinsola Oladipo | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Online searches by Americans for flights to Europe trips are surging despite soaring air fares, a worsening economic outlook and risks of gridlock at some of the airports in Europe. The travel boom is promising record profit margins at some U.S. carriers, which are ramping up transatlantic capacity to cash in on Americans' thirst for travel to Europe. Travel website Kayak said searches for travel to Europe this summer are up 77% from last year. There is still untapped travel demand for Europe even after a busy summer last year, said Hayley Berg, lead economist at Hopper. Average fare for a round-trip flight to Europe, meanwhile, has risen 31% from last year, Hopper data shows.
☆ Norse Atlantic adds new US destinations from UK's Gatwick as demand surges
  + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Norway-based airline Norse Atlantic (NORSE.OL) said it will add Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston to its summer schedule from London Gatwick airport this year, as it seeks to benefit from the post-pandemic boom in travel. Passenger demand for travel has surged over the last 12 months and is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels on most routes in 2023. Norse said it would fly daily to Los Angeles from Gatwick from June 30 with economy return fares from 430 pounds including taxes. When it adds the new destinations later in the summer, it will serve more U.S. cities than any other airline flying from Gatwick, Britain's second-biggest airport. Gatwick's transatlantic connections suffered during the pandemic following the failure of Norwegian and after Virgin Atlantic stopped flying from Gatwick and focused on its operations at Britain's biggest airport, Heathrow.
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