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Good evening everyone,

I thought I would update my blog this evening to advise those who are travelling within the next couple of days to make sure that their flights are departing as planned from their UK airport as at the moment there is threat from strike action of the French Air Traffic Controllers…

“French Air Traffic Control Strike:  Due to industrial action in France, some flights are subject to flight delay or cancellation. Passengers are advised to check with their airline directly, prior to making their way to your airport. If your flight is operating, please attend the airport and check-in as normal.

If any of my clients needs assistance please contact me,

Sue x

At least 1.8 million people are expected to travel abroad over the August Bank Holiday weekend, according to estimates released by Abta.
While tomorrow (Friday) will be the busiest day, over the whole bank holiday weekend more than 420,000 will fly out from Heathrow, 250,000 from Gatwick,136,000 from Stansted and 65,000 from Luton airport.

Hundreds of thousands will leave through regional airports, including 145,000 from Manchester, 25,000 from Leeds/Bradford, 12,000 from Southampton, 36,000 from Newcastle and 65,000 from Birmingham.

In Scotland 116,000 will be flying out from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Additionally, 60,000 will use the Eurostar for trips to the continent and 500,000 people will head overseas by ferry or Eurotunnel.

The Balearic Islands, mainland Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus and the Greek islands are the top holiday spots.

The US is also proving to be popular with Orlando and New York the top destinations, while for European cities, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice and Dublin lead the way, Abta said.

Traditional beach resorts on England's south coast, Devon and Cornwall are also expected to be busy despite the recent wet weather.

source: www.travelweekly.co.uk

Heathrow recorded its busiest-ever month in July and its busiest-ever day on Sunday July 18 when 232,000 passengers passed through the airport.

Monthly traffic at Heathrow was up 3.5% on July 2009 to 6.7 million passengers, although numbers for the year to date remain 2.3% down on last year. The figures mean Heathrow is operating close to capacity again following last year’s downturn.

Total traffic across operator BAA’s six UK airports rose marginally despite Stansted seeing a further marked decline – down 7.2% on last year in line with a reduction in seats available, chiefly on Ryanair.

Aberdeen (-4.1%), Glasgow (-3.6%) and Southampton (-1.4%) also saw falling passenger numbers, with only Edinburgh (+0.6%) joining Heathrow in a move in the opposite direction.

The figures are the first indicators of UK passenger numbers since February to exclude disruption due to British Airways strikes or volcanic ash. Domestic traffic across the airports was down 4.6%.

The big surge at Heathrow came in traffic to and from Europe, which rose 9.5% year on year in July.

source: www.travelweekly.co.uk

British Airways has pledged to fly more than 70% of its customers once new strikes begin.

An airline spokesman said contingency plans are being implemented immediately following this morning’s High Court action when Unite, which represents up to 90% of BA cabin crew, won the appeal against Monday’s court order that the strike was illegal.

Cabin crew could walk out as early as tonight.

The spokesman said: “We are very disappointed for our customers that Unite’s appeal has been upheld and that the union intends to go ahead with its unjustified and pointless strikes.

“We will implement our contingency plan to keep British Airways flying. We are confident that thousands of cabin crew will ignore Unite’s strike call and help us fly more than 70% of the customers who were booked to fly with us in the period targeted.

“We will run a full programme at Gatwick and London City. At Heathrow, we will operate more than 60% of our long-haul operation and more than 50% of short haul.

“Unite’s strikes have failed twice and they will fail again.

“We have put forward a very fair offer that addresses the concerns Unite has raised over the last 15 months. We believe cabin crew would accept it if it was put to them in a fair and secret ballot.”

source: www.travelweekly.co.uk

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All UK airports reopened at 10pm yesterday (April 20) following six days of flight disruption from a cloud of volcanic ash.

Transport secretary Lord Adonis made the announcement following a meeting with the CAA to assess the continuing effects of the ash cloud from an eruption in Iceland.

Some restrictions will remain, but they will be much less rigorous than those which have been in place since Thursday last week.

The CAA has issued guidance saying after the ban has lifted airlines must do their own safety checks, inspect their aircraft for ash damage and report any incidents to the CAA.

It said: “The CAA has drawn together many of the world’s top aviation engineers and experts to find a way to tackle this immense challenge, unknown in the UK and Europe in living memory.

“Manufacturers have now agreed increased tolerance levels in low ash density areas.”

BA plans to operate all longhaul flights departing from Heathrow and Gatwick today. It is hoped the airline will bring flights into Heathrow and Gatwick between 5am and noon.

BA chief executive Willie Walsh told Sky News it would be weeks before the industry could get back to normal.

He said: "We've had thousands of crew stuck abroad and we have to get them back to Heathrow."

Walsh said the industry had learned from the experience. "We'll look at what has happened and what could have been done better. The industry has learned an awful lot in a very short time.

He added: "The decisions that have been taken were with safety in mind. There could be further eruptions in the next few weeks, and if that means we have to suspend flights again, we will do."

Airline association Iata and airline bosses including Monarch's Tim Jeans have been critical of the handling of the ash crisis, with many calling for the restrictions to be lifted.

A British Airways test flight from Heathrow to Cardiff carried out on Sunday April 18 found no damage to the aircraft or its engines. KLM and the German airline Lufthansa also carried out test flights in their countries’ airspace and said no damage had occurred.

Commercial flights were first grounded on Thursday April 15 as weather systems pushed the first cloud of ash south from Iceland. Volcanic ash is a particular threat to aircraft engines and can cause them to stall.

Airline body Iata said on Friday that its conservative estimate was that the grounding has cost around $200 million per day in lost revenues, plus the additional costs of bringing services back into line once the restrictions are lifted.

Those still stranded overseas should call the Foreign and Commonwealth Office helpline on 0207 008 0000.

source: www.travelweekly.co.uk

Airport operators have backed airlines and tour operators in calling for the UK to change its policy on a blanket closure of airspace.
The Airport Operators Association said the UK should follow European governments in reducing flying restrictions to allow some aircraft to operate under strict conditions.
Chairman Ed Anderson said: “The cost of ongoing disruption for airlines and airports industry alone is £130 million a day. Add to that the cost to businesses dependent on flights to move goods and people and the effect on the wider economy is critical. The Government is also losing £5.5 million a day in Air Passenger Duty.
“Many thousands of UK citizens remain stranded aboard, unable to get home. Unless the UK gets its policy on airspace closure into line with the rest of Europe, Britain will remain closed for business.”
A meeting of European Union ministers yesterday produced plans for a reduction in the no-fly restrictions over the continent.
They suggested dividing airspace into three categories: no-go areas; corridors where flying could take place under strict conditions, and open zones with no safety concerns.

source: www.ttglive.com

Update from 19th April: Flights from Scottish airports including Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh have begun and will continue until 7pm this evening.

The latest report from the National Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) confirmed flights would also be operating as far south as Newcastle, but restrictions remain further south below the height of the ash cloud at 20,000ft.

Some flights have taken off this morning from Edinburgh and Aberdeen, and overnight the CAA said it would permit aircraft movement in UK airspace above the ash cloud. However most airports in the UK report that they expect no flights to take off before 7pm this evening.

The most recent Nats statement, issued at 9am this morning, said the situation was likely to change throughout the day and a new statement will be issued at 3pm.
A new ash cloud moving south from the Icelandic volcano eruption is making it impossible to predict how long windows of opportunity for flying will remain open and when all UK airspace will be open.

In Europe, flights have taken off from airports including Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

A British Airways test flight from Heathrow to Cardiff carried out yesterday found no damage to the aircraft or its engines. The airline said it had provided fresh evidence that blanket airspace restrictions are unnecessary and should be lifted.

KLM and the German airline Lufthansa have also carried out test flights in their countries’ airspace and said no damage had occurred.

EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said he hoped 50% of Europe's airspace would be risk-free today, and EU transport ministers will hold a video teleconference to assess the situation.

Giving a press conference outside Downing Street yesterday, prime minister Gordon Brown said the Royal Navy could be used to ferry passengers back to Britain.

The announcement came on the day that international airlines and pilots demanded a relaxation of the no-fly zone which has grounded most flights across northern Europe for the past five days.

Commercial flights were first grounded on Thursday as weather systems pushed the cloud of ash south from Iceland. Volcanic ash is a particular threat to aircraft engines and can cause them to stall.

Airline body Iata said on Friday that its conservative estimate was that the grounding would cost around $200 million per day in lost revenues, plus the additional costs of bringing services back into line once the restrictions are lifted.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has set up a helpline for those stranded overseas on 0207 008 0000.

source: www.travelweekly.co.uk

Delta Air Lines is to restart its daily services from Manchester to New York next month.
The airline will operate the direct flights, in partnership with Air France KLM, to JFK from May 2. Delta already flies from Manchester to its hub in Atlanta.

Armin Venencie, Delta’s regional sales director for the UK and Ireland, said: “We’re bringing back our JFK service to respond to an increase in passenger demand for travel to the US this summer.”
Delta’s BusinessElite passengers flying to New York from May 2 will benefit from a complimentary chauffeur transfer to Manchester.

source: www.ttglive.com