EasyJet agrees £5.7bn takeover by US firm Apollo
EasyJet is changing hands EasyJet has agreed to be taken over in a £5.7bn deal by US investment firm Apollo, after rival bidder Castlelake withdrew from a drawn-out battle for the no-frills airline. Apollo said it wants to help the carrier grow and does not intend to cut any jobs in the first 12 months […]
3 weeks ago
Airlines set to axe two million seats in May in wake of soaring jet fuel costs
Around 13,000 flights are set to be cancelled Airlines are set to axe around two million seats in May in the the wake of soaring jet fuel costs, as per new data. As the war in the Middle East continues, the wider impacts of conflict are being felt across the region, notably as we approach […]
4 months ago
Airlines are preparing for nuclear war amid international conflicts
100 companies wish to remain in operation should an attack break out As the spectre of nuclear war looms large, airline companies are hard at work to ensure they can continue operating should detonations occur. Conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and India and Pakistan (over the Kashmir region) could soon reach a devastating crescendo for […]
1 year ago
Plane passengers get $1,400 refund after dog farted on them for 13 hours
At first the dog was snorting… but then it started farting A couple has been compensated after claiming that spent 13-hours on a plane next to a dog that kept farting, snoring and drooling on them. Gill and Warren Press made headlines earlier this month after telling how the emotional support dog left “saliva good” […]
3 years ago
Airline tests adult-only zones on flights
It seems you can put a price on peace and quiet A European airline is reportedly set to trial adult-only zones on flights. The Independent reported on Tuesday that Corendon Dutch Airlines, the sister company to Turkey-based Corendon Airlines, will begin testing the approach on flights between Amsterdam and the Caribbean island of Curacao from […]
3 years ago
Pilot left frustrated after airport worker assumes she’s a flight attendant because she’s a woman
‘I’m offended for you’ A pilot has expressed her annoyance after a gate agent at an airport assumed she was a flight attended – and not a pilot. And apparently it wasn’t a one-off either. Sabrina Johnson vented her anger about the incident on TikTok where it has been viewed 2.6m times. “Gate agent looked […]
3 years ago