TravelJigsaw Car Hire Service Bought by Priceline.com

May 19, 2010

Priceline.com announced on Tuesday that they have acquired Manchester-based multinational car hire reservation service TravelJigsaw. The terms of the deal haven't been revealed, but Priceline.com says they intend to keep the car hire agent's management team, ...

Flybe is First Airline to operate under new CAA Ash Safety Rules

May 19, 2010

British and European travelers have been majorly affected by the volcanic ash cloud, with canceled flights in April stranding hundreds of thousands away from home. Now that the Iceland volcano doesn't look like it's going to ...

New Red Buses for London Revealed

May 18, 2010

The design for the next generation of London buses has been officially announced by Boris Johnson, the mayor of the city. He says that the buses will be ready to be rolled out in time for ...

British Airways Wins Injunction to Stop Strikes

May 18, 2010

The High Court gave British Airways an injunction on Monday that will halt the strikes that were planned to begin this morning by cabin crew. The airline and passengers were facing a total of 20 days ...

Hertz Offers Nissan Leaf Electric Car

May 17, 2010

Early next year, Hertz plans to begin renting the new Nissan Leaf, a battery-powered electric car, after adding it to their rental fleets in Europe and the US. This will come not long after the vehicle ...

British Airports and Flights Disrupted Again by Volcanic Ash Cloud

May 17, 2010

Airports across parts of the UK, including East Midlands, Humberside, Carlisle, Doncaster, Liverpool and Manchester, were closed until 1am on Monday morning due to more volcanic ash sweeping south from Iceland. All airports in Northern Ireland ...

Ash cloud forces more airport closures

May 16, 2010

As the Eyjafjallokull volcano continues to erupt ash into the atmosphere, airlines and their passengers face yet more delays. A no-fly zone has already been put in place over Northern Ireland, and the Civil Aviation Authority has said that Prestwich, ...

Victims identified from Afriqiyah Airways crash

May 15, 2010

In the wake of the Afriqiyah Airways jet coming down in Libya, more of the 103 victims of the fatal crash are being identified. Among them were an Irish author and an Asda employee. The sole surviving member of the flight, ...

British Airways to Operate Half of Heathrow Airport Services during Strikes

May 14, 2010

The recently announced 20-day strike by British Airways cabin crew is set to start on Tuesday, and the carrier is publishing their schedule to work around the disruption. They have announced that they will operate all ...

Ryanair Makes Emergency Landing due to Ash

May 13, 2010

A Ryanair flight from Belfast City Airport to Stansted Airport had to turn around for an emergency landing only about 30 minutes into the journey when an acrid smell filled the cabin. The plane was one ...