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In the past few months the Italian airline Alitalia has once again been confronted with serious financial problems. Several attempts from stakeholders to reform the organization in an effort to rescue the airline have been rejected by the airlines’ employees. Last Tuesday the ‘extraordinary administration’ procedure was put into effect, leaving the airline at a crossroads of either bankruptcy or the possibility of a completely new and smaller airline.

British airline bosses are avoiding paying millions of pounds in compensation by claiming that strikes are an “extraordinary circumstance”, it was alleged today.

Day three of the ground workers strike has started with once again countless of cancelled flights at Berlin Tegel and Schönefeld airport. The strike has been ongoing since last Friday.

Airlines are warning of possible flight disruption next week as French Air Traffic Controllers threaten five days of strikes. Airport workers at Brest, Aix-en-Provence and Bordeaux are planning to walk out from Monday to Friday, while there is a separate call to strike on Tuesday (March 7) by Air France employees.

The first strike of 2017 by the French Air Traffic Control has been announced. From March 6 to 10, the ATC of Brest and Bordeaux will stop their work activities. 

Air passengers travelling from and to New York this spring can expect delays in their flight schedule. The busiest landing strip of John F. Kennedy airport will close for maintenance for months.

2016 marks the year that London Heathrow Airport welcomed even more passengers than ever before. 75, 7 million passengers travelled through Heathrow Airport, making turnover and profit rise even more.

Lovely coverage in the press based on our press release of ‘The carriers of shame list’. 

2016 has already been an eventful year as far as strikes go, and it is now due to end with one final blow. British Airways crew members are threatening to go on strike during the Christmas period, making many passengers concerned about their travel plans.

We reveal air-faced cheek of airlines trying cut compo bills as we test how long it takes to ask for money you’re owed.

Researchers tested how long it took to discover how to claim by browsing firms’ websites, without typing in 'claim form'. The Sun wrote an article about it.