
(ShareCast News) - British sun-seekers longing for Sharm el-Sheikh will face another delay, it was announced by Monarch Airlines on Friday. The Luton-based holiday airline had suspended its flights to the Egyptian resort last week on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in the wake of
(Adds CEO comments, details, background,) By Sarah Young LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Budget airline easyJet plans to launch a loyalty scheme for its frequent fliers from next year and is in talks to provide long-haul carriers with feeder flights. easyJet set out its plans at an
(ShareCast News) - easyJet will trial new uniforms for its crew that incorporate wearable technology. The new uniforms for cabin crew and engineers, which were created with interactive fashion company CuteCircuit, were unveiled as part of the FTSE 100 budget airline's 20th birthday. The cabin crew
(ShareCast News) - Airport security needs to be tightened around the world, easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall told BBC News' Kamal Ahmed. The interview was her first since Metrojet Flight 9268 from Sharm el-Sheikh crashed over a week ago, leaving 224 people dead. It's believed a bomb brought d
LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Low cost airline easyJet said on Tuesday that it was too early to say what the cost of a British government-ordered suspension of scheduled flights from Britain to Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh resort would be. EasyJet is in the process of repatriating thousands of pas
LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - British low cost carrier easyJet said it would launch a loyalty scheme for its most frequent travellers, the latest perk to be added that is more usually associated with traditional airlines. At an event marking 20 years since its first flight on Tuesday, easyJet
* Chaos and anxiety as tourists grow impatient * Some flights cancelled * Crash is a blow to tourism By Ahmed Aboulenein SHARM AL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 7 (Reuters) - A holidaymaker stranded in Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh airport was wearing a t-shirt with the slogan "take what y
(Adds comments from Cameron and transport ministry) By Sarah Young LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - British attempts to bring home thousands of tourists stranded in the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh were thrown into chaos on Friday when Egypt slashed the number of flights it would allow
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Britain is working with the Egyptian authorities to bring tourists back to the UK safely, a spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday, calling the situation in the Sharm al-Sheikh resort "difficult and fluid". Earlier, easyJet said Egyptian authori
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Britain's transport ministry said it was working with Egypt to ensure flights could bring home British tourists stranded in the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh after one airline said it had been refused permission to fly some of its planes there. "We are urgently