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Cathay Pacific data hack hits 9.4 million passengers
The Hong Kong airline said personal details including passport and credit card numbers were accessed.
Cancelled flights at British airports double in a year [Subscription]
The number of flights cancelled at British airports has almost doubled in just 12 months after a rise in air traffic control strikes and bad weather.
Central line strike: TfL commuters face Tube chaos as union announces new strike on same day as Piccadilly line walkout
Hundreds of thousands of commuters will be hit by a double Tube strike after the RMT union announced a Central line walkout on the same day as industrial action on the Piccadilly line.
Thursday, 25 October 2018
BBC News
- Ryanair racism: Mayor says victim has Barcelona's full supportMayor Ada Colau calls for Ryanair to change its procedures after a man's racist rant on a flight.
- Cathay Pacific data hack hits 9.4 million passengersThe Hong Kong airline said personal details including passport and credit card numbers were accessed.
Times Online
- Cancelled flights at British airports double in a year [Subscription]The number of flights cancelled at British airports has almost doubled in just 12 months after a rise in air traffic control strikes and bad weather.
City AM
- Cathay Pacific rocked by data breach hitting as many as 9.4m passengersHong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific has become the latest airline to be stung by a vast data breach this afternoon, after admitting that someone gained “unauthorised access” to information of up to 9.4m passengers.
- Flying high: Boeing sets sights on record-breaking yearShares in Boeing rose today as the company said it was on track to deliver a record year of plane sales.
Mail Online
- Britain is named second worst for flight delays in Europe with the number of cancelled flights almost doubling from last yearBritain is the second-worst country in Europe for flight delays and cancellations, according to a report.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Scottish airports hit out at air tax ‘special treatment’ for Inverness AirportScotland’s busiest airports have expressed impatience at delays to cutting air taxes caused by Inverness Airport enjoying special treatment.
London Evening Standard
- Cathay Pacific hack: 10 million airline passengers have passport and card details stolen in major data breachAlmost 10 million Cathay Pacific airline customers have had their most personal data stolen as the company warned it suffered a major data breach.
Aviation Industry
- Ryanair, Spanish pilots’ union ink recognition agreementRyanair has signed a recognition agreement with the Spanish pilot union SEPLA to cover all its directly employed pilots in Spain, the Irish LCC said Oct. 24. read more
- Cathay Pacific data breach affects 9.4 million passengersCathay Pacific Airways has discovered an IT security breach to its information system, which contains passenger data of up to 9.4 million people. read more
- BA works out the meaning of customer serviceBritish Airways has announced a company-wide initiative to train and empower its staff to be more service orientated. read more
Other News Sources
- Stobart Group predicts surge in passengers using Southend AirportThe number of passengers using Southend Airport to rise to two and a half million in 2019
- Arora Group set to open London Heathrow T4 hotelsArora Group will open a new hotel in Heathrow Terminal 4. The Groups says that Crowne Plaza London will be largest hotel opening in the UK in 2018 and the largest hotel complex directly connected to a British airport terminal – the development includes a second hotel Holiday Inn Express London.
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