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Sunday, 26 May 2019

The Telegraph

• Thomas Cook launches last-ditch survival plan that would see it turn into a holiday comparison website [subscription]Thomas Cook is attempting to woo long-suffering investors with a radical plan to transform itself into an online holiday market place.

Times Online

• Michael O'Leary settles in for a last hurrah at the Ryanair Group [subscription]Ryanair’s no-nonsense boss is strapped in for a bumpy ride as he targets bumper profits over the next five years. His reward? Just the €98m

Sunderland Echo

• First holiday flights in five years set off from Durham Tees Valley Airport as mayor hails 'incredible' responseThe first holiday flights to leave Durham Tees Valley Airport in five years have set off, loaded with tourists looking forward to fun in the sun.

Other Regional Press

• Hillingdon among group of five neighbours fighting airport expansionTRANSPORT Minister Jesse Norman says the costs of £625,000 from legal challenges to Heathrow expansion will be recovered from the unsuccessful claimants. These include the London boroughs of Hillingdon, Wandsworth, Richmond and Windsor & Maidenhead. The Mayor of London will also be liable for a portion. Executive Director of Back Heathrow, Parmjit Dhanda, said: “This is embarrassing for local council leaders, who have played fast and loose with taxpayers’ money and lost it all.”