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Wednesday, 01 September 2021

BBC News

• Ryanair predicts rapid rebound in airline travelThe budget carrier will launch 14 new routes from London airports this winter, creating 500 new jobs.

Financial Times

• Norwegian Air expects rise in bookings as travel restrictions easeFinancial position improves but airline provides no profit guidance for this year due to uncertainty
• Ryanair predicts return to pre-pandemic passenger numbers this winterChief Michael O’Leary upbeat as airline launches new routes after rebound, while Jet2 buys aircraft

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Jet2 orders fleet of new Airbus planes as it eyes future growthYEADON-based Jet2 has announced it has ordered new Airbus planes in a bid to meet the anticipated growth of its leisure travel business.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Summer holiday with Jet2 could be on new planes with bigger baggage bins as Airbus deal signedThe airline has placed an initial order for 36 A321neos, its first with the European planemaker

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow arrivals face another day of delaysOne traveller wrote on Twitter that he was stuck in a three-hour queue for families with children on Tuesday.

New Civil Engineer

• Gatwick expansion opponents slam airport’s ‘deceitful’ delivery planProposals to expand Gatwick to a dual-runway airport are “deceitful” and fail to adequately consider the impact expansion will have on the surrounding area, according to one campaign group.

Aviation Industry

• Edinburgh Airport’s solar sustainability solutionFlying is known to be one of the highest polluting modes of transport. Edinburgh Airport is playing its part in reducing the airline industry’s carbon footprint with a plan to develop a solar farm to provide 26% of its energy needs and assist it on its journey to becoming carbon neutral. We profile the project and detail the airport’s new sustainability strategy.