News & Press Releases relating to Volcanic ash disruption

easyJet hit by £65m "ash" loss

easyJet said the flight disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud cost it £65m in lost revenue.

Ryanair Q1 losses blamed on ash

Ryanair has reported a 24% drop in net profits for the first quarter of the year.

Common sense required in times of crisis

Strict corporate travel policies may have worked against some companies during the volcanic ash crisis in April, according to one of the world's leading business travel experts.

Ash cloud cost air traffic controller £5m

UK air navigation services provider NATS has estimated it lost £5 million in revenue due to the ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland, which caused mass flight cancellations and delays.

BAA traffic hit by BA strike

Heathrow airport saw 320,000 passengers travel in May, a 6% drop in expected traffic.

Easyjet unveils ash radar

Budget airline Easyjet has invested £1 million in the development of an airborne ash detector.

Ash hits London hotel growth

Travel disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud has hit London's hotels.

Airline ceos angry over volcanic ash crisis

Airline ceos have called for improved data to stop flight cancellations if another volcano should erupt.

Easyjet to recruit 600 new staff to cope with backlog

Budget carrier Easyjet is in the process of recruiting more than 600 new customer service agents, an increase of more than 300%.

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