Up to five million plane tickets could be cancelled in no-deal Brexit
Iata warns of possible travel chaos in event of no-deal Brexit. Airlines accused of failing to warn passengers of potential travel disruption.
Ryanair and the worst airlines in the UK revealed
Ryanair has once again been rated the worst airline in the UK by passengers. This is the sixth year running Ryanair has finished bottom of the Which? Travel annual airline...
Airline double standards over violent, drunken passengers
The number of disruptive incidents on flights has doubled, with Ryanair worst affected
Airlines accused of breaking law with rip-off ‘no-show’ clauses
Which? is warning airlines that they are breaking consumer law by imposing rip-off 'no-show' clauses - which they use to penalise passengers when they miss the first leg of their journey.
Airlines that cancel flights must pay to get passengers home
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has written to the major airlines today reminding them they have to pay to get passengers home on a rival airline, if they cancel their own flights. EU law says that passengers with cancelled flights are entitled to: “re-routing under comparable transport conditions, to their final destination at the earliest opportunity”
Airlines that let you cancel for free within 24 hours
In the US, by law, all airlines have to either allow passengers to hold their flight for 24 hours before paying, or cancel if they've already paid. This isn't always the case in the UK.
Schedule padding: Is this why air travel is getting slower?
Scheduled flight times are up to 35 minutes slower this summer than 10 years ago, a Which? Travel investigation has revealed. Despite advances in air travel, 76 out of the...
Fewer than 500 Ryanair passengers awarded compensation by complaints body in 2017
With Ryanair saying it won’t pay compensation for its latest round of cancellations, passengers will have to take their claims to Aviation ADR, the airline’s dispute resolution handler. Yet new Which? Travel research...
Want more legroom on your next long-haul flight? Try a budget airline
New long-haul budget airlines are challenging traditional carriers on legroom in economy, as well as ticket price. Which? Travel research found that passengers searching for bigger seats with more legroom...
Booking flights by phone costs you more
Four of the five biggest UK airlines charge extra if you book by phone. Ryanair and Tui both add a £20 surcharge for flights that aren’t booked through their websites....