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AIRLINE NEWS Ryanair warns UK on Europe post-2019


The world’s leading international scheduled carrier and Europe’s number one has warned that the UK could have no flights to/from Europe from March 2019 – when the UK leaves the European Union. The low-cost scheduled carrier – which


expects to carry 44m passengers to/ from British airports this year – says that when the UK leaves Europe’s ‘Open Skies’ membership, the government will either have to negotiate an EU-wide bilateral agreement to allow flights to/from Europe to continue, or revert to WTO rules which do not cover aviation. Ryanair argues that the latter dire


prospect could raise ‘the distinct possibility of no flights between Europe and the UK for a period from March 2019 – in the absence of a bilateral agreement. Ryanair spokesman Kenny Jacobs


said: “Some nine months on from the Brexit referendum, we are no closer to knowing what effect it will have on aviation. It’s become worrying that the UK Government seems to have no plan B to maintain Britain’s liberalised air links with Europe, in the absence of remaining in the ‘Open Skies’ regime’. Alarmingly, the airline also told


TRBusiness exclusively that its growth rate for flights between Europe and the UK stood at +15% last year, but it expects


this to more than half to just 6% in 2017 – which is potentially bad news for airports and retailers. As a result, Ryanair is now calling upon


the UK government to push aviation to the top of its priority negotiations with the EU to provide a coherent post-Brexit plan. According to IATA, Ryanair has


consistently carried more international passengers than any other airline for several years, handling 101.4m in 2015 (the last year under review) which was almost 40m more than second-placed easyJet (62.6m); 50m more than Emirates; 54.5m more than Lufthansa (46.9m); and 64.5m more than fifth-placed British Airways (36.9m).


Alpha wins 5-year Jet2.com extension


Alpha LSG has won a new five-year contract extension to 2021 to provide catering, procurement, warehousing and packing of Jet2.com’s retail products for the airline’s entire UK network – including additional new routes added out of Birmingham and London Stansted. Alpha is also responsible for bar sets


and service products packaged into kits for passengers. The retailer says this latest extension


is part of the ‘excellent long-standing relationship’ between both parties, since the airline began operating in the UK in 2003 from Leeds Bradford Airport. The UK’s fourth largest scheduled


operator has since expanded services to eight other leading UK airports. Commenting, Alex Forbes, CEO of Alpha


LSG said: “This enhanced contract with Jet2.com reflects the superb relationship that has developed over the years and


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IATA says cabin laptop ban ‘unacceptable’


The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called the airline laptop cabin ban by certain governments and airlines both ‘unacceptable’ and ‘ineffective’, according to its Director General and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac. The head of the world airline body


has since called upon governments ‘to urgently find alternatives’ to the measures introduced by the United States and the UK to restrict carry-on large electronic items on flights departing the Middle East and North Africa. He argues that the bans serve little


purpose as a security measure: “Even in the short term it is difficult to understand their effectiveness,” said de Juniac. “And the commercial distortions they


create are severe. We call on governments to work with the industry to find a way to keep flying secure without separating passengers from their personal electronics.”


recognises the efforts of the entire team at Alpha LSG to provide the very best catering and logistical services to the airline. “Indeed, in 2016 we achieved a


remarkable on-time performance score of 99.83% across Jet2’s bases, underpinning our reputation for reliability and consistency.” Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and


Jet2holidays added: “Our relationship with Alpha LSG has made a significant contribution towards that success and this extension means we can continue providing an excellent onboard service for our customers.”


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