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First transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable jet fuel takes off

Virgin Atlantic flight, partly funded by UK government, hailed by ministers but criticised by campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Virgin Set For First Long-haul Flight With Low-carbon Fuel

British airline Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday operates the first transatlantic flight powered entirely by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), but environmental groups criticised the event as "greenwashing".

International Business Times

Why the world's first flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel is a green mirage

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is set to take off from Heathrow on November 28 and head for JFK airport in New York, powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). According to its operator, Virgin Atlantic, the world’s “first 100% SAF flight” will mark “a historic moment in aviation’s roadmap to…

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Virgin Atlantic: First ever transatlantic flight fuelled by cooking oil takes off from Heathrow

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson is onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying from Heathrow to New York JFK

Evening Standard

First cooking oil fuelled transatlantic flight for Virgin Atlantic – but no paying passengers on board

Exclusive: Critics accuse airline of overstating environmental benefits, but CEO Shai Weiss says: ‘To think that we can magic up elimination of flying is naive’

The Independent UK

Virgin Atlantic to make first transatlantic airliner flight using greener fuel

Virgin founder sir Richard Branson will be onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying from Heathrow to New York JFK on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Best flight deals for Cyber Monday 2023: BA, easyJet and more final Black Friday offers

Fasten your seatbelts; the deals are about to start flying

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Can UK’s ‘jet zero’ hopes take off with a plane fuelled by used cooking oil?

Experts debate whether Tuesday’s transatlantic trip heralds a greener way to fly or a misguided stunt

The Guardian - UK

Best Black Friday Cyber Monday 2023 deals on flights, BA, easyJet, Trainline, Booking.com and more

Fasten your seatbelts; the deals are about to start flying

Evening Standard

Virgin Atlantic given green light for transatlantic flight using low-carbon fuel

Regulators have approved the journey from London to New York

The Independent UK

Virgin Atlantic about to axe route from London to Austin

The route was launched back in May 2022 amid high demand.

The Street

Best Black Friday 2023 deals on flights, hotels and holiday packages

Fasten your seatbelts; the deals are about to start flying

Evening Standard

Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted

The Independent UK

Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted

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The Independent UK

Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted

The Independent UK

Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow: competition watchdog orders rethink on charges

CAA told to partly reconsider decision on how much hub can charge airlines for using its services

The Independent UK

Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted

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The Independent UK

Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted

The Independent UK

Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted

The Independent UK

Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted

The Independent UK

Branson's Virgin wins a lawsuit against a Florida train firm that said it was a tarnished brand

A British judge has ruled in favor of Richard Branson’s Virgin group in its lawsuit against a U.S. train company over a licensing agreement

The Independent UK

After British Airways and Virgin Atlantic suspend flights to Tel Aviv, can you fly out of Israel?

Exclusive: Seats are available through the weekend from Ben Gurion airport to the UK via hubs in Europe and the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Airlines suspend all flights between UK and Israel

BA, Virgin, easyJet and Wizz Air make decision for safety reasons as MPs and families call on UK to evacuate nationals from Gaza

The Independent UK

British Airways flight to Tel Aviv returns to Heathrow as BA and Virgin Atlantic suspend flights

‘Following the latest assessment of the situation we’re suspending our flights to and from Tel Aviv’ – BA statement

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