Sydney Airport is ready to send flights to Europe after the reopening of airspace.

Europe has received a sharp shock of awareness about its addiction to cheap jet travel.

A NZ couple's wedding plans are in tatters - they are grounded in London and their guests are waiting in Tauranga.

Tourism Auckland has had more than 200 offers from people offering rooms for stranded travellers.

Air NZ is bearing the brunt of financial losses caused by the the Iceland volcano disruption, an expert says.

The eruption is unlikely to have inflicted significant financial pain on Air NZ, analysts say.

Air traffic could return to half its normal level in Europe if clouds dissipate overnight, EU officials have said.

Air NZ has started flying passengers home from stopovers if they are unwilling or unable to wait for ash to clear over Europe.

It may have become apparent from my first half dozen blogs, that I am a fan of puns in my headlines.

More than 2000 passengers are stuck in NZ as airports remain closed until at least 7am tomorrow.

For most of us, airline food conjures up far-from-appetising images of soggy omelettes, insipid veges and reheated meat.

UK airspace will remain closed until tomorrow morning, a shutdown which is costing the air industry an estimated $282 million a day.

The Governor-General has been forced to cancel plans to attend the late Polish President's funeral.

Enhanced engine technology has magnified the risk of fatal damage to aircraft flying into volcanic ash clouds, writes Mathew Dearnaley.

A new agreement gives Air NZ access to parts of the US not previously available with its current airline partners.

The Irish carrier Ryanair is planning to make its toilets coin-operated.

I won't fly on a budget airline. For the sake of saving a few, or even a few score, dollars I'm not going to trust myself in an alien dimension to el cheapo operators.