Aviation

TORONTO—Low-cost airlines, taking off around the globe, have been in a holding pattern in Canada.
 But thanks to a change in government regulations, a trio of upstarts is set to break into the country's air-travel market, in a move that could challenge the duopoly of the main Canadian operators, Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd.

LONDON—European travelers haven’t had an easy ride of late. Blame the discount carriers. U.K. budget airline Monarch Airlines went belly up last week, stranding 100,000 mostly British passengers across Europe and triggering what the country’s transport minister described as its biggest peacetime repatriation.

Awaiting planes from Bombardier, airline says trade case against Canadian firm is weak

 Delta Air Lines Inc. said it doesn’t expect to have to pay any tariffs on Bombardier Inc. jetliners it has on order despite recent U.S. trade action.

The final frontier for low-cost airlines is global travel. It now is possible to patch together a round-the-world trip on budget carriers. (See map on left.) This is just one way low-cost airlines are transforming the in- dustry.

United Airlines says it will never again use police to forcibly remove passengers from overfull flights. But this week's public relations disaster for United highlights a problem that airlines face every day: how to entice people to give up their seats voluntarily.

Research suggests that news coverage of the travel ban could have a significant impact on a multi-billion-dollar airline industry

Back in 2010, Continental Airlines was the last carrier standing, offering passengers in cattle class a free snack while rivals, desperate to cut costs, had begun to charge for that cheeseburger. Then it too succumbed, and travelers began to incorporate the pre-gate sandwich purchase into their itinerary.

The number of business trips is on the rise across all generations, but Millennials are leading the way, according to the new Portrait of Business Travelers (POBT) study by MMGY Global.

British airline Monarch Airlines said it was operating normally and was on track to make a profit this year, after questions were asked about its future on social media.

"Our flights are operating as normal, carrying Monarch passengers as scheduled," the airline said in a statement on Monday.

When an airline closes down, intending travellers are often uncertain about their rights and options. Our travel correspondent, Simon Calder, outlines the prospects for getting refunds and rearranging holidays

I am due to fly home, but the airline has gone out of business. What should I do now?