The luckiest traveller in Europe in the past nine days? Andrew Gardner, an engineer from Milton Keynes. On Thursday morning, 15 April, he flew from Stansted to Oslo. About 10 minutes after he landed, the air-traffic control shutters came down over northern Europe, and remained closed for the next six days.

Britain's biggest travel firm insists that customers accept a refund credit note and then phone to get their money back

Airlines around the world are asking for support

The airline is continuing to fly as it seeks fresh investment

'14-day refund rule is impossible for the majority of companies to stick to,' said the travel association's chief executive, Mark Tanzer

Plane talk: A flag carrier needs a home-grown rival

Exclusive: Half a million passports have expired since UK lockdown began

Holiday companies are desperate to persuade travellers whose holidays have been cancelled to accept a 'Refund Credit Note'. Should you? These are the key questions and answers

Under the Package Travel Regulations, all UK customers whose voyages have been cancelled are due a full cash refund by 7 May – but 'guests should allow up to 60 days for processing'

Exclusive: Couple's annual policy rises by more than £900

Exclusive: the so-called 'Martini' offer means a passenger with a £40 hop across the Irish Sea and back could swap for a £900 return to Cyprus

If you can find a bargain flight, package holiday or cruise at a peak time, right now may be an excellent time to book

The Man Who Pays His Way: many hurdles stand between you and Europe

Budget airline plans 15 routes from Luton to begin on 1 May

Refund row intensifies as London ski company claims any customer who declines a 'Refund Credit Note' loses financial protection

'SuperJumbo' made its first test flight on 27 April 2005

Exclusive: Tui is charging £323 for a week's self-catering in the resort of Salou, including flights from Manchester to Reus and coach transfers, on 15 May

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From gluhwein-fuelled Christmas market city breaks to a different kind of winter warmth down south, here's Estella Shardlow's pick of destinations for December

'Ryanair are you honestly taking the mick? I don't want my money in a year, I want it now,' said passenger Danielle Koop

Britain's biggest holiday company has axed nearly 900,000 trips so far

Grand Duchy easing its lockdown this week

It is certain that BA's intercontinental fleet will become significantly smaller

'There is a possibility that we will look to close our full LGW operation,' BA tells Unite union

Heathrow airport says passenger numbers fell 97 per cent in April

'Do I think that the UK would benefit from private investors putting £14 billion of their own money into the UK in the next few years? Absolutely,' says John Holland-Kaye

The Man Who Pays His Way: will happen to the Sussex airport?

'It's really hard for your mental health,' says crew member

'We will adapt our operating procedures to ensure our customers and our people are properly protected in this new environment,' said Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive

Exclusive: Tourism 'recovery story' not expected till autumn

Airport chief told MPs earlier this week that expansion might not be back on the agenda for a decade

Plane Talk: Even during these darkest of times for aviation, there are opportunities for the bold

Posters have been reimagined to include slogans including 'visit when this is all over' and 'no swimming today'

'Quarantine would not only have a devastating impact on the UK aviation industry, but also on the wider economy,' said Karen Dee, chief executive of the Airport Operators' Association

'For tourists coming to Cornwall from Germany, Scandinavia and elsewhere, that's the end,' says Tim Jeans, chairman of Newquay airport

It was an extraordinary vote of confidence for autonomous driving by the nation's top vehicle safety agency.

Tesla's stock price sank Thursday after Consumer Reports blasted the reliability of the company's new Model 3 sedan and dropped it from a list of recommended vehicles.

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Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, who is scheduled to defend himself Monday against contempt charges in a federal district court, may find his defense complicated by a semi-secret teleconference Tesla held Thursday with a small number of investors and members of the media.

Tesla's sales of its Model 3 perked up in the U.S. in May, according to estimates from the website InsideEVs, after a round of price cuts.

For years, automakers have been offering driver-assist technologies on many new cars.

A jury ordered Toyota to pay $15.8 million to a dealer who alleged the company's recalls failed to remedy safety defects in its popular Prius models.

Trump wants to dump Obama-era emissions regulations. Auto industry seeks regulatory certainty to guide future investment.

Porsche is taking on Tesla and all other would-be electric sports cars with its new Taycan.

With Tesla's Smart Summon feature, the car drives itself to its human owner. It's already being abused, raising public safety questions.

Smart Summon, the feature that lets Teslas drive themselves through parking lots, is drawing increasing criticism.

Waymo wants to deploy a robotaxi service for the general public in parts of California as soon as possible.

The fight over emissions between California and the White House could last years.

Ferrari's 488 Pista, which replaces the 458 Speciale, is driven by the most powerful V8 engine Ferrari has ever put in a road car.

The Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. sees California as a world hub for electric mobility.