Flights

British Airways (BA) cabin crew will stage a 48-hour strike from Tuesday 10 January after staff voted to reject the airline's offer aimed at resolving a pay dispute.

Air and train passengers travelling over the Christmas period could be hit by a series of planned strikes by Southern Rail and British Airways staff. Here's what we know about the threatened travel disruption and what your rights are if you're affected.

Dublin-based airline Ryanair has told a customer seeking flight delay compensation that it won't accept the jurisdiction of the British legal system, in a move that has raised questions over the future of how delay compensation is dealt with once a claim's been escalated to the courts.

If you've been stashing away Avios points to fund a Eurostar trip, a stay in a Disneyland Paris hotel, a package holiday, a cruise or a ferry crossing, you'll need to make your booking before the end of the year.

If you're flying on budget airline Ryanair, from next month you'll have to pay a fee if you want to check in more than four days before you fly.

Airline Monarch has announced it has successfully renewed its Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL) less than 24 hours before it was due to expire, ensuring its flights can continue operating as normal.

Passengers who have booked certain short-haul flights with British Airways taking off from 11 January next year may want to pack some extra snacks after the airline announced it will no longer be providing complimentary food and drink.

Train passengers may now be able to claim a refund for issues other than just delays – such as overcrowding, broken loos and a lack of Wi-Fi on certain journeys – following an extension of the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which could also allow more people to claim for flight delays.

Airline Monarch has won an extension to its ATOL licence after securing "significant further investment", meaning its flights and package holidays will continue to operate as normal for the time being.

Social media has been rife with rumours about the airline Monarch's financial health. The company has strongly rebuffed speculation that it could end up going bust and insists it's "trading well", but we've still had questions about your rights and ATOL protection.