Simon Calder

The Man Who Pays His Way: Let’s start with airport improvements

Current business rates at Heathrow equate to £1.40 per passenger

The Man Who Pays His Way: Two travel guide concepts to change the world – or perhaps provide a modest stocking filler

Simon Calder answers your questions on airport problems, insurance policies, places he’s seen quite enough of thank you, and what to do if your Eurostar is cancelled

The Blue Lagoon has closed as the latest eruption begins

Exclusive: A city break to Prague for less than the cost of the BA air fare alone, and Portuguese package holidays for £205

Exclusive: Millions of passengers will be hit by the closure of Liverpool Street and Paddington stations in London, plus disruption at other locations

‘Chapter 11’ is known as the ‘carwash’ in the aviation industry, because of the way it freshens up airlines

Exclusive: Millions of passengers will be hit by the closure of Liverpool Street and Paddington stations in London, plus disruption at other locations

Plan your Yuletide journey with these key points

Exclusive: A city break to Prague for less than the cost of the BA air fare alone, and Portuguese package holidays for £205

Plane Talk: Nepal’s capital is hard to leave – and not in a good way

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More than a decade since the aircraft disappeared on 8 March 2014, Malaysia is considering restarting the search

The Man Who Pays His Way: Savour Havana. Go to the beach. Meet the Cuban people

The Man Who Pays His Way: Readers have much to say about Florida, New York and California

Rules for cancellations, overbooking and long delays are tangled. This guide is here to help

The Man Who Pays His Way: November marks the start of the American season

Exclusive: A flight to the US might be ordered to divert if a passenger is identified as having been in Rwanda in the past three weeks

At least 20 hoax bomb threats have been made against Indian carriers so far this week