Bloomberg UK retail sales posted a modest rebound in February after a brutal start to the year, when a lockdown to contain coronavirus forced non-essential stores to close. The volume of goods sold in shops and online rise 2.1% from January, the Office for National Statistics said, in line with economists’ expectations. Sales excluding auto fuel climbed 2.4%. The pickup ...

Bloomberg Unused airline tickets are getting extra shelf life as the steep drop in travel demand extends into a second year due to the coronavirus (Covid-19). Fewer flight credits are on the verge of lapsing after United Airlines Holdings Inc. and American Airlines Group Inc. extended expiration dates into 2022, following similar moves earlier in the crisis by rivals. About ...

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc is preparing for a rapid return to air travel in Europe this summer, even as rising coronavirus cases and a flawed vaccine rollout threaten to slow the rebound. Europe’s largest discount carrier expects to be flying at about 50% of its pre-pandemic capacity at the start of summer, with the figure reaching 80% in the July-September ...