Bloomberg UK retail sales fared better than expected in June as a jump in bank holiday food sales helped mask the impact of the wider cost of living squeeze. The volume of goods sold in stores and online fell 0.1%, following a 0.8% drop in May that was bigger than previously reported, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Economists …

  Bloomberg The head of United Airlines Holdings Inc apologised to US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after the carrier publicly faulted regulators for worsening flight delays. Scott Kirby, United’s chief executive officer, said he reached out to clarify comments in a staff memo earlier this month. In it, a United executive said half of its delay minutes and the majority …

  Bloomberg Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd extended the suspension of its London-Hong Kong flights by almost seven months to late March due to “ongoing operational complexities” even as the Asian city gradually eases some of the world’s tightest Covid-19 restrictions and people start to travel once again. The UK-based airline intends to resume the service on March 26, rather than …