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Airport investor dividends 'could be driving up air fares'
Tension between airports’ desire to expand while levying high landing charges on airlines operating on narrow margins could ultimately be harming consumers
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Air passenger satisfaction drops again as north-south divide revealed
Overall levels of consumer satisfaction among air passengers has fallen again from 83% to 82% since April and from 90% in 2016
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Hundreds of people arrested on planes or at airports for being drunk, new figures show
It comes as the Home Office continues its review of the rules around airport drinking
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Majority stake in Gatwick sold to French operator for £2.9bn
Vinci Airports, which has a network of 46 airports in 12 countries, will take a 50.01% stake in Gatwick
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'Heat is on for a sustainable solution for air transport'
According to Iata figures, there were 36.8 million commercial flights in 2017 – not including military, business and private jet movements. That’s well over 100,000 solely commercial flights a day worldwide
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Gatwick offers £50k reward for information on drone culprits
The Mirror reports a government source said that the disruption would be discussed in a Christmas Eve conference call
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The year in review: 2018
The trade will remember this year for the introduction of a series of regulations and further consolidation, against the backdrop of Brexit
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London City airport gives customers a glimpse of £500m development
The new terminal will be four times the size of current facilities
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Wow Air to switch Gatwick flight to Stansted
Airline will make Essex airport its London base from March 31
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Singapore Airlines celebrates 50 years of style
The airline’s sarong kebaya is the longest serving uniform in the sky
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Updated: Gatwick flights remain grounded due to drone activity
Services suspended at airport due to presence of drones near runway
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Bristol airport takes step towards 20 million passenger vision
A planning application has been submitted to increase passenger capacity to 12 million
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Lee’s Travel failed owing £7.5 million in debts
Iata and the Air Travel Trust are biggest losers in collapse
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Thomas Cook launches 2020 long-haul programme
A total of 12 destinations have gone on sale
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BA to add London City route to Split
Service to Croatian city will be launched in June 2019
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Virgin Atlantic continues to mull Flybe offer
It follows an initial announcement by the airline last month
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Wizz becomes Luton airport's largest airline with two new aircraft
The aircraft will be in place for next summer
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Nearly five million Brits to travel abroad during festive period
Canaries, Alicante and Egypt expected to be popular short-haul destinations
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BA to launch flights to Islamabad in 2019
Airline will operate to Pakistani city from next summer
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Jet2holidays further strengthens trade team
Operator appoints new sales executive to work with independent agents
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Europe's regional airports continue to grow
The trend is long term but global sports events are adding short term boosts
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Southend scores new air links to Bulgaria and Moldova
New flights from Southend bring Eastern Europe city breaks within reach
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New Birmingham airport boss confirmed
Former Luton airport chief moves role
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Gatwick breaks 3 million passenger mark in record-breaking November
74% of MPs support Gatwick’s expansion plans, according to a YouGov poll