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'Thousands of pounds' worth of cannabis seized in Stansted luggage bust

Around 12.5kg of the Class B drug was discovered by Border Force officers at the Essex terminal

BA launches luggage home check-in service

The feature is being rolled out to travellers flying from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports

The deal means the number of flights allowed each way between the two countries will grwo from 40 to 100

Andrew Swaffield: 'I want to thank the UK travel trade for its support'

Monarch’s boss spoke at the Travel Convetion in Abu Dhabi, where he admitted this year had been the ’most challenging’ of his career

Finnair to focus on Asia routes ex UK

The new UK boss has said the airline must focus on the value they offer

Qatar agrees $11.7bn order with Boeing

The order includes 30 Dreamliners and 10 777s

Heathrow drone sightings spark police investigation

Two of the unmanned flying craft were reported near to the terminal yesterday

Liverpool signs up Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia will be the club’s official global airline

Boeing swoops in to help Monarch with fleet restructuring deal

The deal is understood to contain aircraft sale and lease-back agreements allowing the airline to free up cash

Gatwick to build new runway regardless of government decision

Bosses at the Sussex terminal intend to press ahead with expansion even if rival Heathrow is chosen

Heathrow gathers political momentum for third runway

The Scottish government is now backing the plan while Boris Johnson is dialing down his opposition to it

CAA probes Gatwick over 'poor punctuality' this summer

Fewer than 50% of flights from the terminal departed on time during June, July and August, it has been reported

The airline that weighs passengers to decide their seats

Two businessmen were reportedly weighed before they were allocated seats

Airline creates child-free zones

India’s largest low-cost carrier is reserving sections of its aircraft for adults

New international agreement on aviation emissions reached

The new rules will start being introduced from 2020

Easyjet profits to slip by almost £200m year-on-year as it warns of currency woes

The carrier is set to make up to £495 million in its full year results, but has warned of a dip in revenue in the last three months of its trading year

Heathrow runway could be built without breaching European pollution laws

Independent research said any rise in poisonous nitrogen dioxide levels would be linked more to road traffic than planes

Norwegian reports strong September

The airline carried 2.8 million passengers during the month

'Fixed' Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catches fire on plane

A flight from Louisville to Baltimore had to be evacuated yesterday

Blue Air launches new Liverpool services

The new flights come as the airline makes Liverpool its eighth European base

Tui and Etihad in European airline talks

The two corporate giants are planning on setting up a new tourist venture

Trade voices Monarch support – but fears ‘lack of clarity’

The trade was quick to rally behind Monarch after news emerged that it had secured an Atol extension on Friday, but agents and operators admitted the road ahead could still be a long one for the beleaguered group

The Thomson agent turned high-flyer

A former Thomson agent has gone from selling holidays on the high street to flying clients to their destinations as a pilot for the company’s airline

Ryanair to create 3,250 new jobs

The staff will be recruited in the next 12 months as 50 aircraft are delivered