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Gatwick committed to second runway

Wingate to go ahead even if Heathrow secures government backing

Airlines finalise Sharm repatriation plans

Thomson, Thomas Cook, Monarch and easyJet to bring back remaining passengers

Monarch cancels Sharm flights until mid December

Company’s decision comes in the wake of a new statement from the government

Lufthansa strike ends

Longest strike in airline’s history comes to a close

Singapore and Lufthansa in new joint venture

The agreement should be particularly good news for the European airline as it endures ongoing strike action

Manchester airport celebrates best ever October

The airport believes it is on track to break the 23 million mark by the end of the year

Egypt: Airlines had 60,000 seats planned for November alone

Thomson Airways, Thomas Cook Airlines, easyJet, British Airways and Monarch had a total of 316 flights planned to Sharm el Sheikh this month

Egypt crisis set to hit Cook and Tui finances

Thomas Cook and Tui Group could face bills totalling millions of pounds as a result of the current air travel crisis in Egypt

Flybe releases summer schedule

Airline reveals 17 new routes and additional frequencies

Sharm investigators turn attention to hotels

The authorities looking into the believed bombing of the Metrojet are still investigating how a bomb could have been smuggled on board

EasyJet boss calls for tightened global airport security

Carolyn McCall said while some airports are fine, others need to focus much more on making customers safe

Egypt aircraft crash could lead to global security clamp down

UK foreign secretary warns we could all feel the effects of what is now widely believed to be a bomb attack on the Russian Metrojet flight

113,000 travellers hit by Lufthansa strike

About a third of the airline’s Monday flights are grounded by third day of action

Sharm evacuation starts with chaotic scenes at airport

Up to 29 flights were expected to leave the resort for UK today but some reports suggest the entire programme may have been cancelled

Risk Advisory Group: Airports face new security issues if Metrojet bomb theory proved

The security company’s head of intelligence and analysis said if terrorism is proven, the effects will be felt globally

BA boss Williams to retire

Alex Cruz the chairman and chief executive at sister airline Vueling will replace him

A way ahead for legacy carriers

Legacy airlines can compete with so-called long-haul low-cost rivals by focusing on the product they offer

Metrojet crash: Do not rule out mechanical fault says Egypt tourism minister

Hisham Zazou says he hopes findings from investigation will be "positive" for Egypt

Mueller: Malaysia Airlines still in recovery

The boss of Malaysia Airlines said he is not ready to draw a line under the twin disasters that hit the company in 2014

Heathrow faces new pollution claims

Report claims pollution levels are regularly more than twice the legal limit

Gatwick’s transformation coming to life in the North Terminal

Gatwick Airport has released time-lapse footage which reveals the challenges the airport’s development team overcame during transformational construction in the busy North Terminal

Mystery surrounds Metrojet crash

Airline rules out technical failure and pilot error

Investigation starts into Sinai plane crash

Metrojet Flight 9268 came down in Egypt killing 224 people

Fog causes flight cancellations and delays

Heathrow and Glasgow airports have all reported problems