Airports

Budget carrier claims first with new city break route to emerging capital

Armenia's capital Yerevan among six additions to Wizz's Luton network

New EU border rules causing 'chaos' and long wait times, airports warn

The new scheme will cause 'mayhem and chaos' for travellers until operational issues are resolved, says Airports Council International

Jet2 puts first winter programme on sale at new Gatwick base

The programme will feature 24 destinations in total, including two exclusive Christmas market routes to Cologne and Gdansk

Spanish airport giant acquires majority stake in Jet2's base airport

Reported £270 million deal will see Aena, which already operates and jointly owns Luton airport, acquire a minority stake too in Newcastle International airport

Efforts to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport gets £57m council cash boost

Nearly £200 million has already been secured from a range of sources to support efforts to reopen DSA

Heathrow gets the go-ahead for £33 billion third runway plan – so what happens now?

The government has approved Heathrow’s more expensive option for expansion via a third full-length runway, but development is still a long way off...

EasyJet to base extra aircraft at Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow airports next summer

Extra aircraft will support the launch of two new routes at Manchester and Liverpool airports, and four at Glasgow – including Sharm el Sheikh

EasyJet to offer summer package options to 15 new destinations next year

Carrier adds 16 new routes in total across eight of its UK bases, but none at its biggest base – Gatwick – where Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will debut in the spring.

Aer Lingus considering closing under-performing Manchester base

Airline weighing up 'long-term viability' of Manchester operation, telling staff options include 'the possibility of a base closure'

WestJet to return to Glasgow and launch new Cardiff route next year

Canadian carrier to serve the two cities four times a week from Toronto Pearson airport

Jet2 says going into Gatwick presents 'a unique opportunity' to extend its footprint

Airline and operator says plans to grow capacity next year will focused primarily on new Gatwick base, where it will put more than 900,000 seats on sale

Jet2 chief promises 'competitive' pricing at new Gatwick base despite profitability warning

Steve Heapy insists launching from Gatwick represents a 'really big opportunity' for travel agents in the airport's catchment, and hints Jet2 will look to grow at Gatwick as it has at other airports

Jet2 to launch flights and holidays from Gatwick airport next year

Gatwick to become airline and operator's 14th UK base next spring, flying to an initial 29 destinations

Border Force chief admits worries about 'slap-back' EU Entry-Exit queues

Phil Douglas questions whether smaller EU airports will have the capacity to cope with queues caused by the introduction of the EU Entry-Exit System

Transport secretary insists SAF legislation not designed to make flying more expensive

Heidi Alexander tells Airlines 2025 conference demand for flights 'only going in one direction' and that the cost of sustainable fuel should not be a barrier to more flights

British Airways and Heathrow bosses clash over airport's plans to move M25 to accommodate third runway

BA chief Sean Doyle says he is supportive of Heathrow's expansion plan, but not at excessive cost, but Heathrow chief Thomas Woldbye says a shorter runway won't accommodate larger aircraft

Airport expansion 'a serious risk' to UK's net zero ambitions, say MPs

Parliament's influential Environmental Audit Committee says industry can't be left to decarbonise on its own, and warns new technologies aren't a silver bullet

Heathrow expansion: final decision 'to be made within this parliament', government insists

Transport secretary promises 'swift and robust' review of rules governing airport expansion to ensure a final planning decision on Heathrow's expansion plans can be made by summer 2029

From a Peaky Blinders bar to transatlantic flights: Birmingham Airport reveals growth plans

What new destinations, routes and aircraft are on the horizon at Birmingham Airport?

To date we have 35 airlines operating out of BHX with a mix of low-cost carriers, full service scheduled carriers, charter carriers, long-haul carriers and cargo operators. These 35 airlines provide direct connectivity to 140 destinations, with one-stop connectivity to over 600 destinations through Emirates, Qatar, KLM, Lufthansa, Jet2.com and easyJet to name a few.

Operators reveal talks over return to Doncaster Sheffield as airport targets winter 2027/28 flights

'We're not ready to announce anything yet, but clearly it is something we are looking at and talking about,' Neil Swanson tells Abta Convention

Heathrow among European airports still recovering from weekend cyber attack

LHR, Brussels, Frankfurt and other major European airports hit by attack on supplier Collins Aerospace's systems

Gatwick opponents pledge court challenge as second runway is approved

It comes after government gave Gatwick's plans to bring its second runway into regular use the green light subject to noise pollution measures

Is there a case for reopening Doncaster Sheffield airport? And should agents get their hopes up?

If all goes to plan, passenger flights could be taking off from Doncaster Sheffield airport (DSA) again as early as 2027.

Proposals to reopen the airport, which closed in late 2022, mean an awful lot at stake - £160 million of public money, in fact, not including the £16 million already spent on the campaign.

The decision to commit £160 million rested with the leaders of local authorities in South Yorkshire, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

French air traffic controllers push back weekend strike action into October

ATC personnel had been due to walkout over 18-19 September