Airports

British passenger dies onboard Heathrow flight hit by 'severe turbulence'

Singapore Airlines has confirmed the death of a passenger on a flight from Heathrow that made an emergency landing in Bangkok

Heathrow Border Force officials set to strike over half-term

PCS union says Border Force members at Heathrow will walk out again over half-term in a continued dispute about rostering

EasyJet to launch new base and routes from Southend

The three aircraft to be based at the airport will boost operations at Southend that started in 2012 with seven million customers served to date

Manchester Airport to open private terminal for all airline passengers

The high-end lounge will be available to any airline passengers as a paid-for service.

Air Transat to ramp up Glasgow-Toronto flights this summer

Daily flights will run from 20 May to October, representing an increase from two flights a week in the airline’s winter schedule, the carrier said

Edinburgh and Glasgow poised to gain new budget Turkey flights

Pegasus Airlines’ new Edinburgh-Istanbul route will take off this summer before SunExpress lands at Glasgow next summer

National eGates failure 'raises questions about UK's readiness for EU Entry-Exit scheme'

Border minister apologises for eGates outage on Tuesday night, while Advantage chief Julia Lo Bue-Said calls for ’robust’ contingency planning to mitigate any future incidents

Jet2holidays adds more than 35,000 extra summer 2025 seats 'to meet demand'

Customers located near Jet2’s nine UK bases – Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle International, Stansted and Liverpool John Lennon – stand to benefit from the expansion

Heathrow strikes called off after breakthrough on 'outsourcing' plans

Heathrow says it has averted the threat of a walkout by support staff following reconvened talks that ended a potential six-day walkout

Airport eGates back online after four-hour nationwide outage

Issues reported at Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle and Manchester airports on Tuesday evening

Heathrow strikes off – for now – as talks resume over 'outsourcing' plans

Heathrow staff cancel two days of industrial action but strikes from 9 May will still go ahead, union says

EasyJet expands Glasgow base and launches Enfidha and Larnaca flights

Airline will base an extra aircraft in Glasgow this summer, its sixth, allowing it to launch new routes to Enfidha in Tunisia and Larnaca in Cyprus

Aer Lingus restores full transatlantic network with relaunch of MSP

Aer Lingus reopens Minneapolis-St Paul service, bringing its transatlantic network back to where it was pre-Covid

Bank holiday strike threatening upwards of 30 airlines called off

Refuellers at Heathrow airport call off 72-hour walkout over 4-7 May

Border Force officials embark on four-day walkout at Heathrow

More than 300 workers strike over working conditions and new staff rosters

Home Office apologies to passengers after eGates failure

Travellers faced long queues at Border Control after nationwide failure of system

French air traffic disruption prompts Foreign Office warning

Thousands of flights to, via and over France are still expected to be impacted on Thursday (25 April) despite French air traffic controllers calling off planned strike action

Govt pledges to guard against air fare hikes as it unveils SAF mandate

The DfT has given details of its plan for all UK airlines to use 10% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030 and will consult on a revenue support mechanism

Heathrow expecting 'busiest summer on record' despite strike threats

UK’s busiest airport says it has a ’robust operating plan in place’ to guard against disruption from strike action

Heathrow facing week of strikes during and after early May bank holiday weekend

Second group of Unite union members threaten disruption at Heathrow in May in a dispute over outsourcing

Travelling public not convinced airports and airlines 'ready for summer getaway'

Fewer than half of the respondents to a CAA passenger survey said they believed the industry is prepared for the busy summer period

Airlines charging ‘quite stunning levels of pricing’ post-pandemic

Airlines are charging very steep fares on the back of high demand and reduced capacity, says leading industry consultant, with passengers willing to pay them

Liverpool airport: air operations resume following power failure

Air traffic control and aircraft operations ‘temporarily suspended’ shortly after 1.30pm on Monday (22 April)

Fresh strike threat hangs over early May bank holiday weekend

Some 35 airlines could be affected by a three-day strike by refuelling operatives starting 4 May