Airports

Far East connections drive growth at Gatwick airport

Long-haul passengers up 1.1 million in the year to 31 March

Heathrow sets out 30-year vision for airport’s future

Airport plans to have third runway operational by 2026 and expects to execute its masterplan in full by 2050

Police probe East Midlands airport drone disruption

Number of weekend departures after drones operating at the nearby Download music festival reportedly strayed into airport airspace

EasyJet passengers could face Stansted strike disruption

Unite union to ballot Stobart Aviation check-in staff on potential walkout

Extinction Rebellion postpones Heathrow airport protest plans

Climate activist group not planning any action that would force the airport ‘to pause any summer flights’

Boris Johnson hints at U-turn on anti-Heathrow expansion pledge

The Tory leadership frontrunner has long opposed a third runway at the London airport

Qatar Airways to boost Manchester-Doha capacity

Double-daily route to expand to triple-daily from Friday (14 June)

Union plots further strike action at Glasgow airport

Unite members to walk out on 24 June in addition to previously announced strikes on 14 and 21 June

Carlisle Lake District airport gears up to resume commercial operations after 25 years

Two-day staff training sessions held with Loganair over the weekend ahead of resumption of flights on 4 July

Gatwick to host first reusable coffee cup trial at UK airport

Starbucks and Hubbub have teamed up to cut paper cup waste at the airport

British Airways tops Heathrow’s latest ‘green’ league table

Airport gearing up to reveal masterplan defining how it will meet environmental conditions placed on its third runway plan

Heathrow to speed up security checks with new scanners

Passengers will soon be able to keep liquids and laptops in bags when passing through security

30 Under 30: Meet Chris Ion

Chris Ion, aviation development executive, Newcastle International airport, tells Andrew Doherty about his passion for the North East and his dedication to promoting it

Man 'with knife in each hand' tasered and detained at Gatwick airport

Incident happened at the airport’s South Terminal during the early hours of Monday morning (3 June)

Extinction Rebellion threatens to cause 10 days of disruption at Heathrow

Group, though, has distanced itself from suggestions it may use drones to disrupt operations at Britain’s busiest airport

Tui vows to 'ensure' summer holidays amid 737 Max grounding

’We are prepared for all scenarios,’ a spokesperson told TTG

Stansted ‘worst UK airport for delays’ in 2018

Analysis of CAA data found the average delay at the Essex airport last year was 25 minutes

Heathrow plots up to £15 emissions charge for vehicle access

New Ultra-Low Emission Zone to target older, more polluting passenger and private hire vehicles by 2022

Qatar Airways boosts summer capacity on Gatwick-Doha route

Carrier to increase service to three-times daily from 29 June

Tunisia flights resume from Leeds Bradford airport

Weekly Nouvelair flights to Enfidha, operated on behalf of Thomas Cook, got under way on Tuesday (21 May)

Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport returns for fifth series

Opening episodes turn focus on ‘drones, airside antics and tension in the terminal’

Virgin to relaunch Mumbai service following four-year break

The new Heathrow-Mumbai route follows the demise of Virgin’s Indian partner, Jet Airways

Italian aviation strike hits British Airways, easyJet and Alitalia flights

Dozens of flights to and from Italy cancelled due to industrial action

Manchester airport expects 'some further delays and cancellations' after Sunday fuel issue

A total of 87 flights were cancelled