Airports

UK landing cards to be scrapped from next week

Paper landing cards to be ditched after 48 years

Could this be the world's best airport hotel? The TWA Hotel has made its debut

Set inside one of the airport’s former iconic terminals, the TWA hotel includes a bar created inside an old ’Connie’ aircraft

Heathrow launches third runway consultation process

Airport will use augmented and virtual reality to show impact of expansion

French airport operator takes majority stake in Gatwick

Vinci Airports has completed its buyout of a 50.01% stake in the Sussex hub

‘Brexit can aid airlines’ says Flybe chief

Brexit should give the aviation industry a chance to renegotiate consumer rights agreements

Emirates profits tumble but keep the group in the black

Despite a fall in profitability, the group has made money for the 31st year in a row

'Make FCO advice clearer for trade' says agent left thousands out of pocket

Homeworking agency Holidaysplease spent thousands booking clients due to transit through Sri Lankan capital Colombo on alternative routes after the Easter Sunday bombings

Scottish government shelves plans to reform Air Passenger Duty

Proposals for up to 50% reduction and rebrand as Air Departure Tax axed

Etihad adds Heathrow capacity for summer season

Abu Dhabi-London route will increase to five times weekly during the summer peak

EasyJet extends twice-weekly Bristol-Lyon service into summer season

New flights will start on 1 July operating on Mondays and Fridays

Heathrow campaigners lose High Court challenge over third runway plans

The challenge was dismissed in the High Court on Wednesday morning (1 May)

Virgin Atlantic launches 'northern talent' search for special LA gig

Airline to launch Manchester-Los Angeles service next month with special gig at legendary LA venue The Roxy

Glasgow airport resumes operations after security incident on inbound flight

Operations were suspended shortly before 10.30am on Tuesday (30 April) but had resumed by 11am, the airport confirmed

Portuguese airports could face fresh fuel shortage

Tanker drivers threaten fresh walkouts over pay and conditions; previous strike saw fuel reserves at Lisbon, Porto and Faro run low

British Airways pledges to roll out biometric boarding for international flights

More than 250,000 customers have boarded BA flights to and from the US without needing to show their passport and boarding pass at the gate thanks to the new tech

British Airways pulls Gatwick Fort Lauderdale connection

The four-times-weekly flight ends on 9 September

Gatwick flights diverted to Stansted after 'unconfirmed drone sighting'

The airport confirmed it responded to a report of an ’unconfirmed sighting of an object’ outside the airport’s 5km exclusion zone on Sunday

Gatwick airport launches technology solution for blind and visually impaired passengers

The Aira app will connect blind or visually impaired passengers to a professionally trained agent who will guide them through the airport journey

SPAA slams fresh delay to Air Passenger Duty reform

Plans for a lower, devolved Air Departure Tax have been put back ’beyond April 2020’

Loganair to launch operations from East Midlands airport

Scottish regional carrier to operate former Flybmi route to Brussels this autumn, and will also fly to Inverness

Extinction Rebellion plans Easter Friday protest at Heathrow airport

Climate change campaigners to march on west London hub on Friday (19 April)

Portuguese government moves to secure airport fuel supplies amid strikes

Country’s main airport operator warns passengers could face disruption to flights after government declares ’energy crisis’

Glasgow airport welcomes first scheduled A380 flight to Scotland

World’s largest passenger aircraft touched down at Glasgow on Tuesday evening (16 April)

Jet Airways pulls international programme again

The airline has now ceased international operations until Friday