Airports

Third runway not enough to meet Heathrow growth

A government official has said more room will be needed within 30 years

Turkish Airlines to launch Gatwick-Ankara route next year

The twice-weekly service to the Turkish capital will get under way on January 9

Soaring Lapland demand fuels bumper Christmas flight schedule at Gatwick

The airport will offer more than 100 Lapland departures during December, as well as new destinations capitalising on the Christmas market season

Air Transat signs up to Worldwide by easyJet connections platform

The deal will open up more connecting flights to Canada for passengers arriving at Gatwick from 78 European and African cities

Heathrow flights temporarily suspended due to runway lights failure

The outage affected both of the airport’s runways during the earlier hours of Wednesday morning (November 7)

Birmingham airport targets 18m passengers with £500m investment

The airport hopes to grow its passenger numbers by 40% in 15 years with a major works programme

Hahn Air homes in on UK amid growth plans

German airline and distribution company Hahn Air is seeking to grow its ticketing foothold in the UK

Govt calls for evidence on impact of pre-flight drinking

A review of licensing laws could signal an end to early-morning boozing in airport bars and restaurants

Stobart Air teams up with BA CityFlyer to offer services

Stobart will operate two aircraft on behalf of BA

Foreign Office ‘absolutely ready’ for any no-deal Brexit flight disruption

EU ’rescue flights’ reportedly among emergency options under discussion

Ryanair's new Liverpool routes for summer 2019

Copenhagen, Corfu and Paphos will all be on the schedule

Loganair to launch four new Edinburgh services

The services will be up and running in time for summer 2019

Manchester airport celebrates three milestones in £1bn transformation

Terminal 2, a new car park and a bridge connecting the two are well under way

Heathrow welcomes first direct Shenzhen flight

The route is Heathrow’s 11th across its Chinese network, which has more than doubled since the start of the year

UK e-passport gates to be extended to further 500m passengers

Passengers arriving from the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Japan will by next summer be able to use Britain’s e-passport gates

Competition watchdog to probe Aer Lingus-CityJet route deal

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into the long term wet lease arrangement between Aer Lingus and CityJet

Heathrow Express passengers pictured on lines after power failure

Services between Heathrow and Paddington were suspended for several hours on Sunday (October 28)

Heathrow boss issues rallying cry amid Brexit uncertainty

“With the outcome of Brexit negotiations unknown, strong businesses like Heathrow must stand up to support Britain’s economy,” said CEO John Holland-Kaye

Air France to increase capacity on Cork-Paris service with new aircraft

Deployment of a new Embraer E-190 aircraft will expand the service by 336 seats a week

Delta launches new Edinburgh Boston service

The daily flight takes off in May 2019

Heathrow airport to embark on £50m biometric departures trial

The airport says new facial recognition tech could speed up journeys from check-in to take-off by a third

Wizz Air launches rescue fares for stranded Cobalt Air passengers

Cobalt passengers have been advised to take an economy fare home and claim a refund from the airline

Gatwick airport could bring standby runway into ‘routine use’ by mid-2020s

The Sussex airport has revealed further details of its growth plans

Charter carrier Cello Aviation ceases trading

The Birmingham airport-based company collapsed on Friday