Airports

British Airways restarts London-Abu Dhabi service after four-year pause

Daily Heathrow service took off at the weekend (21 April)

Iceland's Play to launch seasonal Cardiff service this winter

Play will operate two flights per week for six weeks to coincide with school holidays in Wales from 28 October to 1 November

Why Turkey's SunExpress is ready to make its mark on the UK after 35 years

The Turkish carrier’s chief executive, Max Kownatzki, caught up with TTG this week to outline his plans for UK market expansion off the back of a big aircraft order that will see the airline’s fleet double in size in less than a decade

Dubai airport issues ‘stay away’ warning following ‘intense storm’

Passengers advised not to travel to the airport following record rainfall in the emirate

Birmingham airport reopens following security incident onboard Belfast flight

Report of a ‘suspicious item’ onboard a Belfast-bound flight on Tuesday afternoon resulted in a temporary closure of the airfield, with Aer Lingus Regional later confirming there was no security risk

‘Excited’ Tui ‘keen to return’ to Doncaster Sheffield airport

Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones, said Tui had ‘always’ supported DSA in an update on the region’s hopes to have the airport reopen

Flights to the Middle East resume following Iran's drone attack on Israel

Royal Jordanian, Egyptair and El Al have resumed operations following the weekend’s skirmishes

Next-gen scanners halve security waits at London City airport in a year

London City airport was one of the first airports in the UK to complete its transition to new CT security scanners, allowing passengers to pass through security without removing liquids or laptops from their hand luggage

‘Don't bank on hand luggage rules changing this summer’ – Abta

Association publishes new airport security advice after the government admitted some airports would struggle to meet its June deadline to install next-generation scanners

Dramatic drone footage captures full extent of Luton airport car park fire

The airport said more than 60% of the car park has been dismantled and that 75% of the 1,300 vehicles affected by the fire have been removed

UK gains three new air routes serving the Silk Road and central Asia

New links with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have taken off from Gatwick, bringing the number of Asian destinations served from the airport to 12

Border Force officials call off threat of imminent strike action

Walkout at Heathrow airport over 11-14 April suspended to allow for fresh talks with the Home Office

Virgin Atlantic and British Airways aircraft collide at Heathrow

Investigation under way after a Virgin Atlantic aircraft clipped a British Airways plane while being towed at the weekend

Delayed end to liquid rule risks ‘significant’ disruption, trade warned

Advantage boss Julia Lo Bue-Said urged passengers to ‘keep to current 100ml rules’ to ensure they won’t face any disruption

Government concedes airports not ready to end liquid rule this summer

Airports to be given extensions to June 2024 deadline to install new scanners on ’case-by-case’ basis

Virgin Atlantic adds second daily Heathrow-Mumbai service

The new frequency will launch 27 October, with tickets going on sale next week

Tui expands summer 2025 programme to more than 10 million seats

Operator adds 345,000 seats for summer 2025 and will base an extra aircraft in Exeter

EasyJet relaunches Alicante route from Newcastle airport

Twice-weekly service took off on Tuesday (2 April) and will operate through to the end of October on Tuesdays and Saturdays

Heathrow operations chief Emma Gilthorpe to head up Royal Mail

Gilthorpe will take over as chief executive of Royal Mail on 1 May, with Heathrow chief financial officer Javier Echave stepping into her chief operating officer role

Jet2 confirms resort flight check-in, flight deck and cabin crew redundancies

Consultations with affected employees under way following the airline and operator’s review of its operations in Spain

Hundreds of Border Force officers to walk out for four days next week

More than 600 Border Force officers at Heathrow airport will stage strike action over 11-14 April

Jet2 to up capacity at new Liverpool base by more than a quarter next year

Jet2 will operate flights to 20 European destinations this summer, and expects to increase capacity at Liverpool by 28% next year

Jet2 boss rules out Gatwick launch and says no more new bases after Bournemouth

Steve Heapy has signalled an end to Jet2’s expansion into new UK bases following the announcement of a move into Bournemouth airport in 2025

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays names Bournemouth as its 12th UK base

Jet2 flights will take off from Bournemouth next summer (2025), flying to 16 destinations across Europe, the Canaries and the Med