Airports

Southend airport owners in battle for control with investors

Corporate battle begins between owners and investors of Southend airport that could see control change hands

Gatwick to gain two new China routes this summer

Gatwick will offer flights to China’s capital and its major commercial centre from June

Funding approved for bid to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport

Local authorities have backed funding for a plan to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport with a package worth £138 million

Budget airline to return to Heathrow with Paris and Barcelona services

Spain’s budget carrier Vueling has secured slots from sister airline British Airways at Heathrow

Finnair seeks volunteers to be weighed at check-in

Finnair is conducting an experiment to find out the average weight of its passengers and their luggage

Iceland's Blue Lagoon closes following renewed volcanic activity

Iceland is monitoring renewed seismic activity in the southwest of the country, while flights continue to operate as normal

Luton airport ‘on track’ to meet deadline to end 100ml liquid rule

New scanners should be in place at Bedfordshire airport by government’s target date

Airports and airlines warn of cancellations and disruption as German security staff walk out

Three rounds of talks haven’t produced a settlement for the airport security workers

Jet2 to launch seven new routes to Greece in expanded programme

Chief executive Steve Heapy has called Jet2’s campaign with the Greek National Tourist Office ’critical’ for the programme’s success

Aer Lingus to axe underperforming Dublin-Gatwick route

Ryanair has stepped in to assist passengers affected by the decision, with Aer Lingus set to cease operating the route at the end of March

Jet2 adds Verona to Manchester 2024/25 ski flight programme

Airline and operator to launch weekly Saturday service in December

Major UK airports set to miss deadline to end 100ml liquid rule this summer

Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester all unlikely to have new scanners in place by government’s 1 June deadline

Jet2: winter weather ‘may affect UK operations this week’

Airline and operator says it is working closely with the Met Office, which has issued a slew of yellow weather warnings covering the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland with temperatures poised to plummet further

Qantas to reopen Top End link with new Singapore-Darwin route

Qantas to revive its route from Darwin to Singapore after an absence of almost two decades

Cyclone Belal: Mauritius flights rescheduled as airport reopens

Local authorities, though, have warned of knock-on effects from this week’s tropical storm over the coming days

Cyclone Belal: Air Mauritius suspends flights following airport closure

Air Mauritius cancelled five services scheduled for Tuesday (16 January) as the airport was forced to shut down a day earlier due to the impact of Cyclone Belal

New flight routes to watch in 2024 and beyond

From exciting new routes to post-pandemic revivals, here are the flight paths that should be on your radar this year.

Gatwick increases drop-off charge at terminals

Drivers will now have to pay at least £6 to drop off passengers at Sussex airport

Baggage handler and security staff strikes to disrupt Italy travel next week

The walkout has led to flag carrier Ita Airways cancelling 20 national flights while guaranteeing all international ones

Japan Airlines says crashed jet was given permission to land

Japan Airlines has said its airliner was given permission to land at Haneda despite another aircraft being on the runway ahead of it

CAA confirms reason for suspension of Latam Lima flight after just two months

Carrier blames UK operating restrictions for suspending its Lima-Heathrow service from February, casting doubt over its eventual return

Border Force to trial facial recognition technology at UK airports

Border Force will test frictionless borders at UK airports using biometric technology this year, its boss has confirmed

Japan Airlines aircraft bursts into flames upon landing at Haneda

The incident happened less than a day after the country was rocked by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake

EasyJet flight almost crashed into another plane after ‘ATC error’

France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) has classified the incident as a ‘serious encounter’