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Heathrow plans to introduce a £5 charge for vehicles using departures forecourts
Heathrow capacity cap extended to end of October
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye said the controversial cap introduced in July was delivering "better, more reliable journeys"
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Manchester airport donates £25,000 to local projects
More than £25,000 has been awarded in grants through the airport’s Community Trust Fund, set up to benefit local not-for-profits
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Emirates to reintroduce flagship A380 to Perth
It comes as the airline increase services to Australia
The deal is worth 18% to SAS Connect cabin crew at Heathrow (pictured)
BA to end suspension of Heathrow short-haul sales next week
Carrier confirms temporary suspension of ticket sales for short-haul services from Heathrow won’t be extended
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Norse Atlantic launches inaugural Gatwick-JFK flight
The carrier will operate a daily service with fares leading in from £357pp return
2.8 million people travelled through Heathrow in February
Flight cancellations from UK airports fall in August
Heathrow and Gatwick have both seen much lower rates of disruption this month
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
UK airport disruption eases and drought warning for England
Number of flight cancellations has dropped dramatically as passenger caps take effect, while drought is expected to be declared across parts of England
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Vueling to launch Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote from Gatwick
The low-cost Spanish carrier will begin offering the new routes from December
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MAG sees July passenger traffic hit 85% of pre-Covid levels
More than 90% of passengers at Manchester airport cleared security in 30 minutes or less during July
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Leeds Bradford security staff threaten strike action
Security staff at Leeds Bradford airport are threatening strikes at the end of this month
Heathrow's passenger numbers fell to their lowest level since 1966 in February (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Passenger cap ‘delivering more reliable journeys’ – Heathrow chief
More than six million people travelled through Heathrow in July, with a total of 16 million expected in the three-month period to the end of September
Wizz Air will operate nine routes from its Cardiff base
Wizz Air slashes winter schedule at Cardiff airport
Majority of the budget carrier’s routes to be suspended ‘to adapt to the challenging macro-economic environment’
The conference will be held in Olhos de Agua in the Algarve (pictured: Praia da Falesia) (Credit: iStock)
Portuguese baggage handlers to walk out later this month
Strike over 26-28 August will affect operations at Portugal’s main airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Funchal
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Young Loganair staff to star in new BBC series
Sky High Club promises to be an “all-areas access” documentary following the regional carrier’s team carrying out a number of different roles
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Tui seeks ‘significant’ compensation from airports for delays
Tui Group has warned it will seek to recoup the millions it lost due to airport delays in the spring
2.8 million people travelled through Heathrow in February
Heathrow's largest shareholder ‘assessing possible stake sale’
Spanish multinational Ferrovial has reportedly held “preliminary talks” with advisers over its future with Heathrow
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Tui highlights Manchester disruption following failure to turn spring profit
Group says €75 million in additional costs, which turned a ‘clearly profitable’ €48 million in underlying earnings into a €27 million loss, ‘mainly related to departures from Manchester airport’
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Summer flight prices soar and energy bills shock
Holidaymakers are facing 30% higher flight prices this summer as travel demand surges
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Samoa celebrates as borders reopen to visitors
South Pacific nation has begun welcoming direct flights from American Samoa, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Travel warned not to waste ‘political profile’ gained during Covid
Speaking during a TTG Agenda 2022 panel session, Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer said it was crucial ground handling was designated a critical strategic role
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Grenada to gain additional BA frequency in October
Extra weekly Gatwick flight to take off in late October
This new service is easyJet's second Scottish route announced this month
Bird strike forces easyJet flight into unplanned landing
The Bilbao-bound aircraft left Manchester after 2.30pm on Sunday (7 August) but had to divert back following the incident as a precaution
Chair of the Airport Community Network Emma Stone (left) handed over the donations to the Message Community Grocery
Manchester airport workers back Feed a Family initiative
Colleagues collected several crates of food, toiletries and other essentials to help those facing hardship
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Consumers don't want to hear travel's 'he said, she said' excuses
TTG Agenda 2022 panel agree customers fed up with travel industry blame game