Airports

Heathrow boss: 'Airport expansion decision to be made next year'

Heathrow’s chief executive Thomas Woldbye has said a decision on a third runway will be made next year but needs the backing of the industry and government

Virgin Atlantic chief opens door to a return to Gatwick

’Gatwick is our historic home – we’d love to go back when the time and the opportunity is right," Shai Weiss told the Airlines UK conference

Bristol airport targeting new long-haul connections with 2040 masterplan

West Country airport seeking limited number of new longer-haul flights to the US east coast and the Middle East as part of a plan to expand to 15 million annual passengers

Gatwick's South Terminal reopens following 'security incident'

The airport confirmed shortly before 11am ’a large part’ of its South Terminal had been evacuated owing to the incident

Jet2 puts first winter sun programme on sale from new Luton base

The programme, announced less than a week after Jet2 named Luton as its 13th UK base, majors on the Canary Islands, and also features mainland Spain, Turkey and Portugal

UK snow prompts Jet2 and Ryanair winter weather warnings

Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice remain in place across large swathes of the UK on Wednesday (20 November)

Jet2 ramps up summer 2024 schedule at hometown airport Leeds Bradford

An extra based aircraft – the airline and operator’s 15th at LBA – will allow Jet2 to put on more flights to Palma, Faro and Kefalonia, among others, amounting to an additional 40,000 seats

Whale and dolphin charity forced to pull campaign following pressure from airports

Whale and Dolphin Conservation’s Don’t Go to the Show campaign appeared briefly at Birmingham airport and had been due to run at others, but was pulled by ad firm Global following pushback from airports

EasyJet launches five new winter routes from Birmingham airport

New winter sun routes include Marrakech and Hurghada, while festive favourites like Reykjavik, Prague and Krakow join easyJet’s BHX network

'That's it for now,' says Jet2 chief Steve Heapy after surprise Luton base reveal

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays boss Steve Heapy tells TTG the brand’s three new bases – Liverpool, Bournemouth and Luton – will need time to settle before the group explores any more opportunities

Bank holiday ATC meltdown cost consumers and industry 'up to' £165 million

An independent report into the 2023 August bank holiday air traffic control collapse says 700,000 passengers were affected, with total cost of the disruption being up to £165 million

New funding sees Doncaster Sheffield inch closer to spring 2026 reopening

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Board has agreed to commit £3 million from existing earmarked resources to progress reinstatement activity and advance commercial negotiations

Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports to expand under new owner

The new owner of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports promises more routes and investment at each

Industry leaders unite behind new air travel accessibility taskforce

Jet2.com and Manchester Airports Group are among the travel businesses to welcome the new taskforce, which will set out to make air travel more accessible for disabled passengers

Tobago to target more direct flights with new $1bn airport terminal

Tobago plans to attract more direct flights with the opening of an enlarged airport terminal and at least one new hotel development

Air travel told to face up to next challenge now it is 'nearly back to normal'

WTM London session hears global air travel has nearly recovered from the pandemic, but now faces the challenge of sustainability targets

Doncaster Sheffield airport 'to reopen in spring 2026' after bidder found

Mayor of Doncaster confirms a bidder has been identified to reopen and run the city’s airport

From new destinations to fresh facilities: how Birmingham Airport is planning for the future

Birmingham Airport plans to serve 18m passengers by 2033 and is investing more than £300m over this period in infrastructure and efficiencies, ensuring it is well on its way to serving the region.

Tui to resume flying from Southampton after 15-year hiatus

Flights to Majorca will run every Tuesday from 27 May 2025 and 20 September 2025 to align with Marella Cruises’ summer programme

Tui runway skid 'avoidable' despite 'catastrophic' nose wheel failure

The failure of a wheel bearing on a Tui flight, which skidded off the runway at Leeds Bradford airport in 2023, was not to blame for the incident, investigators have concluded

Birmingham airport: operations resume after suspicious vehicle prompts evacuation

All-clear issued at around 3.30pm on Wednesday (23 October) after operations were suspended while officers from West Midlands Police attended the scene

Govt promises fewer delays and less pollution with airspace revamp

Department for Transport opens consultation on biggest shake-up of airspace use for 70 years in a bid to cut congestion and pollution

Loganair to resume Glasgow-Newquay service

The carrier will reinstate a weekly Glasgow-Newquay service next summer, it has confirmed

European Union confirms further delay to Entry-Exit System

The European Union has said the EES biometric registration scheme will now be phased in, with the 10 November deadline scrapped