uk-airport-news.info is the UK's first and only complete UK airport news website.
There is so much going on at UK airports, that it's hard to keep track. And this is where we can help. We scour online and offline news sources every day for news about UK airports. We read the stories and the press releases, pick out the facts, and we post them on this website.
Click on any of the links in the 'news @ uk airports' box on the left to find out what's happening at your favourite airport, look just below for links to the latest uk airport news stories or click on the links in the airport services section for all of the airport things you need. We also have guides to UK Airport Parking and UK Airport Hotels.
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The Latest UK Airport News Stories:
10.10.08 450 managers to leave BA
10.10.08 12 months for drunk who forced plane landing
10.10.08 OAG: economy hits winter flight schedules
10.10.08 Aer Lingus Belfast flights would not be hit by strike
10.10.08 Newcastle Airport Metro delays this weekend
10.10.08 Ryanair boss waiting game on transatlantic venture
10.10.08 AOA: Climate Change Committee’s proposals on aviation ‘counterproductive’
10.10.08 Bristol Airport parking planning appeal rejected
10.10.08 New Stansted baggage scanning firm announced
10.10.08 150 new rooms for Manchester Airport hotel
09.10.08 Government approve Stansted expansion
09.10.08 London City Airport expansion approved
09.10.08 easyJet expect ‘very tough’ 2009
09.10.08 Big drop in passengers at Newcastle and Durham Tees Valley
09.10.08 Passenger packs kitten; airport security didn’t notice
09.10.08 Shorter waiting times promised for Heathrow
09.10.08 BA interested in bmi and Alitalia, but not Austrian
09.10.08 Birmingham Airport passengers up 1.5%
09.10.08 Iberia increase BA stake
09.10.08 Belfast flight diverted over ill passenger
09.10.08 Birmingham – India flights fail to take off
09.10.08 Air France axe Heathrow – LA; to launch New York
08.10.08 O’Leary: another airline failure ‘in weeks’
08.10.08 BA ‘still committed to Scotland’
08.10.08 Job losses at Blackpool Airport
08.10.08 Ryanair staff unpaid leave; execs 10% pay cut
08.10.08 BA to move Atlanta flights from Gatwick to Heathrow
08.10.08 BA / Iberia merger offer £615m savings
08.10.08 Ryanair: recession good for business
08.10.08 Luton Airport launch £2m six month access project
08.10.08 Virgin profits up
08.10.08 Unite slam BA decision to close Glasgow base
08.10.08 Virgin step up anti-BA / AA campaign
08.10.08 London City Airport claims jobs rise
08.10.08 BA to launch Gatwick – St Kitts and Nevis flights
08.10.08 More BA flights to SA
07.10.08 Coventry Airport loses planning appeal
07.10.08 New Heathrow runway ‘will damage health’
07.10.08 Luton Airport passengers delayed by immigration computer glitch
07.10.08 Iberia investors ‘could get 40%’ of merged BA group
07.10.08 Meeting over fears BA will pull out of Scotland
07.10.08 Hoon: Tories letting down business on Heathrow
07.10.08 MEP wants new Stansted noise limit
07.10.08 ABTA: Tories Heathrow stance 'illogical, ill-conceived and totally unworkable'
07.10.08 Seven years for Birmingham Airport drug smuggler
07.10.08 BA shares fall to 5½ year low
07.10.08 New Turkey flight for Bristol Airport
07.10.08 ABTA boss denied boarding on easyJet flight
07.10.08 Aer Lingus to axe 1500 jobs
07.10.08 Greek airline adds Stansted flight frequency
06.10.08 easyJet passengers and load factor up
06.10.08 Conservatives hit back over BA Heathrow claims
06.10.08 Air travel slow down continues
06.10.08 Business council backs Heathrow runway
06.10.08 Walsh sees delay in Iberia deal
06.10.08 Stansted noise complaints fall
06.10.08 Belfast Airport emergency landing
06.10.08 Dutch register ‘definite interest’ in Glasgow Airport
06.10.08 Emergency landing for BA flight
06.10.08 Travel associations call for surcharge clarity
06.10.08 Bookmaker stops taking airline failure bets
06.10.08 Ryanair wins German flight cancellation case
05.10.08 Security fears over new airport scanners
05.10.08 London City Airport not interested in Southend; could bid for Gatwick
05.10.08 Cardiff Airport road scheme protest
05.10.08 Ryanair ‘fully committed’ to Durham Tees Valley
05.10.08 National Trust oppose Stansted runway
05.10.08 Jersey Airport director to stay
05.10.08 Airlines cut surcharges; BA doesn’t
05.10.08 Flyglobespan agree more plane lease deals
05.10.08 Virgin launch 007 themed campaign
05.10.08 Loganair cuts Dundee – Birmingham flights
05.10.08 Seven Squared lands BA publications work
05.10.08 Spanish court backs screen scraper in Ryanair row
04.10.08 Big drop in business passengers at BA; profit forecast risk
04.10.08 Noise ‘puts Heathrow runway in doubt’
04.10.08 Stansted strike firm pulls out
04.10.08 Ryanair passengers up 20%; load factor down 1%
04.10.08 Doctors stand trial over Glasgow Airport attack
04.10.08 Air fares ‘to rise by 13%’
04.10.08 Stansted Express disruption tomorrow
04.10.08 Passenger denies Glasgow Airport weapon charge
04.10.08 BA ‘looking at SAS’
04.10.08 easyJet announce Manchester – Sofia service
04.10.08 Ryanair complain to EU about ‘illegal’ Alitalia state aid
04.10.08 Bishop reassures Jersey over Heathrow link
04.10.08 easyBus cuts Gatwick – London fares
04.10.08 John Menzies aviation arm hit as demand for air cargo slows
03.10.08 Walsh: Branson ‘stuck in a timewarp’
03.10.08 US may let EU airlines operate domestic flights
03.10.08 Thomsonfly ‘reviewing’ Coventry operation
03.10.08 Greenpeace plan London City Airport flashmob protest
03.10.08 Ryanair delay Manchester – Dusseldorf route launch
03.10.08 Jet2 announce new routes from Newcastle and Manchester
03.10.08 EU to introduce 'virtual strip searches' at airports by 2010
03.10.08 Two deny Luton Airport heroin charges
03.10.08 Ryanair launch Leeds Bradford – Girona flights
03.10.08 Budget open new Gatwick facility
03.10.08 Gulf Air improve Heathrow - Muscat schedule
03.10.08 Jet2 axe Barcelona flights; add two new summer routes from Belfast
02.10.08 Conservatives would block Stansted expansion too
02.10.08 Flight path plans 'still being considered'
02.10.08 BA ‘may seek Alitalia deal’
02.10.08 Newcastle Airport and ex-boss £6m court battle
02.10.08 Busy month at Robin Hood Airport
02.10.08 BA calls for CAA overhaul
02.10.08 Passengers to sue Ryanair over delays
02.10.08 Baggage chaos as European airports hit by computer glitch
02.10.08 Belfast Airport drug smuggler jailed
02.10.08 Ryanair cancel Birmingham flights
02.10.08 Walsh attacks Conservatives over Heathrow
02.10.08 Canadian Affair adds Canada flights from Glasgow
01.10.08 Government accused of spin after rejecting calls for Heathrow runway review
01.10.08 AIG makes big loss on London City Airport sale
01.10.08 BAA picks HSBC and RBS to advise on Gatwick sale
01.10.08 Former BA exec agrees UK jail time over price fixing
01.10.08 Fine over Edinburgh Airport bomb claim
01.10.08 Free tea and biscuits for T5 passengers
01.10.08 New Turkey flight for Robin Hood Airport
01.10.08 Birmingham Airport drug smuggler jailed
01.10.08 Purple Parking buys Heathrow car park
01.10.08 BA to charge for sports kit
01.10.08 Work to start on Bournemouth Airport terminal
01.10.08 Manx2 add flights on IOM – Gloucester route
30.09.08 Business groups attack Conservative’s Heathrow stance
30.09.08 BA pension hole ‘threatens Iberia deal’
30.09.08 East Midlands Airport noise meeting
30.09.08 AOA, BAA, BA and Labour make case for Heathrow third runway
30.09.08 Jet2 announce Edinburgh – Dusseldorf flights
30.09.08 bmi axe two Heathrow routes
30.09.08 Virgin celebrate 10 years of Caribbean flights
30.09.08 Heavy landing at Carlisle Airport
30.09.08 Ryanair 'committed' to Derry airport
30.09.08 Teenager charged over big heroin find at Leeds Bradford Airport
30.09.08 Councillor appointed to Durham Tees Valley Airport committee
30.09.08 Manchester Airport freight expansion backed
29.09.08 Conservatives prefer £20bn rail link to Heathrow runway
29.09.08 Flyglobespan dismiss talk of collapse
29.09.08 Luton favourite to lose Ryanair route
29.09.08 Laser pranksters ‘risk killing hundreds’
29.09.08 Plymouth Airport passengers up 31%
29.09.08 Eastern announce Aberdeen – Oslo flights
29.09.08 East Midlands Airport ‘green week’
29.09.08 Nigerian bank signs Heathrow advertising deal
29.09.08 Liverpool – IOM freight service to resume
29.09.08 BA retains Bigmouthmedia as search agency
29.09.08 Fedex rejects Robin Hood over noise limits
29.09.08 Student art display at Heathrow T5
28.09.08 AIG ‘to sell stake in London City Airport’
28.09.08 Emirates backs ‘Boris island’ airport
28.09.08 Unions use ‘privileged access’ to lobby for Heathrow expansion
28.09.08 Crackdown on East Midlands Airport taxis
28.09.08 Exeter Airport masterplan display
28.09.08 Airlines and Boeing form ‘sustainable fuels’ group
28.09.08 Two new ski routes for Southampton Airport
28.09.08 BA to offer fixed price upgrades at Heathrow
28.09.08 easyJet marketing man promoted
28.09.08 BAA make £164m from airport parking
28.09.08 BA launch social media network
28.09.08 bmi overhauls website
27.09.08 UK airports reveal security breaches
27.09.08 Flyglobespan bookies favourite for next failure
27.09.08 Second Stansted runway 'will destroy rural peace'
27.09.08 Virgin lose COO to Qantas
27.09.08 New drugs body scanner at Birmingham Airport
There is a lot happening at UK airports at the moment. Heathrow airport, the worlds busiest international airport with 67.9 million passengers in 2007, has opened a £4.2 billion terminal 5, waiting on a planning decision for a new runway (and sixth terminal) and has planning permission for another new terminal called Heathrow East. Gatwick Airport, the worlds busiest single runway airport (two terminals, but one runway), with 35.2 million passengers in 2007 continues to hope for a new runway in 2020.
These two London airports still dominate in terms of flights and passenger numbers, but regional airports growing at a much faster rate. The two other large London Airports - Stansted Airport and Luton Airport - where the UK's original budget airline started - continue to grow at a steady rate. Stansted airport will be the site the first of the UK's new runways some time after 2013, if it can get planning approval. However, Luton Airport recently scrapped plans for a new runway.
But it is at the the regional airports - led by Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and Bristol - where the growth is much more dramatic. These airports have been transformed by the emergence budget airlines, all doubling in size over the last 10 years and aiming to double again over the next 10.
These smaller UK airports are not content with with short haul routes, the larger regionals are now picking up inter-continental routes too, and many, including Belfast, Cardiff, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, East Midlands and Southampton have set increasing the number of routes they offer as a key target.
Then there are smaller UK airports and even new airports adding routes and offering more choice and local flights to a growing number of UK residents. Many, including Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Coventry, Durham Tees Valley, Kent, London City, Norwich, Prestwick, Robin Hood have all set 1 million passengers a year as a realistic target. Some will even achieve it this year.
These are interesting times for UK airports. Keep up to date with all of the latest developments at uk-airport-news.info.
