uk airport news stories
Below we have collated all of the latest airport news at some of the UK's smaller airports (for news on larger UK airports, click on any of the links on the left). Click on any of the links to find out more:
October 2008
08.10.08 Job losses at Blackpool Airport
05.10.08 Jersey Airport director to stay
05.10.08 London City Airport not interested in Southend; could bid for Gatwick
05.10.08 Loganair cuts Dundee – Birmingham flights
04.10.08 Bishop reassures Jersey over Heathrow link
01.10.08 Manx2 add flights on IOM – Gloucester route
September 2008
30.09.08 Heavy landing at Carlisle Airport
30.09.08 Ryanair 'committed' to Derry airport
29.09.08 Plymouth Airport passengers up 31%
29.09.08 Liverpool – IOM freight service to resume
28.09.08 Exeter Airport masterplan display
27.09.08 Flybe axe Norwich – Channel Islands flights
25.09.08 Loganair axe Derry – Glasgow route
22.09.08 Guernsey minister to question Flybe on Manchester flights
16.09.08 Emergency at Jersey Airport
15.09.08 Passengers up 1% at IOM airport
12.09.08 Humberside Airport hit by airline failure
09.09.08 Ryanair axe Bristol – Derry flights
07.09.08 Record month for Exeter Airport
07.09.08 Jersey Airport job losses
06.09.08 easyJet cut Jersey flights from Liverpool and Luton
03.09.08 Passengers ‘could fall’ at Exeter Airport
01.09.08 Inverness Airport passengers down on fewer flights
August 2008
31.08.08 Gloucester Airport training exercise
27.08.08 Southend Airport sale claims quashed
27.08.08 Emergency at Stornaway Airport
27.08.08 bmi says Jersey – Heathrow route ‘safe’
26.08.08 Southend Airport tours
25.08.08 Business leaders: Exeter Airport expansion vital
24.08.08 IOM Airport security staff unhappy with new deal
23.08.08 Southend Airport boss: Gatwick sale would not hit us
20.08.08 Derry Airport road scheme approved
16.08.08 Oban Airport opens – late and over budget
16.08.08 Exeter Airport Plan to go before Devon County Council
14.08.08 Free parking at Blackpool airport
12.08.08 Problem for Humberside Airport bound plane
09.08.08 Ryanair Liverpool – Derry milestone
08.08.08 Passengers up 0.6% at IOM Airport
06.08.08 NATS wins contract for new IOM Airport control tower
05.08.08 Small plane crashes at Guernsey Airport
04.08.08 Passengers up 3% at HIAL airports
02.08.08 BA suspend Gatwick – Newquay flights
01.08.08 More talks on HIAL firefighter dispute
01.08.08 Former F1 ace crashes van on way to Lydd Airport
01.08.08 Air Southwest add Plymouth – Leeds Bradford flights
July 2008
31.07.08 Jersey Airport director to leave
30.07.08 Manx2 IOM airport emergency
30.07.08 Aer Arann launch Dublin – Derry flights
29.07.08 Exeter Airport top passenger choice
27.07.08 New IOM air traffic control tower plan approved
26.07.08 Blackpool airport pistol drama
25.07.08 Aer Arran axe Inverness flights
25.07.08 Flybe launch Guernsey – Paris flights
25.07.08 Jet2 announce Blackpool – Menorca flights
23.07.08 Flybe slam Guernsey Airport fire crew
21.07.08 Strike hits Guernsey airport
20.07.08 Blackpool Airport lose Belfast flight
19.07.08 Flybe scrap Norwich – Exeter flights
16.07.08 Guernsey Airport closed by suspect bag
15.07.08 Hotel fire hits Jersey Airport flights
13.07.08 Oxford Airport upgrades safety
13.07.08 Isle of Man Airport security jobs safe
12.07.08 Derry Airport strike confirmed
12.07.08 Airport expansion grants scrapped
12.07.08 Blackpool Airport objects to wind farm plans
10.07.08 Big passenger drop at IOM Airport
09.07.08 Carlisle Airport plans withdrawn
07.07.08 Air France say Dundee ‘a top priority’
07.07.08 Exeter Airport worker deported over visa problems
06.07.08 Guernsey runway plan ‘still to be finalised’
06.07.08 Flybe to use smaller planes on Gatwick – Guernsey flights
05.07.08 Strike threat at Derry Airport
05.07.08 Emergency landing at Southend Airport
02.07.08 Man accused of walking on Inverness Airport runway
01.07.08 Exeter Airport releases expansion plans
01.07.08 HIAL firefighter strikes suspended
01.07.08 Firms forsee return to Southend Airport’s golden age
01.07.08 Air Southwest and Flybe support Newquay Airport
June 2008
30.06.08 Passengers up at Exeter Airport
30.06.08 Channel Islands airlines increase fares; scrap flights
29.06.08 Southend Airport boss looks for boost
29.06.08 Job loss threat at IOM airport
28.06.08 £17m runway resurfacing for Jersey Airport
28.06.08 Southend Airport firms frustrated by lack of land
27.06.08 Fresh HIAL fire fighter strike talks
24.06.08 Scottish Government will not intervene in airport dispute
23.06.08 HIAL firefighters strike
20.06.08 Public inquiry for Carlisle Airport plans
20.06.08 Loganair to cut back Scottish islands flights
19.06.08 HIAL firefighter strike to hit flights on Monday
18.06.08 Ryanair announce Derry – Birmingham Airport flights
18.06.08 Concerns after Derry flights touch down in Belfast
17.06.08 New Scottish Islands air service takes off
17.06.08 Gloucester Airport runway plan ‘vital’
14.06.08 HIAL firefighters strike back on
14.06.08 Flybe axe Glasgow – Newquay route
13.06.08 Isle of Man passengers up despite Euromanx collapse
13.06.08 New logo for Exeter Airport
12.06.08 Music concert may have caused flight delays
11.06.08 Council wants partner for Exeter Airport business park
10.06.08 Another tyre alert for Manx2
09.06.08 Highlands airports licensed
09.06.08 Astronaut to visit Cambridge Airport
08.06.08 Newquay Airport masterplan delayed
07.06.08 Last Derry Airport family leaves today
07.06.08 Air race for Blackpool Airport
06.06.08 New group flights Newquay airport expansion
05.06.08 New arrivals hall opens at Newquay Airport
05.06.08 PWC Humberside Airport sale role
04.06.08 HIAL firefighters strike called off
02.06.08 Oxford Airport gains VLJ operator
01.06.08 Southend airport bidding ‘set to go three rounds’
May 2008
31.05.08 HIAL firefighters to strike
31.05.08 Blackpool Airport urged to go green
30.05.08 Manx2 add Belfast – IOM flights
28.05.08 Southend Airport 1.9m target
28.05.08 Derry Airport families have 48 hours
28.05.08 Ryanair Blackpool flight diverted over fire engine problem
27.05.08 Oxford Airport business aviation centre set for summer launch
26.05.08 Derry Airport sale ‘inevitable’
26.05.08 Blue Islands to drop Guernsey – Paris route
26.05.08 Frustration over Carlisle Airport revamp delay
25.05.08 Jersey Airport struggles to recruit
23.05.08 VLM add London City Airport – IOM flights for TT
22.05.08 Job loses at IOM Airport
22.05.08 Loganair Dundee – Belfast / Birmingham flights take off
20.05.08 Flybe offer Exeter Airport seat sale
19.05.08 PremiAir picks Oxford Airport as new maintenance base
19.05.08 Lydd Airport campaigner’s councillor complaint
18.05.08 Redundancies at Isle of Man Airport
18.05.08 IOM plot return of London City Airport route
18.05.08 Humberside Airport seeks help with disaster exercise
17.05.08 Residents raise Blackpool Airport parking fears
16.05.08 Jet2 add Blackpool Airport ski route
15.05.08 Row over Gatwick – Guernsey route
12.05.08 MAG ‘will recoup Humberside investment’
11.05.08 Plans for aerospace business park at Nottingham Airport
10.05.08 Flybe offer jobs to EuroManx staff
10.05.08 New Blackpool Airport owners target London link
10.05.08 Flybe Inverness flights take off
10.05.08 Flybe extend Birmingham - IOM route
07.05.08 Scouts Blackpool Airport fundraising hike
06.05.08 Balfour Beatty buys Blackpool Airport
06.05.08 Lydd Airport dims lights
05.05.08 HIAL passengers up 3%
05.05.08 Newspaper speculates that MAG could lose money on Humberside Airport
05.05.08 Landing scare at Blackpool Airport over youths near runway
05.05.08 Flybe year round Guernsey – Paris link
03.05.08 Jersey Airport operation targets criminals
01.05.08 London City Airport confirm Southend bid
April 2008
29.04.08 Air Southwest adds new routes
28.04.08 Oxford Airport announce new customer service manager
28.04.08 Council agree Carlisle Airport redevelopment plan
27.04.08 Overnight work on Guernsey runway
26.04.08 Humberside Airport to be sold
25.04.08 HIAL issue fuel warning
25.04.08 Light aircraft crash landing at Swansea Airport
22.04.08 No more flights from Sheffield Airport
20.04.08 Businessman wants to save Sheffield Airport
19.04.08 Fort sale may help fund Alderney Airport
17.04.08 Isle of Man Airport runway extension approved
16.04.08 Flights resume at Shoreham airport
15.04.08 Shoreham Airport flights grounded by owner’s financial crisis
13.04.08 Blackpool Airport hopes to restore London link
12.04.08 Seven shortlisted in Southend Airport sale
10.04.08 Emergency landing at Wick airport
10.04.08 Hopes rise for Carlisle Airport development
07.04.08 Jersey Airport row puts flights at risk
07.04.08 Exeter Airport one of UK’s fastest growing
07.04.08 Farnborough Airport Weekend flights increase approved
07.04.08 Plymouth Airport runway deal agreed
06.04.08 Withdrawal threat to Carlisle Airport plan
05.04.08 Second security gaff at Stornoway Airport
05.04.08 Councillor wants Highlands air links protected
04.04.08 Inverness Airport arrest spoils new plane debut
March 2008
31.03.08 easyJet announce Liverpool – Jersey flights
30.03.08 Five dead after private jet crashes into house
30.03.08 Work to close Guernsey Airport road
29.03.08 Carlisle Airport plans to be approved
27.03.08 Plane crashes at Alderney Airport
27.03.08 Manx2 adds flights to Gloucester, Jersey and East Midlands Airport
24.03.08 Wolverhampton Airport ‘no plans for air passengers’
23.03.08 New air-side catering facilities open at Exeter Airport
22.03.08 Flybe announce Jersey – Dublin flights
21.03.08 Flybe announce Isle of Man flights to Jersey and Newquay
20.03.08 Flybe announce daily Jersey – Paris flights
20.03.08 bmibaby add Manchester – Newquay route
18.03.08 Exeter Airport launch ‘Blue Skies’ magazine
16.03.08 Derry Airport home demolition begins
16.03.08 London City launches bid for Southend
12.03.08 Loganair Dundee – Birmingham flights available, but problems for Belfast
11.03.08 Third protest group to fight Exeter Airport expansion
11.03.08 96% of Manx2 sales online
11.03.08 Man fined over Jersey Airport bomb joke
10.03.08 New Cardiff – Newquay flights take off
10.03.08 Council back Exeter Airport expansion plan
09.03.08 New appointment at Exeter Airport
09.03.08 Flybe calls for an end to Aurigny state ownership
08.03.08 Emergency landing at Guernsey Airport
08.03.08 Police probe fire engine damage at Oban Airport
07.03.08 Inverness Airport hopeful of Government backing for transport links
04.03.08 Loganair / Flybe announce Dundee – Birmingham and Belfast flights
04.03.08 Campaigners oppose Exeter Airport plans
04.03.08 Development plans for Biggin Hill Airport
February 2008
29.02.08 Residents prepare for Derry Airport evictions
27.02.08 Jersey Airport could relax on bag rule
25.02.08 Plane crash lands in garden
23.02.08 Exeter Airport £124m growth plan
22.02.08 Record year for Derry Airport
21.02.08 One bag restriction lifted at Humberside Airport
20.02.08 Skybus to launch Newquay – Cardiff Airport flights
19.02.08 Manx2 adds Isle of Man – Belfast and Gloucester flights
18.02.08 Hial unhappy over ‘fake’ website
18.02.08 Derry Airport locals fear eviction
18.02.08 Exeter Airport fighter pilots' sculpture planned
18.02.08 Residents fear new Wolverhampton Airport expansion bid
17.02.08 Record January at Isle of Man Airport
17.02.08 Exeter Airport expansion plan expected this month
17.02.08 Minister asked to save Inverness flights to Heathrow
16.02.08 Investigation into highlands airports security breaches
16.02.08 Climate campaigners plan Carlisle Airport protest
15.02.08 Flybe to offer summer Jersey – Nice flights
10.02.08 Sheffield Airport to close
10.02.08 Blackpool Airport – Jersey route scrapped
05.02.08 Devon and Cornwall airport protesters visit Westminster
04.02.08 Anglesey Airport plans extra routes
04.02.08 Farnborough Airport wants to expand as private jet business booms
03.02.08 Sheffield Airport ‘faces total shutdown’
01.02.08 Money ‘will be found’ for Guernsey Airport runway works
01.02.08 Southend Airport station given go-ahead
January 2008
31.01.08 Inverness Airport car park approved
29.01.08 Light aircraft crash at Alderney Airport
28.01.08 Southend Airport for sale
28.01.08 Oxford Airport commence work on new private aviation terminal
28.01.08 Flybe says Guernsey Airport runway problems will cost it £1m
28.01.08 Blue Islands is the Channel Islands favourite airline
28.01.08 Inverness Airport does not need permission to open 24 hours
28.01.08 Lydd Airport Action Group appoints legal advisor
27.01.08 Southend Airport passengers up 61% in 2007
27.01.08 HIAL on track for busiest ever year
27.01.08 Lydd Airport airshow cancelled due to lack of sponsor
27.01.08 West Wales Airport agrees to no flights during Sunday worship
24.01.08 Jersey Airport staging rescue exercise tonight
23.01.08 Carlisle Airport revamp plans get council backing
22.01.08 Pilot lands at Derry Airport after engine failure
22.01.08 Lydd Airport expansion debate postponed
21.01.08 Newquay Airport expansion given go-ahead
20.01.08 Council want Inverness Airport - London links protected
18.01.08 Guernsey Airport runway work 'to cost £50m'
18.01.08 Derry Airport Boss 'Removed'
15.01.08 Runway problems at Guernsey Airport
15.01.08 Report says Lydd Airport 'at risk of bird strike'
08.01.08 Passengers stranded after Ryanair Derry Airport flight diverted
07.01.08 Dundee Airport in discussions on new routes
06.01.08 Plane ban bid for Sunday chapel at West Wales Airport
05.01.08 MP backs Carlisle Airport plans
03.01.08 Manx2 to set up maintenance base at Isle of Man Airport
02.01.08 British Energy objects to Lydd Airport expansion plans
December 2007
31.12.07 Suspicious fire at Isle of Wight airport
24.12.07 Jersey Airport food firm fined £10,000
20.12.07 Pilot found alive after air crash near Oxford Airport
20.12.07 Delays at Guernsey Airport after planes grounded with ice
18.12.07 Bumper year for HIAL airports
18.12.07 Exeter Airport heads for a busy Christmas
16.12.07 Climate protest on Newquay Airport roof
16.12.07 Climate protest on Newquay Airport roof
11.12.07 Partner of flyWhoosh pulls out of deal to operate Dundee flights
11.12.07 New Cardiff Airport - Newquay route for Skybus
10.12.07 Southend Airport launches new community newsletter
10.12.07 Security fence planned for Jersey Airport
09.12.07 EU rules change sees more post at Exeter Airport
09.12.07 Manx2 add two planes to fleet
07.12.07 Newquay Airport to offer record 20 destinations next summer
06.12.07 Blackpool Airport sniffer dogs help collar drugs dealer
05.12.07 Biggin Hill Airport hotel plan rejected
04.12.07 Consultant criticises Lydd Airport information
03.12.07 Blackpool Airport working on return of London route
03.12.07 Southend Airport needs £36m for development
02.12.07 New routes from Exeter to Brussels and Dubrovnik for Flybe
02.12.07 Cheap flights between Blackpool Airport and Isle of Man
01.12.07 Isle of Man Airport to test emergency procedures
November 2007
29.11.07 Flybe announce new routes from Exeter and Newquay Airports
26.11.07 Regeneration agency backs Carlisle Airport plans
25.11.07 Freight up 168 percent at Kent Airport
25.11.07 Flywatch plan scheduled services from Southend Airport
24.11.07 Park Mark for Exeter Airport
18.11.07 Blow to Inverness Airport expansion plans
17.11.07 Pilot cleared but four jailed over Blackpool Airport drug smuggling operation
13.11.07 London Ashford Airport says survey shows local support
11.11.07 Higher charges cost Guernsey Airport Swiss route
10.11.07 New Blackpool Airport boss has high targets
08.11.07 Isle of Man Airport's new lounge area opened
07.11.07 Jersey appoint civil aviation director
05.11.07 Air Southwest asks Plymouth travellers their views
04.11.07 UK recruits sought for Jersey air traffic control post
October 2007
30.10.07 Residents supportive but concerned over Carlisle Airport plans
26.10.07 Council funding for Newquay Airport development approved
24.10.07 Manx2 route to Gloucester Airport popular
23.10.07 Public meeting this week on Carlisle Airport plans
22.10.07 First Choice plans Exeter Airport expansion
22.10.07 Plymouth Airport 'here to stay'
21.10.07 Ratepayers to foot the bill for Derry Airport’s safety problems
19.10.07 Flybe plane lands at Exeter Airport with burst tyre
19.10.07 Former airline boss to advise Newquay Airport
17.10.07 £25m development plans for Carlisle Airport submitted
16.10.07 Campaign group to hold 'Camp Hope' at Gloucester Airport
15.10.07 Alderney Airport passengers face fee rise
14.10.07 Isle of Man Airport announce VIP terminal plan
11.10.07 Jet2 announce new Blackpool - Ibiza flights
10.10.07 Newquay Airport plans under fire
07.10.07 Exeter Airport in talks about flights to London
06.10.07 Flybe open new Exeter Airport lounge
05.10.07 Eight in court over Blackpool Airport cocaine smuggling ring
September 2007
27.09.07 Lufthansa announce Newquay - Dusseldorf flights
26.09.07 Delay for Dundee Airport takeover deal
23.09.07 'Gunman' arrested at Blackpool Airport
22.09.07 Plymouth Airport runway 'could be sold for housing'
20.09.07 Blue Islands announce Swiss routes from Guernsey and Jersey
18.09.07 Woman tried to hide iguana in bra at Blackpool Airport
17.09.07 Humberside Airport turnover 'up 68%'
16.09.07 Blackpool Airport passenger growth projection scaled back
15.09.07 Guernsey Airport takeover plan rejected
12.09.07 London Ashford Airport expansion excluded from region's plans
12.09.07 August is record month at Exeter Airport
11.09.07 Blackpool Airport awards advertising contract to Peel
09.09.07 Politician criticises Jersey Airport ad
04.09.07 Manx2 launch Isle of Man - Gloucester flights
01.09.07 Flybe flight lands in Jersey because of suspected fault
August 2007
31.08.07 Exeter Airport has busiest ever weekend
30.08.07 Legal proceedings launched in Oban Airport row
28.08.07 Record passengers at Newquay Airport
27.08.07 Jet2 puts Blackpool Airport summer 2008 flights on sale
27.08.07 Light aircraft hangar for Jersey Airport
25.08.07 Council faces legal action over Oban airport fire engines
23.08.07 Biggin Hill Airport protesters in court
23.08.07 Guernsey Airport recruit safety expert
20.08.07 Another five-month delay for Oban Airport
19.08.07 HIAL profit boosted by Wick Airport land sale
16.08.07 Climate protesters 'close' Biggin Hill Airport'
11.08.07 Probe into sinking plane at Derry Airport
11.08.07 RSPB say harrier nests near London Ashford Airport site
10.08.07 Plane lands safely at Jersey Airport as tyre bursts
10.08.07 Isle of Man airport passengers down 5% in July
08.08.07 Guernsey Airport in takeover talks
07.08.07 Flybe give MPs assurances over Inverness - Gatwick flights
06.08.07 Exeter Airport celebrates record month
06.08.07 Pilot and passengers killed in crash near Isle of Wight Airport
July 2007
31.07.07 Call to rename Derry Airport after John Hume
29.07.07 Oban Airport upgrade could be delayed
28.07.07 Security restriction at Inverness Airport angers taxi drivers
27.07.07 Jet2 offer £74 winter holidays from Blackpool Airport
27.07.07 Just 3 in every 10 Inverness - Gatwick flights on time
26.07.07 Air Southwest extends Newquay - Cork flights to October
25.07.07 Gloucester Airport 'at full stretch to help flood rescue operation'
24.07.07 Strike at Highlands and Islands Airports put on hold
22.07.07 Isle of Man runway extension appeal dismissed
22.07.07 Inverness Airport investigates Polish flights
21.07.07 HIAL warns of summer airport disruption
21.07.07 Oxford Airport sold for £40m
20.07.07 Emergency closes Guernsey Airport runway
19.07.07 Council Chief to be quizzed over Derry Airport closure
17.07.07 Strike action planned at Highlands Airports
11.07.07 Inverness Airport gets radar controllers
10.07.07 Flybe sponsor Inverness football club
06.07.07 Ryanair celebrates 8 years at Derry Airport with seat sale
05.07.07 £25m Carlisle airport expansion unveiled
04.07.07 Jetstream Express scraps Blackpool flights
03.07.07 City of Derry Airport boss suspended
02.07.07 New Isle of Man - Gloucestershire Airport flights take off
June 2007
30.06.07 Flybe to expand from Inverness Airport
30.06.07 Derry Airport needs to improve safety measures
29.06.07 New 130-bedroom hotel for Southend Airport
28.06.07 Cigarettes are seized at Derry Airport
24.06.07 Guernsey Airport hopes for new routes
20.06.07 RAF jet makes emergency landing at Exeter Airport
19.06.07 Isle of Man Airport passengers flat; London route targeted
10.06.07 BA criticised over Highlands flight prices
09.06.07 Southend Airport railway station by '2009'
May 2007
31.05.07 Smoking ban at Blackpool Airport from tomorrow
30.05.07 Inquiry to be held into Derry Airport closure
29.05.07 Derry Airport to reopen
29.05.07 Jersey Airport to reveal airline delay figures
29.05.07 New catering arrangements for Exeter Airport
28.05.07 Derry Airport works on closure problems
27.05.07 Classic plane flights at Blackpool Airport
26.05.07 Derry Airport to have full audit following closure
25.05.07 Derry Airport shut over safety concerns
25.05.07 Two arrested after body discovered at Cambridge Airport released
23.05.07 Green light for new Dundee Airport hotel
20.05.07 Passengers down 11% at Isle of Man Airport
19.05.07 Shoreham Airport plans could create 200 jobs
18.05.07 Seagull lays eggs on car roof at airport car park
17.05.07 New Channel Islands - Paris flights announced
13.05.07 Newquay Airport - Cork flights take off
13.05.07 Improved security at Jersey Airport costs £1m a year
11.05.07 Summer Zurich flights for Newquay Airport
11.05.07 Passenger rise for HIAL
10.05.07 Mayor to take classic flight to celebrate Exeter Airport's 70th anniversary
09.05.07 Jersey Airport repairing landing system fault
09.05.07 Flybe launch Exeter - Rennes flights
08.05.07 Handling staff job losses at Isle of Man Airport after Flybe switch
02.05.07 Inverness Airport passengers up 5%
01.05.07 Two flights from Exeter Airport to Toronto launch tomorrow
April 2007
30.04.07 New aircraft engineering firm for Isle of Man Airport
29.04.07 Blackpool - Ibiza flights for Jet2?
26.04.07 Council to complain about Stornoway Airport closures
23.04.07 Call for review of Isle of Man airport plans
19.04.07 London Ashford Airport to cut a third of its staff
19.04.07 Jet2 axes two Blackpool Airport routes
18.04.07 Private Charter company launches scheduled flights from Blackpool Airport
17.04.07 Stornoway Airport closed over sick staff
16.04.07 Guernsey Airport landing fees could go up
12.04.07 Exeter Airport breaks 1 million passengers a year milestone
09.04.07 Southend Airport publishes station development plan
07.04.07 New Company takes charge of Newquay Airport
06.04.07 Referendums reject London Ashford Airport plans
06.04.07 Three new routes from Blackpool Airport
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