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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.
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The Latest UK Airport News Stories:
21.05.13 Birmingham and Manchester airports call for spare capacity tax breaks
21.05.13 Ryanair aims for fifth of European short-haul market
21.05.13 Birmingham Airport puts forward huge new growth plan
21.05.13 Cardiff Airport has 'long-haul flights potential'
21.05.13 Stansted boss calls on Government to help airport expand with faster rail link
21.05.13 Hounslow residents vote against Heathrow expansion
21.05.13 Ex-IATA boss calls for Heathrow expansion
21.05.13 Four new international routes for Cambridge
21.05.13 Cardiff Airport passenger numbers would exceed four million by 2030 if long haul APD is abolished
21.05.13 Virgin Atlantic's top marketer out in restructure
21.05.13 Interview with Glasgow Airport boss
21.05.13 EU rulings politically motivated, claims Ryanair
21.05.13 MAG publishes response to Airports Commission draft proposals
21.05.13 Ryanair nets £900m from add-on services
21.05.13 Gatwick Express 'veers towards Third World conditions'
21.05.13
21.05.13 Ryanair in talks with Belfast International
21.05.13 Leeds Bradford staff discover birds being smuggled into UK in suitcases
21.05.13 ExcelAire receives London City approval for its fleet of five Legacy jets
21.05.13 Plane from Edinburgh in emergency landing after technical fault
21.05.13 Expeditors secure Glasgow Airport hub
21.05.13 Belfast City Airport funding brings some Math-A-Magic to local school
21.05.13 Virgin Atlantic to use iPads to speed up check-in at JFK airport
21.05.13 Flybe board member steps down early
21.05.13 Air Culinaire expands in-flight catering capabilities with new Stansted base
21.05.13 Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s growth projected to outpace industry forecast
20.05.13 Ryanair profits at record high despite fuel cost rise
20.05.13 Heathrow owner says third runway is 'only real solution'
20.05.13 APD attacked after pilots take pay cut to avoid redundancies
20.05.13 Man killed in light aircraft crash at Caernarfon Airport
20.05.13 Blue Islands issue statement on Gatwick slots; won't be bidding for Flybe disposals
20.05.13 Flybe to mark 30-year Belfast flights milestone today
20.05.13 No frills carriers fly ahead; Thomas Cook overtakes Expedia – Top UK travel websites, April 2013
20.05.13 Funniest messages on Virgin Atlantic's seat to seat chat system
19.05.13 2M calls for Davies to test Heathrow Airport third runway claims
19.05.13 Ryanair tells pilots that passenger signing safety fears letter is ‘gross misconduct’
19.05.13 Jeremy Clarkson prompts fierce debate on child-free flights
19.05.13 Ryanair cancels two destinations from Luton
18.05.13 Heathrow seeks increased early arrivals to gain capacity
18.05.13 Ryanair accused of 'exploiting' staff
18.05.13 Heathrow rejects mixed mode; stands firm over need for third runway
18.05.13 Heathrow and London mayor submit ideas to aviation commission
18.05.13 London Mayor makes Heathrow 'muddle along' warning
18.05.13 Villages at war over change to Birmingham Airport flightpath
18.05.13 Heathrow is only UK airport to feel capacity squeeze, finds poll
18.05.13 Forget three runways, Heathrow needs four
18.05.13 Heathrow: three runways 'sufficient'
18.05.13 Join Ryanair! See the world! But we'll only pay you for 9 months a year
18.05.13 Bristol Airport seeks new airlines
18.05.13 Edinburgh Airport completes rebrand
18.05.13 EU regulators to rule on Delta, Virgin airline deal by June 20
18.05.13 Flights to Madrid could take off at Aberdeen airport
18.05.13 Cocaine found hidden in cakes at Gatwick
18.05.13 British Airways A380: What you need to know
18.05.13 X Factor winner Joe McElderry to perform at Gatwick Airport tomorrow
18.05.13 Video celebrating the launch of BMI Regional flights at Birmingham Airport
18.05.13 "Rolls Royce of beds" comes to Gatwick Travelodge hotel
17.05.13 Airports Commission hints at two-hub solution
17.05.13 Airports commission: all expansion models are still on the table for Britain
17.05.13 Competition between airports must be increased – Gatwick
17.05.13 Expansion at Heathrow "unlikely" in short term says UK airports tsar
17.05.13 MPs rule out Birmingham hub airport dream
17.05.13 Southend Airport predicts 40% increase in passengers
17.05.13 Virgin Atlantic blames Olympics for higher losses
17.05.13 Virgin Little Red's Scottish passengers shun onward flights
17.05.13 Virgin looks to cut costs to get back to profit
17.05.13 easyJet looking to build Scottish customer base
17.05.13 easyJet braces for battle with founder Sir Stelios over new aircraft order
17.05.13 Ryanair in talks to add seven Spanish cities as it seeks airport fee cut
17.05.13 CityJet pilots call for strike
17.05.13 easyJet hints at Bombardier CSeries order
17.05.13 Leeds Bradford showcases ease of connections with BA service to Heathrow
17.05.13 Manchester Airport’s new VIP Lounge gives birds-eye-view of runways
17.05.13 Independent Digital teams up with Ryanair.com for sales partnership
17.05.13 Opponents of second Gatwick runway are "proud their village has no street lights"
16.05.13 Restricted Heathrow is failing to serve UK, warns airport tsar
16.05.13 Linking Heathrow to UK regional airports 'critical' to solving capacity problem, says Howard Davies
16.05.13 Southend Airport promises payment on proven compensation claims
16.05.13 Ryanair sees passenger growth doubling by 2018
16.05.13 Qatar Airways CEO: No interest in Bankia stake in IAG
16.05.13 easyJet CEO says will make a decision on fleet expansion in next 6 months
16.05.13 BA to use Manston for A380 training
16.05.13 New flight paths from Gatwick could affect thousands in Sussex
16.05.13 Ryanair considering on-board wi-fi, with movies and TV shows
16.05.13 Dreamliner makes return to Heathrow
16.05.13 Slowing demand leaves Airbus with challenge to break-even on A380 program in 2015
16.05.13 Thomas Cook reveals £425m fundraising to cut debt
16.05.13 Coventry Airport owner reveals BIHS deal
16.05.13 easyJet routes will give tourism lift to Newquay Cornwall Airport
16.05.13 Air routes linking Oban with Scottish destinations mooted
16.05.13 Tomorrow sees the start of major roadworks near Aberdeen Airport
16.05.13 Couple retrace steps to celerbate Golden Wedding at Southampton Airport
16.05.13 Roadworks near East Midlands Airport start 28 May
16.05.13 Stansted Airport to hold major emergency exercise tonight
16.05.13 easyJet asks passengers to slim down carry-on bags
16.05.13 Lufthansa announce free chauffeured limousine offer for Birmingham passengers
16.05.13 Menorca flights to return to Blackpool airport
16.05.13 Norwegian to launch Fuerteventura route from Gatwick Airport
16.05.13 Ryanair launches new partnership with Looking4parking
15.05.13 easyJet first half improves as Britons flee cold winter; predicts larger profits
15.05.13 Flybe Scottish routes must be kept, warn business leaders
15.05.13 Build the third runway at Heathrow now, says Alistair Darling
15.05.13 Freight interests urge UK government to expand Heathrow
15.05.13 Stansted welcomes select committee backing for faster rail link
15.05.13 easyJet is to offer free fast track security to attract more business travellers
15.05.13 Award for Aberdeen Airport
15.05.13 Flybe in talks on sale of Gatwick - Inverness slots
15.05.13 Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweets from Prestwick Airport after return to Earth
15.05.13 Flybe snaps up 'spare' Leeds - Belfast flights; increases services on route
15.05.13 IAG takeover will not impact Vueling or Iberia Express
15.05.13 Boeing resumes Dreamliner deliveries
15.05.13 Global scheme to tackle aviation emission to be launched in 2020
15.05.13 Guernsey States-owned Aurigny 'can cover Gatwick route' (if Flybe pulls out)
15.05.13 Planning for the future at London City Airport
15.05.13 Thomson Airways to offer Starbucks on-board
15.05.13 Ryanair Stansted flight "lands at wrong Greek airport"
15.05.13 Manchester gets new Greek route
15.05.13 KLM to add extra daily Leeds Bradford flight
15.05.13 Free parking time at Humberside Airport to be extended
15.05.13 Travelodge completes £280,000 refit at Gatwick hotel
15.05.13 Heathrow Airport Cycle Hub hailed as best in the UK
15.05.13 Ryanair and National Express announce record opening bookings
15.05.13 Telegraph reviews popular Heathrow hotel
14.05.13 Birmingham airport calls for UK-wide aviation expansion to help economy
14.05.13 Five more years for O'Leary at Ryanair
14.05.13 'Act quickly to block bigger Heathrow,' Boris Johnson warns
14.05.13 Prestwick and Kent airport writedowns hit Infratil profits
14.05.13 IAG shares slide on virus worries
14.05.13 Edinburgh Airport returns to growth with 4.4% rise in April’s passenger numbers
14.05.13 Stansted April passengers up 3.1%; cargo up 11.8%
14.05.13 Glasgow Airport reports 0.4% passenger growth for April 2013
14.05.13 Early Easter causes drop Heathrow passenger numbers
14.05.13 Passengers up 3.7% at Aberdeen Airport
14.05.13 Government proposes longer HS2 tunnel under East Midlands Airport
14.05.13 Gatwick Airport passengers up 0.4%; cargo down 1%
14.05.13 Hopes for rail service between Lydd Airport and Ashford International Station
14.05.13 Passenger groups question Dreamliner safety
14.05.13 BA owner IAG to raise $520m in bonds to fund Vueling takeover
14.05.13 Pilotless flight trialled in UK shared airspace
14.05.13 Jet2 pulls Belfast to Leeds flights
14.05.13 London-Glasgow passengers in mid-flight terror
14.05.13 Heathrow Airport chief hails best ever passenger satisfaction scores
14.05.13 £5m road to end traffic chaos at Aberdeen airport
14.05.13 Birmingham plane in emergency landing after lightning strike
14.05.13 Glasgow Airport to reduce its waste collections by 75%
14.05.13 British Airways to pursue more codeshare deals to Australia
14.05.13 Terror as Jet2 holiday jet from Pisa makes emergency landing at Manchester Airport
14.05.13 Jet2 to launch two new routes from Glasgow Airport
14.05.13 Norwegian and Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner cooperation
13.05.13 Flybe confirms talks with a number of airlines over Gatwick slots
13.05.13 FT: Heathrow ready for U-turn over more flights - won't ask for mixed mode
13.05.13 Ryanair’s O’Leary targets short-haul supremacy in Europe endgame
13.05.13 bmi regional launch six new routes today from Birmingham and Bristol
13.05.13 easyJet launches new Fearless Flyer course
13.05.13 Miss Bradford opens new Leeds Bradford Airport sports bar
13.05.13 Bournemouth Airport supports nature project
13.05.13 Branson serves as stewardess to Tony Fernandes after losing F1 bet
12.05.13 Losses halve at easyJet thanks to winter sun exodus
12.05.13 Edinburgh Airport blasted over queues
12.05.13 easyJet flying high ahead of new aircraft order
12.05.13 easyJet in talks to buy Flybe Gatwick slots
12.05.13 Stansted Airport prepares for German fans influx
There is a lot happening at UK airports at the moment. Heathrow airport, the worlds busiest international airport with almost 70 million passengers in 2012, received Government backing for a new runway (and sixth terminal), but this changed in 2010 with the new Government. It will soon open a new Terminal 2 (already closed) that will also replace the current Terminal 1 (still open). Gatwick, the worlds busiest single runway airport (two terminals, but one runway until at least 2019), with 34 million passengers in 2012 was sold in 2009 by BAA to GIP.
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 look set to grow in 2012. Stansted was to be the site the first of the UK's new runways some time after 2013, but it too was blocked by the new Government. It will change ownership in 2013 to become part of Manchester Airports Group. Luton Airport scrapped plans for a new runway in 2008, but announced big expansion plans in 2012.
But it is at the the regional airports - led by Manchester, Birmingham (already working on an extended runway), Edinburgh (under new ownership since 2012), Glasgow, Newcastle and Bristol - where the growth is likely to be more dramatic, when the economy finally begins to pick up. These airports were transformed by the emergence budget airlines, all doubling in size over the 10 years before the recession.
These smaller UK airports are not content with with short haul routes, the larger regionals picking up inter-continental routes too, and many, including Belfast (now with the benefit of lower air taxes), Cardiff, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, East Midlands and Southampton have set increasing the number of routes they offer as a key target, even during the current recession.
Then there are smaller UK airports and even new airports looking for routes and local flights to a growing number of UK residents. Many, including Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Durham Tees Valley, Kent, London City, Norwich, Prestwick, Robin Hood have all set 1 million passengers a year as a target.
These are interesting but challenging times for UK airports. Keep up to date with all of the latest developments at uk-airport-news.info.
