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Please note: From March 11, 2016 we are moving to a weekly update of this website. We will still post all of the relevant UK airport news we can find, but will do this one a week rather than daily.
09.07.16 Half-year passenger numbers soar at Liverpool John Lennon Airport
09.07.16 Belfast International Airport back in UK's top 10
09.07.16 Brexit ‘shockwaves’ hitting airline industry - IATA
09.07.16 Five million Brits put overseas holidays on hold after Brexit
09.07.16 Brexit will 'lead to loss of 2.3 million visitors to UK'
09.07.16 Call for higher air tax at London airports to pay for regional cut
09.07.16 Virgin Atlantic boss slams APD as UK 'cutting its nose off to spite its face'
09.07.16 London City Airport boss calls for immediate airport expansion decision
09.07.16 MPs call on May and Leadsom to act over Heathrow Airport expansion
09.07.16 Stephen Crabb: I’d give go-ahead for third runway at Heathrow Airport
09.07.16 Hundreds call for expansion at Heathrow Airport rally
09.07.16 London's crazy plan for an elevated airport: Scrapped 1931 design reveals a wheel-shaped runway at King's Cross
09.07.16 Gatwick top in Europe for new long haul routes
09.07.16 'DFS-style' payment option could 'revolutionise' holiday bookings
09.07.16 Travel spending 'vulnerable' as consumer confidence plummets
09.07.16 Flights grounded as French air traffic strikes again
09.07.16 Airlines demand action on ATC disruption
09.07.16 Ryanair carries record passenger numbers despite strikes
09.07.16 EasyJet traffic numbers rose 5.8% in June, but cancellations almost doubled following air traffic control strikes in France
09.07.16 Belfast International Airport gears up for ‘a summer like no other'
09.07.16 Birmingham unveiled as UK base for Jet2
09.07.16 RiverOak publish Manston airport scoping report
09.07.16 Jobs to be created at Bournemouth Airport production site
09.07.16 Redevelopment at Rochester Airport could start next year after £4.4million boost
09.07.16 50 jobs go at Southend airport business park firm
09.07.16 Bristol FBO records record movements during Glastonbury
09.07.16 Edinburgh Airport gives Fife flights pledge
09.07.16 Hundreds of homes to be built near Newcastle Airport despite wildlife fears
09.07.16 Ryanair spent €150m buying its own shares after Brexit slump
09.07.16 Tui airlines most climate-efficient in Europe says group
09.07.16 Thomas Cook celebrates its landmark 175 anniversary
09.07.16 Surf Air aims to poach business travellers in European launch
09.07.16 Airbus proposes denser A380 premium economy cabin to airlines
09.07.16 Ground system aims to increase efficiency of aircraft taxiing manoeuvres
09.07.16 Laing O’Rourke bags £700m Manchester Airport project
09.07.16 'Minor technical fault' on BA jet triggers 6,000-mile flight to nowhere
09.07.16 BA check-in glitch at Heathrow Airport sparks travel mayhem for passengers
09.07.16 Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices
09.07.16 Heathrow awards £170 million baggage screening contract
09.07.16 Have laws to stop laser attacks on planes been delayed?
09.07.16 Ryanair pilots in tax fraud probe as prosecutors raid crew rooms in six German airports
09.07.16 ‘It’s a London thing’: Lagardère unveils largest duty free store at London Luton
09.07.16 Computers might soon scan your bags at the airport instead of people
09.07.16 Angry passenger takes pictures of chaotic scenes at Manchester airport
09.07.16 Virgin Holidays opens largest V-Room store
09.07.16 Dean Saunders asked by Birmingham Airport bosses to donate huge parking fee to charity
09.07.16 Belfast Airport parking firm closing down
09.07.16 Giant Crawley car park with space for 3,000 vehicles proposed for Gatwick Airport passengers
09.07.16 NCP partners with ParkCloud for online airport parking sales
09.07.16 Gatwick Express abandons "clock-face" timetable
09.07.16 Stansted's MP calls for better links to airport as Government delays on new runway
09.07.16 Luton Airport tells taxi drivers that contract tendering process was 'fair and open'
09.07.16 Luton Airport passengers warned of possible delays with nearby roadworks taking place next week
09.07.16 New flights to Biarritz and Toulon from Southampton Airport
09.07.16 Virgin Atlantic boosts capacity on Glasgow - Orlando route
09.07.16 New destinations for a winter holiday from East Midlands Airport
09.07.16 KMP Digitata creates “digital travel timeline” for Aberdeen Airport
09.07.16 Ryanair to return to Aberdeen with new Spanish routes
09.07.16 Ryanair introduces new Leeds Bradford winter flights to Bratislava and Vilnius
09.07.16 Children display their artistic talents at Leeds Bradford Airport
09.07.16 Flybe expands Belfast service to Leeds Bradford
09.07.16 easyJet launches inaugural flight to Gibraltar from Manchester
09.07.16 Cobalt Air starts Manchester services
09.07.16 EasyJet hires Britain’s youngest pilot
09.07.16 Man at Stansted Airport had gun-shaped phone case
09.07.16 Thousands join lawsuit against Ryanair fees
09.07.16 JD Wetherspoon’s at Stansted is named Airport Bar of the Year
09.07.16 BA now offer meditation on Gatwick Airport flights to help people with fear of flying
09.07.16 BA misses deadline for filling pensions black hole
03.07.16 Airport expansion decision deferred until at least October
03.07.16 Airport expansion: This is politics for grown-ups - a decision must be made soon
03.07.16 Government 'committed' to airport expansion despite Brexit turmoil
03.07.16 UK air travel 'to fall by up to 5% by 2020' due to Brexit
03.07.16 Heathrow third runway now 'much less likely' after Brexit claims campaigner
03.07.16 Heathrow boss says third runway will help British economy in face of Brexit
03.07.16 MPs in favour of expanding Heathrow to strengthen Britain's economy
03.07.16 New Tory leadership not expected to approve Heathrow third runway
03.07.16 74% of Tory members now back Heathrow expansion after Brexit vote
03.07.16 Heathrow runway decision needed ‘as soon as possible’ after Brexit says AC chief
03.07.16 We need to build new runways at Heathrow AND Gatwick to grow post-Brexit
03.07.16 Gatwick renews call for second runway after leap in traffic, turnover and profit
03.07.16 Brexit favours Gatwick expansion, airport claims
03.07.16 Gatwick expansion would be 'biggest destruction of British heritage since Blitz'
03.07.16 Stansted owner MAG calls for market to determine airport expansion
03.07.16 Ryanair: 'To focus growth on European Union'
03.07.16 "Runway and congestion issue" at Gatwick hit easyJet profits as it warns of Brexit turbulence
03.07.16 Airlines react to Brexit "complexities"
03.07.16 Brexit doesn't dampen holiday bookings
03.07.16 Abta predicts 'period of uncertainty' after the Brexit vote
03.07.16 Tui warns Brexit will hit travel giant's profits
03.07.16 EasyJet has ‘no plans to move from Luton’
03.07.16 EasyJet presses ahead with plans to set up European company
03.07.16 Ryanair CEO: No change in earnings forecast after Brexit
03.07.16 Ryanair targets share buybacks after Brexit
03.07.16 Jaguar Land Rover and Birmingham Airport say it is ‘business as usual’ following Brexit vote
03.07.16 Flybe boss appeals to airports to help “ditch” Air Passenger Duty: “A barrier to regional development”
03.07.16 Edinburgh enjoying record growth as it turns a century
03.07.16 New Stansted CEO shakes up management team
03.07.16 Airports to tighten landslide security after deadly Istanbul attack
03.07.16 Terror threat 'made against Heathrow airport' before US Independence Day
03.07.16 Heathrow ‘British jobs’ role for Blunkett
03.07.16 Monarch seeks fresh funding despite flying back into profit
03.07.16 Stansted Airport runway closed for 'emergency' maintenance work
03.07.16 Q&A; with Durham Tees Valley Airport boss on holiday flights, housing and 'facing reality'
03.07.16 'Put your money where your mouth is,' influential boss tells Durham Tees Valley Airport owner
03.07.16 'Thousands' respond to Edinburgh Airport's flight path consultation
03.07.16 Edinburgh airport misery fear after cut in immigration staff
03.07.16 Bombardier on cloud nine as it strikes £4.7bn deal to sell scores of CSeries jets
03.07.16 ATC strikes cost up to €9.5 billion of EU’s GDP
03.07.16 Travel chaos as Ryanair and Aer Lingus cancel 188 flights on Tuesday
03.07.16 Stansted Airport evacuated after security alarm triggered
03.07.16 Gatwick transformation “a glimpse into the future of airport design”
03.07.16 £36 million new Gatwick security area opens to cut passenger screening time
03.07.16 Stansted marks 25 years with record growth and continued investment
03.07.16 Delta Air Lines marks 25 years flying to Manchester
03.07.16 Thomson Airways welcomes first 787-9 Dreamliner
03.07.16 Monarch launch summer schedule for 2017 from Leeds Bradford Airport
03.07.16 Jet2 flying more planes from Edinburgh next winter than ever before
03.07.16 Jet2 launches ‘biggest ever’ winter programme from Newcastle Airport
03.07.16 Ryanair’s first ever head of public affairs leaves after just three months in role
03.07.16 US dismisses Norwegian's plan for UK long-haul arm
03.07.16 American Airlines plane evacuated at Heathrow Airport
03.07.16 BA tries to lure US travellers with weak pound
03.07.16 A pilot's dozen: British Airways adds 12th A380 to its fleet
03.07.16 Glasgow Airport evacuated after false fire alarm
03.07.16 Pocket Shop to launch in Birmingham Airport
03.07.16 Hundreds join Dame Mary for charity runway race at Belfast City Airport
03.07.16 Flashmob proposal at Leeds Bradford Airport
03.07.16 Robin Hood Airport hit all the right notes for Beyoncé
03.07.16 Watch passenger's incredible timelapse footage of Malaga flight to Liverpool
03.07.16 Unite warns of possible strike disruption at Southampton Airport
03.07.16 Oshkosh fire appliances unveiled at Cardiff Airport
03.07.16 £7m Humberside Airport hotel on course for opening date as site takes shape
03.07.16 Wales BBC pundit Dean Saunders racking up big Birmingham Airport parking bill after country's run to Euro 2016 quarter-finals
03.07.16 More than 1000 cars parked at Gatwick Airport found 'dumped in a muddy field'
03.07.16 Taxi driver caught five times the drink-drive limit picking up holidaymakers from Manchester Airport
03.07.16 Decision on Adventure Wonderland Bournemouth airport car parking plan deferred
03.07.16 EasyJet launches new route to Gran Canaria from Southend Airport
03.07.16 EasyJet adds Inverness-Geneva flight to winter schedule
03.07.16 East Midlands Airport reveals new destinations
03.07.16 BA launches seventh Spanish route from London City
03.07.16 EasyJet offers new direct flights from Bristol Airport to Turin, Italy
03.07.16 EasyJet opens new routes to Berlin and Las Palmas from Newcastle
03.07.16 Glasgow gains first Seoul service
03.07.16 EasyJet launch Glasgow-Marseille summer service
03.07.16 New easyJet route from Gatwick to La Palma
03.07.16 WOW airline Gatwick Airport to New York flights will start at £119 one way
03.07.16 Norwegian puts £135 transatlantic fare on sale
03.07.16 Dragon Air to commence HK- Gatwick route in September
03.07.16 BA air hostess 'made to feel like a prostitute' by workplace dress rules
03.07.16 United Airlines to increase flights from Heathrow to San Francisco and Los Angeles
03.07.16 Emirates pulls KL stop on UK-Melbourne flight
03.07.16 BA adds ski route from Heathrow
25.06.16 Decision on second runway at Gatwick Airport set to be delayed due to EU Referendum result
25.06.16 EU referendum: Heathrow runway decision left up in the airr
25.06.16 Transport companies to take hit from Brexit
25.06.16 British Airways owner IAG sounds profit warning within hours of Brexit result
25.06.16 Brexit: What does it mean for British holidaymakers travelling to Europe?
25.06.16 ‘We’re shocked... we don't have a contingency plan' Ryanair's Jacobs as chief executives react to Brexit
25.06.16 EasyJet claims Brexit will have 'no material impact'
25.06.16 Manchester Airport responds to Brexit vote
25.06.16 Brexit would leave London "isolated" according to the boss of City Airport
25.06.16 Bmi regional could relocate outside the UK following leave vote
25.06.16 Record passenger numbers revealed at Doncaster airport
25.06.16 VLM Airlines files for bankruptcy
25.06.16 Manchester Airport rubbishes claims Heathrow expansion is crucial for Northern Powerhouse to succeed
25.06.16 Businesses take case for Gatwick expansion to No 10
25.06.16 Heathrow Airport presses expansion case as passengers pour in
25.06.16 Willie Walsh lobbies for 'Heathrow Hub' runway extension plan
25.06.16 IAG threatens to pull out of London airports if government backs runway plans
25.06.16 Air traffic control 'unprecedented strike wave' warning
25.06.16 Ryanair and easyJet face watchdog probe over hidden costs
25.06.16 Stansted Airport's new boss gets ready for take-off to the next level
25.06.16 Glasgow and Aberdeen airport workers to vote on pension row strike
25.06.16 Glasgow Airport crowned STA airport of the year
25.06.16 Flybe retains place at top of CAA punctuality chart
25.06.16 Chinese firm confirms Monarch interest
25.06.16 Airlines report rise in unruly passengers
25.06.16 American Airlines boss: big losses are a thing of the past
25.06.16 United: Slimmer seats equals fatter profits
25.06.16 India allows 100% foreign direct investment in its airlines
25.06.16 Watch new automated robots at Heathrow sort through luggage in new system
25.06.16 Dreamliners aid Heathrow’s noise reduction strategy
25.06.16 Heathrow and Gatwick airport chaos over British Airways IT glitch
25.06.16 Innovative social media software helps London City Airport raise its game
25.06.16 Singapore Airlines upgrades London route this winter
25.06.16 The Godfather of Heathrow revealed on film
25.06.16 Virgin Atlantic just used behavioral science to 'nudge' its pilots into saving lots of fuel
25.06.16 Heathrow Marriott hotel reveals new conference space after multi-million pound investment programme
25.06.16 Ibis Styles London Heathrow opens
25.06.16 Gatwick to Heathrow railway line and tunnels under M25 could be built to ease congestion
25.06.16 National Express to axe direct service from Canterbury to Gatwick in July
25.06.16 Aslef drops legal action and accepts 12-car Gatwick trains
25.06.16 Edinburgh Airport calls police over taxi drivers fare battle
25.06.16 Virgin Atlantic to double number of flights from Belfast to Orlando
25.06.16 Edinburgh Airport managers get community service after abusing positions to commit fraud
25.06.16 Flybe announces brand new route to Toulouse from Birmingham
25.06.16 British Airways launches new Berlin flight from London City
25.06.16 Passengers hit out at one hour queues at Manchester Airport passport control
25.06.16 Manchester Airports Group to invest $1m in third US Escape Lounge
25.06.16 Teens cautioned after shining laser at Stansted Airport flight and police helicopter
25.06.16 Gatwick staff jailed over £2.43m plot to steal airline goods
25.06.16 BA abandons Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh resort
25.06.16 Airlines prepare to resume Sharm flights this winter
25.06.16 Air Transat announces year round Toronto - Gatwick flights
25.06.16 British Airways delays Tehran launch
18.06.16 Cardiff Airport will not slash Air Passenger Duty
18.06.16 Aberdeen Airport passenger numbers fall 10% in a year
18.06.16 Passenger numbers soar as London Luton Airport records busiest ever day
18.06.16 Record breaking May at Stansted as passenger numbers soar
18.06.16 New US routes deliver passenger growth for Manchester Airport
18.06.16 Glasgow Airport reports 'record' May for passengers
18.06.16 Passenger numbers soaring at East Midlands airport
18.06.16 easyJet eyes new European operation if Britain flies solo
18.06.16 Aer Lingus has 'bolstered' IAG as Walsh dismisses Brexit threat
18.06.16 Leading aviation figures back staying in Europe
18.06.16 Heathrow and Gatwick battle for regional support
18.06.16 Failure to develop Heathrow will harm 'Northern Powerhouse', claims study
18.06.16 Heathrow capacity constraints 'costing Scotland £890m a year'
18.06.16 Guernsey Deputy calls for airport runway extension
18.06.16 Drone footage captures installation of high-tech radar at Newcastle Airport
18.06.16 Belfast City Airport renamed in honour of Kyle Lafferty - for one day only
18.06.16 MAG chief hits out at French ATC strikes
18.06.16 Gatwick flights diverted after hole discovered in airport's main runway
18.06.16 Branson’s Virgin Atlantic sees Norwegian Air hurting US fares
18.06.16 Thousands of passengers have plans disrupted by latest French strike
18.06.16 Greek and French strike warnings
18.06.16 Gatwick unveils its £186m state-of-the-art terminal link with a fascinating time-lapse video showing its construction
18.06.16 Stansted Airport agrees to consider compensation for homes hit by expansion
18.06.16 Manchester Airport trials zero emission ground handling equipment
18.06.16 Liverpool John Lennon Airport creates flight search engine with Skyscanner
18.06.16 Bristol Airport apologises for major delays after staff 'unable to cope'
18.06.16 Amsterdam flights could land new routes for Dundee Airport
18.06.16 Belfast International Airport's customer Wi-fi takes off with BT
18.06.16 Ryanair unveils three tailored bundles of fares
18.06.16 Latam Airlines plan cuts to A350/787 orders as Brazilian traffic slumps
18.06.16 Air France cuts schedule as pilots strike
18.06.16 easyJet opens maintenance hangar at Gatwick
18.06.16 MAG completes £560m refinancing
18.06.16 New nine-storey hotel near Luton Airport runway set for go-ahead from councillors
18.06.16 More than two thirds of flight delay compensation goes unclaimed
18.06.16 Restaurant Review – The Perfectionists’ Café, Heathrow
18.06.16 Black cabs dub Heathrow car park for private hire drivers 'unfair'
18.06.16 Double-decker M25 might solve Heathrow traffic congestion, says Highways England
18.06.16 Heathrow rail connections disrupted following derailment
18.06.16 Kitten survives 300 mile from Birmingham Airport inside a car bumper
18.06.16 New airline Volotea launches Mediterranean flights from Southampton Airport
18.06.16 Norwegian expands at Edinburgh Airport with new flights to Barcelona
18.06.16 Air Canada Rouge launches new service from Glasgow to Toronto
18.06.16 Stag party terrorise passengers and 'trash' plane on flight from Manchester to Las Vegas
18.06.16 Air Canada Rouge restarts Manchester-Toronto service
18.06.16 EasyJet Holidays announces summer sale
18.06.16 EasyJet announces three new winter routes from Luton
18.06.16 British Airways to resume flights to Sharm El-Sheikh mid-September
18.06.16 Emirates boosts one-stop connections from UK to Melbourne
18.06.16 Vietnam Airlines to go daily from Heathrow
18.06.16 Boarding schools in row with British Airways over axing of 'flying nannies' service
11.06.16 Passenger numbers up 27 per cent at Cardiff Airport last month on May 2015
11.06.16 Passenger numbers take off at Liverpool Airport
11.06.16 Flybe challenges Cameron on regional airport funding
11.06.16 Birmingham Airport sees earliest 'million passenger' month
11.06.16 Edinburgh Airport had busiest May on record; one million passengers board flights
11.06.16 Airport boss and airlines pressure MSPs to slash passenger duty
11.06.16 EasyJet carryings up in May despite 173 flight cancellations
11.06.16 Heathrow passenger numbers dip in May
11.06.16 Heathrow expansion decision 'delayed until September'
11.06.16 Whitehall increases pressure to approve Heathrow runway
11.06.16 Ed Balls on Brexit, airport 'dithering' and why APD will never be scrapped
11.06.16 Brexit would not change much in aviation sector, claims Iata
11.06.16 Virgin Atlantic says Brexit to demote London; may move jets
11.06.16 Don’t believe the myth that Londoners oppose a vital new runway at Heathrow
11.06.16 Gatwick pledges to limit residents affected by aircraft noise
11.06.16 Gatwick lobbies David Cameron with open letter on third runway
11.06.16 Stop Stansted Expansion predicts massive compensation claims over airport growth
11.06.16 Flybe back to profit
11.06.16 Ryanair makes Forbes magazine world's best airline list
11.06.16 O'Leary: Low-cost tie-ups to be the norm within five years
11.06.16 Stansted Airport prepares for summer rush with programme of improvements
11.06.16 Jonathan Coen replaces Brian Woodhead as Heathrow Airport Commercial Director
11.06.16 Gulf airlines keeping close watch on Brexit scenario amid fear of 'shockwave'
11.06.16 Virgin Atlantic focusing ever more on US flights; many non-US routes dropped
11.06.16 Virgin Atlantic to order 12 A350-1000s
There is a lot happening at UK airports at the moment. Heathrow, now the worlds second busiest international airport (it is overtaken by Dubai in 2014) with 73.4 million passengers in 2014, received Government backing for a new runway (and sixth terminal), but this changed in 2010 by the next Government. It opened a new Terminal 2 that will also replace the current Terminal 1 in June 2014. Gatwick, the worlds busiest single runway airport (two terminals, but one runway until at least 2019), with 38 million passengers in 2014 was sold in 2009 by BAA to GIP. Both want a new runway with a decision expected in late 2015.
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 and Luton look set to grow in 2015. 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 changed ownership in 2013 to become part of Manchester Airports Group and has grown rapidly since. Luton Airport scrapped plans for a new runway in 2008, but announced big expansion plans in 2013.
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, if 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 (now owned but the Welsh Government), 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, but failed to deliver with two - Blackpool and Manston - closing in 2014 (Blackpool has since reopened for small planes). Other smaller airports could struggle and shut in 2015.
These are interesting but challenging times for UK airports. Keep up to date with all of the latest developments at uk-airport-news.info.
