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:
May 2012
25.05.12 Entire contents of Plymouth Airport up for auction!
25.05.12 Revving up for Southend Air Festival
25.05.12 Guernsey Airport's emergency response to plane problems
24.05.12 Sinn Fein battles on in bid to rename Derry airport after Amelia Earhart
23.05.12 Newquay Airport sees 'biggest drop in passengers in UK'
23.05.12 Southend Airport: The jewel in Stobart's crown
23.05.12 Alderney say: ‘We can cut airport loss’
22.05.12 Inverness - Jersey flights to resume
22.05.12 Uproar over new taxi firm at Farnborough airport
21.05.12 Flybe scare at IOM Airport
21.05.12 Eyes to the skies for Southend Airshow next weekend
21.05.12 Flybe receive MRO authorisation to service Bombardier CRJ regional passenger jets
19.05.12 Passengers choose Southend over rival Stansted
18.05.12 Stobart owner hails Southend Airport success
18.05.12 Call for flight service to Swansea Airport
17.05.12 HIAL airports report strong start to summer season
17.05.12 Dignitaries break ground for Inverness Airport improvements
16.05.12 Another slump in passenger numbers at Dundee airport
15.05.12 Alderney Airport seeks autonomy to help manage losses
14.05.12 Biggin Hill gets under starter’s orders for Olympics
13.05.12 Cambridge Airport reinstates scheduled flights
12.05.12 Manston Airport night flights opposed by Thanet Council
12.05.12 Fly Southend to the USA - it's faster than Gatwick!
11.05.12 Helicopter spun six times in Gloucestershire Airport landing
10.05.12 Viable urge council to buy Plymouth City Airport lease
10.05.12 Work to start on Inverness Airport upgrade
08.05.12 Spitfires returning to Biggin Hill airport
06.05.12 Guernsey Airport gears up for another closure
06.05.12 'Strong advice' for Newquay Airport explosives joker
06.05.12 Guernsey Airport runway improved ahead of resurfacing
06.05.12 Runners open new Gloucester Airport gateway
05.05.12 Blackpool Airport firefighter and friends in charity bike ride
05.05.12 Flybe plane grounded after accident
04.05.12 Oxford Airport and London Heliport partner up for Olympic traffic
04.05.12 Flybe Newquay routes take off
03.05.12 Amsterdam flights boost Inverness Airport passenger numbers
03.05.12 Mount Charles expand outside of Northern Ireland with Exeter Airport deal
April 2012
27.04.12 Dundee Airport pay strike postponed
27.04.12 Roadworks warning near Guernsey Airport this weekend
23.04.12 Southend Airport expansion plans passed
21.04.12 easyJet announce Southend – Venice flights
20.04.12 Dundee Airport staff ‘work to rule’ to hit London flight
16.04.12 Dundee Airport workers vote to strike
16.04.12 Newquay Airport ready for three summer new routes
14.04.12 IOM passengers up 3%
07.04.12 Southend Airport flights targeted with laser
06.04.12 Blackpool Airport Jet2 appeal fails
06.04.12 Bournemouth Airport closed by vintage aircraft crash
03.04.12 easyJet flights take off from Southend Airport
March 2012
30.03.12 Guernsey Airport firefighter pay dispute in arbitration
29.03.12 IOM Airport passengers up, in part thanks to leap year
28.03.12 easyJet ad campaign ahead of Southend flights launch next week
27.03.12 Jersey post plane to arrive 30 minutes later
26.03.12 Manx2 IOM plane crash caused by mechanical failure
25.03.12 Constructions starts on new Exeter Airport hotel
23.03.12 Blackpool Airport to be main gateway for the Open
23.03.12 Guernsey Airport alter aircraft parking arrangements
21.03.12 £3m security upgrade at IOM Airport approved
20.03.12 Guernsey Airport closed today and tomorrow
17.03.12 IOM Airport security spend concerns raised
11.03.12 easyJet promise ski flights from Southend
11.03.12 Guernsey Post to use helicopter during airport closure
10.03.12 Manx2 plane crash lands at IOM airport
10.03.12 Guernsey Airport commercialisation to be investigated
08.03.12 Aer Lingus to offer one stop transatlantic flights from Southend Airport
06.03.12 Official opening for Southend Airport terminal
04.03.12 easyJet sponsor Southend air festival
03.03.12 Southend residents offer to rent their drive to undercut airport car parks !
01.03.12 £750 fines for air rage men
February 2012
29.02.12 First flight from Southend’s new terminal
28.02.12 Councillors say Southend off airport parking application premature
28.02.12 Guernsey Airport runway materials traffic plans released
27.02.12 Former policemen Guernsey Airport’s new deputy director
26.02.12 Channel Islands flights resume after days of fog delays
21.02.12 Hundreds given tour of Southend Airport terminal
21.02.12 Jersey flights hit by radar problems
20.02.12 Strike threat for Dundee Airport
19.02.12 Jet Age Museum launch ‘buy a brick’ appeal
18.02.12 Small increase in IOM passengers
17.02.12 Southend Airport submit terminal extension plans
16.02.12 Blackpool Airport future discussed in parliament
15.02.12 Flybe IOM flight emergency
13.02.12 Plane breakdown grounds Jet2 passengers
10.02.12 Flybe appeals for removal of Guernsey – Jersey restriction
07.02.12 Locals warned of Guernsey Airport project compound build start
05.02.12 Guernsey Airport could be commercialised
03.02.12 Cambridge – Jersey flights announced
02.02.12 Aer Lingus announce Bournemouth – Dublin flights
January 2012
30.01.12 Exeter Airport support local cancer charity
29.01.12 Blackpool to get summer France flights
26.01.12 Big pay rise for Newquay Airport boss
26.01.12 JetXtra told to stop selling holidays; remove ATOL badge from website
23.01.12 JetXtra told to stop selling tickets by CAA over Jet2 name row
23.01.12 Thomson use new plane for Exeter Airport flights
22.01.12 Mild December boosts highlands airports passengers
21.01.12 29,400 cigarettes seized from woman at Exeter Airport
20.01.12 Manx2 announce IOM – Oxford – Jersey flights
19.01.12 Jet2 tells Humberside’s jetXtra to change its name
18.01.12 Plans released for further expansion of Southend Airport
18.01.12 Hotel company links with new airline at Humberside Airport
17.01.12 Flybe announce Newquay – Newcastle and Belfast flights
15.01.12 IOM Airport passengers up 4% in 2011
10.01.12 Flybe receives second flight simulator
05.01.12 Jersey Airport road improvement works started
03.01.12 Work on Guernsey Airport redevelopment could start this month
01.01.12 Extra 13p security charge at Jersey Airport
December 2011
31.12.11 Late start to new year at Jersey Airport
31.12.11 Guernsey Airport has busy festive season
23.12.11 Plymouth Airport to close today
23.12.11 Guernsey Airport has Christmas tree with a difference
20.12.11 Oxford Airport reports successful year
18.12.11 Inverness Airport to create terminal exclusion zone
16.12.11 Funding agreed for Guernsey Airport radar upgrade
14.12.11 Small increase in IOM Airport passengers
13.12.11 Jersey Airport roadworks to cost £¾m
07.12.11 Channel Islands appoint aviation regulator
02.12.11 Four charged over Southend Airport runway protest
November 2011
28.11.11 Helicopter firm to relocate to Newquay Airport
27.11.11 Blue Islands plane goes off runway at Guernsey Airport
27.11.11 Manx2 plane suffers burst tyre landing at Blackpool Airport
22.11.11 Small drop in IOM Airport passengers
21.11.11 IOM will not push for new Heathrow flights
21.11.11 Derry Airport passengers up 17%
20.11.11 Cambridge Airport announce new business development manager
19.11.11 New door advertising at Guernsey Airport
18.11.11 Flybe ‘disappointed’ over Guernsey Airport closures
18.11.11 Father Christmas to land at Humberside Airport
16.11.11 Guernsey Airport to close during runway upgrade works
15.11.11 Fog hits Inverness Airport flights
14.11.11 Flying ducks sculpture returns to Jersey Airport
12.11.11 Jersey Airport to close for emergency exercise
09.11.11 Derry Airport back down over poppy row
05.11.11 States asked for £3.5m for Guernsey Airport radar
04.11.11 Flybe say Guernsey ‘nose–in’ parking will cost passengers
03.11.11 Humberside flights targeted with lasers
October 2011
31.10.11 Jersey Airport strike threat
30.10.11 Jersey Airport Starbucks to be replaced by local cafe
29.10.11 Southend Airport ‘to submit terminal expansion plans within six months’
29.10.11 Guernsey Airport runway contract signed
28.10.11 Last wartime hangar at Gloucester Airport revamped
27.10.11 Biggin Hill Airport withdraws scheduled flight plans
18.10.11 Big rise in passengers at HIAL Airports
17.10.11 Guernsey Airport runway project approved
16.10.11 Two planes targeted with lasers
13.10.11 IOM Airport passengers up 1.36%
10.10.11 ExecuJet Europe win Cambridge Airport FBO tender
07.10.11 Early exit for Jersey Airport director
01.10.11 Air Southwest pull out of Newquay Airport
September 2011
29.09.11 Councillor calls for re-think on Blackpool Airport queues
26.09.11 Exeter Airport achieves ISO certification
24.09.11 Manx2 boost Gloucester – IOM flights
23.09.11 IOM Airport reports small passenger increase
22.09.11 Southend Airport train station officially opened
22.09.11 Oxford Airport reports growth in business flights
20.09.11 easyJet announce Southend – Jersey flights
19.09.11 Humberside Airport to host holiday exhibition
19.09.11 easyJet Spring flights from Southend Airport on sale
14.09.11 Local firm win Southend Airport taxi contract
13.09.11 HIAL report difficult trading results
06.09.11 Inverness – Amsterdam flights take off
05.09.11 Guernsey Airport to limit aviation week disruption
01.09.11 New £5m Southend Airport link road opened
August 2011
30.08.11 New Southend – Germany flights announced
29.08.11 Cambridge Airport announce flight to Verona
28.08.11 Oxford Airport receives UK's most advanced fire tender
27.08.11 Guernsey Airport consultation extended
25.08.11 IOM Airport hoping for more direct flights to Europe
24.08.11 Call for Derry Airport train stop
22.08.11 Channel Islands Aviation Group established
21.08.11 16% increase in Jersey Airport parking charges
18.08.11 Humberside Airport reports £700,000 loss
18.08.11 Work on part demolition of Jersey Airport arrivals building starts
17.08.11 Newquay Airport to be enterprise zone site
17.08.11 Council accepts Plymouth Airport to close
17.08.11 Minister says Guernsey Airport consultation ‘adequate’
15.08.11 Oxford Airport announce airshow and open day
14.08.11 Southend Airport will need to expand again
10.08.11 Biggin Hill 2012 expansion plans rejected
08.08.11 Emergency at Inverness Airport
July 2011
31.07.11 Exeter Airport expects busy summer
30.07.11 500 new jobs at Southend Airport by next summer
29.07.11 Budget for Guernsey Airport runway project approved
28.07.11 Last commercial flight from Plymouth Airport today
26.07.11 easyJet Southend flights now for sale
19.07.11 New Southend Airport air traffic control centre and train station open
18.07.11 Biggin Hill Airport makes final push for Olympic bonus
13.07.11 O’Leary says Ryanair would consider Glasgow Airport base
12.07.11 Oxford Airport reports busiest weekend to date
10.07.11 IOM Airport enjoys best June figures for 4 years
09.07.11 Jersey Airport to replace radars
08.07.11 Plymouth Airport flights suspended for a month over radar issue
07.07.11 Exeter Airport boss to leave
05.07.11 Public have their say at Lydd Airport inquiry
04.07.11 New Exeter Airport lounge
June 2011
28.06.11 Jersey Airport introduce new air space control measures
28.06.11 Council report says Carlisle Airport passenger plans ‘overestimated’
27.06.11 First phase of Lydd Airport upgrade opened
27.06.11 Cambridge Airport seeks branded FBO
27.06.11 Light aircraft crash at Southend Airport
19.06.11 Jersey Airport Sunday roadworks for the next month
17.06.11 easyJet announce Southend Airport base
16.06.11 Jet2 wins Blackpool Airport opening hours court case
15.06.11 Guernsey Airport could be operated by a private company
14.06.11 Guernsey Airport promise environmental impact offset
14.06.11 New boss at Jersey Airport
14.06.11 IOM Airport passengers up 5.4%
11.06.11 Jersey Airport advertising to be contracted out
09.06.11 New FBO opens at Humberside Airport
06.06.11 Guernsey Airport runway planning application submitted
05.06.11 IOM – Brussels flights take off
02.06.11 Guernsey Airport parking fees increased by 25%
May 2011
30.05.11 Exeter Airport gets ready for Austrian flights
26.05.11 Guernsey land purchase order no longer needed
23.05.11 Oxford to install new Radar System ready for the Olympics
21.05.11 Canadian flights take off from Exeter Airport for 23rd season
19.05.11 Blue Islands axe ground staff
17.05.11 Flybe announce Inverness – Amsterdam flights
17.05.11 Public drop in sessions this weekend for Guernsey Airport plans
14.05.11 IOM Airport passengers up 25%
14.05.11 Guernsey papers delayed by plane parking problems
13.05.11 Guernsey Airport runway project needs more land
03.05.11 German route takes off from Exeter Airport
03.05.11 Oxford Airport reports growth
01.05.11 New retail outlet for Exeter Airport
April 2011
30.04.11 Fuel costs hit Aurigny profits
28.04.11 Plymouth Airport to close
28.04.11 Cambridge Airport opens operations centre for East Anglian Air Ambulance
23.04.11 IOM Airport passengers down again
22.04.11 Flybe open new training centre
22.04.11 Guernsey Airport passengers up
22.04.11 Air Southwest announce Newquay – Jersey / Guernsey flights
18.04.11 Cambridge Airport wins first Middle East ATC Training contract
16.04.11 Blackpool Airport defend £10 flight tax
10.04.11 Exeter Airport raises £1350 with charity cake sale
05.04.11 Southend Airport's new control tower operational
March 2011
28.03.11 Aer Arann launch Southend flights
23.03.11 Flybe announce Derry – Paris flights
23.03.11 Guernsey politicians want airport runway charge
20.03.11 IOM Airport passengers down 3.6%
20.03.11 Ryanair announce Derry – Tenerife flights
18.03.11 Exeter Airport sees Easter bookings surge
16.03.11 Water treatment plant planned for Guernsey Airport
15.03.11 Thomas Cook axe Humberside – Tunisia route
14.03.11 New private jet centre for Humberside Airport
14.03.11 Aurigny add fuel surcharge
10.03.11 Jersey Airport runway scare
08.03.11 Redundancies at Plymouth Airport
06.03.11 Guernsey Airport parking charges to increase
04.03.11 Passengers up 9% at Derry Airport
February 2011
28.02.11 Loganair resumes world’s shortest scheduled flight
28.02.11 Oxford Airport 21% increase in usable runway distance
27.02.11 Jet Age Museum plans agreed for Gloucestershire Airport
26.02.11 Guernsey Airport wants ‘nose in’ parking during refurbishment
25.02.11 Exeter Airport supports environmental charity
24.02.11 Guernsey Airport land purchase approved
24.02.11 IOM Airport passengers up 3.6%
18.02.11 Passengers up at Highlands airports
17.02.11 Lydd Airport expansion inquiry launched
17.02.11 Guernsey Airport runway project drop in sessions today and tomorrow
16.02.11 Jersey Airport planes targeted by lasers
14.02.11 School ski trip delayed as plane ‘too big’ to land at Inverness Airport
12.02.11 RAF aircraft training at Newquay Airport
08.02.11 Passengers up 7.4% at Jersey Airport
07.02.11 Lydd Airport expansion inquiry to last 13 weeks
07.02.11 Oxford Airport gains flights to Majorca
05.02.11 Guernsey Airport barrier system more costly than runway extension
04.02.11 High winds cause Inverness flight diversion
03.02.11 Air Southwest staff face redundancy
02.02.11 Irish flights announced for Southend Airport
02.02.11 Flight emergency at Jersey Airport
01.02.11 Oxford Airport announce new managing director
January 2011
31.01.11 New name, director and strategy for Cambridge Airport
30.01.11 Residents unhappy over Biggin Hill Airport 2012 flights consultation
30.01.11 Call for more free Jersey Airport parking
29.01.11 Guernsey runway closures ‘inevitable’
28.01.11 Contractor selected for Guernsey Airport maintenance project
27.01.11 Jersey Airport launch airspace redesign project
27.01.11 Ryanair announce Humberside – Alicante flights
25.01.11 Future of Derry – Dublin flight in doubt
25.01.11 IOM Airport passengers down 5% in 2010
19.01.11 Ryanair axe final Newquay route
18.01.11 New plans for Carlisle Airport do not include passengers
18.01.11 New Madeira flights from Blackpool Airport
15.01.11 Progress for Southend Airport road link
11.01.11 Jersey – Paris flights ended
10.01.11 Planning permission for jet age museum at Gloucester Airport
09.01.11 Flybe Jersey – Nice flights to return this summer
08.01.11 Jet2 take over ground handling at Blackpool Airport
07.01.11 Southend Airport starts recruitment drive
03.01.11 Gloucester Airport and Manx2 plan record attempt
02.01.11 Exeter Airport to get more Egypt flights
December 2010
21.12.10 IOM flights cancelled after airport runs out of de-icer
20.12.10 Holiday traffic boost for Exeter Airport
19.12.10 Guernsey Airport could open on Christmas day to clear backlog
16.12.10 Guernsey Airport de-icer training delayed by snow !
16.12.10 IOM Airport to get new radar system
15.12.10 Investigation after no passport checks at Humberside Airport
13.12.10 Oxford Airport sets new record for largest plane
09.12.10 Jet2 win legal challenge to Blackpool Airport opening hour cuts
07.12.10 Guernsey Airport runway to use new technology
01.12.10 Snow closes Guernsey Airport
November 2010
30.11.10 Flybe Guernsey plane struck by lightening
28.11.10 Channel Islands airports closed by snow
26.11.10 Jersey air traffic control upgrade could cause channel island delays
25.11.10 Smoke on plane closes Guernsey Airport
22.11.10 Oxford Airport Joins ERA
22.11.10 Exeter nominated for Best UK Airport award
21.11.10 New weekly summer service from Exeter to Düsseldorf
21.11.10 Aurigny to reintroduce online booking fee
20.11.10 Jet2 and Blackpool Airport in court
20.11.10 APD increase could hit economic recovery
18.11.10 Oxford Airport first to receive latest generation Iturri fire tender
17.11.10 Holidays4U plan Exeter – Dalaman flights
16.11.10 Four firms bid for Guernsey Airport runway contract
14.11.10 Nine out of 10 UK flights on time from Guernsey Airport
11.11.10 Flybe near miss at Exeter Airport
10.11.10 Southend Airport to gain Irish routes as part of Aer Arran investment deal
09.11.10 Manx2 open Blackpool Airport base
07.11.10 IOM passengers up 3.8%
06.11.10 Jet2 win legal bid to keep Blackpool Airport open after 21:00
06.11.10 Alderney could take over airport operation (and losses)
04.11.10 Jet2 threaten Blackpool Airport with legal action
03.11.10 Flybe divert flights from Blackpool Airport over lockout
October 2010
28.10.10 CAA to force airlines to display airport development fees
24.10.10 Guernsey Airport runway delay ‘will hit business'
23.10.10 Blackpool Airport in crisis
18.10.10 Exeter Airport Launches Help for Heroes as its Charity of the Year
17.10.10 easyJet exclude Anglesey from UK airport map
16.10.10 Southend Airport open aircraft maintenance apprentice training centre
12.10.10 Aer Arann to fly from Southend Airport
12.10.10 Avis lands at Newquay Airport
11.10.10 Exeter Airport launch cancer information point
10.10.10 Inverness Airport plane parking area too weak for bigger planes
07.10.10 Oxford Airport boss moves to Middle East
03.10.10 Emergency exercise at Alderney Airport
September 2010
29.09.10 Derry Airport management deal ‘done’
29.09.10 Woodland trust benefit from Exeter Airport parking
27.09.10 Exeter Airport boss calls for regional tourism body
24.09.10 Southend Airport wins award
21.09.10 Flybe plans Inverness – Amsterdam flights
21.09.10 Newquay Airport ‘delighted’ at Air Southwest sale to Eastern
20.09.10 Eastern to buy Air Southwest
19.09.10 Cornwall Air Ambulance wants new Newquay Airport base
16.09.10 Southend Airport hotel approved
15.09.10 Exeter Airport hotel details announced
14.09.10 Tiny increase in IOM Airport passengers
13.09.10 easyJet ‘unlikely’ to fly from Southend Airport
09.09.10 Flash flood hits Exeter Airport
02.09.10 IOM Airport passengers down 2%
August 2010
27.08.10 Flybe Malaga flights boost Humberside Airport
20.08.10 Passengers down 19% at Newquay Airport
16.08.10 Fire engine problems close Exeter Airport
10.08.10 Helicopter crash landing at Derry Airport
08.08.10 Engineer appointed to oversee Guernsey runway work
08.08.10 New Operator offers Turkey flights from Exeter Airport
04.08.10 Oxford Airport announce new apron development
02.08.10 Exeter Airport ready for busy summer
July 2010
29.07.10 IOM Airport passengers down 2.6%
28.07.10 Stranded holidaymakers protest outside travel agent
26.07.10 Thomas Cook announce Humberside - Tunisia flights
22.07.10 Tests suggest Flybe's new planes can use Guernsey's runway
20.07.10 Jersey Airport plane suffers bird strike
19.07.10 Blue Islands to buy Aurigny
18.07.10 Major incident exercise at Jersey Airport
15.07.10 UK taxman hits Flybe crew as soon as they enter British airspace
13.07.10 Manx2 launch new IOM – Galway service
12.07.10 Guernsey Airport arrivals information on Ceefax
12.07.10 Corporate hospitality takes off at Farnborough’s Aviator Hotel
08.07.10 Lydd Airport boss quits
08.07.10 Jersey Airport director to leave
06.07.10 Air Malta marks 20 years at Exeter Airport
05.07.10 More Austrian tourists for Exeter Airport
04.07.10 Pilot injured by bird strike
02.07.10 Guernsey Airport security breached by sleeping man
01.07.10 Guernsey Airport runway will ‘only close as last resort’
01.07.10 Exeter Airport reports surge in holiday interest after England defeat
01.07.10 Flybe launch Humberside – Malaga flights
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