CO2 blow for the environment as millions forced to drive to London airports

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Bristol Airport's reaction to North Somerset Council's Planning & Regulatory Committee decision We are disappointed by the decision of North Somerset Council’s Planning & Regulatory Committee to recommend refusal of our planning application to increase Bristol Airport’s capacity from 10 to 12 million passengers a year, contrary to the recommendation of the Council’s own planning officers. This decision risks putting the brakes on the region’s economy by turning away airlines who want to serve the South West market, shutting the door to international trade and tourism at a time when the...
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EL AL returns to London Stansted to boost route network

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EL AL returns to London Stansted to boost route network EL AL Israel Airlines is to return to London Stansted when the carrier launches a new five-times a week service to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport. The airline, which last operated scheduled services from London Stansted in 2009, begins flights on 28 June and will initially operate until 3 September using a 166-seat Boeing 737-800 offering business and economy classes. Fares start at £280 return and can be booked at www.elal.co.uk, by calling 020 7624 9708 or at local travel agents. Tel Aviv, founded in 1909 and...
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Malta International Airport kicks off terminal expansion project

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Malta International Airport kicks off terminal expansion project The project will deliver a 5-star airport to the Maltese islands through several improvements The Terminal Expansion project will double building’s current footprint Traffic through MLA is forecast to increase by 2–3% to reach 7.5 million passenger movements in 2020 Malta International Airport today unveiled the company’s long-term vision for the airport, revealing details of an investment of circa €100 million in a terminal expansion. Addressing a press conference earlier today, Malta International Airport Chief...
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Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks is launching a programme of “once-in-a-lifetime” trips to Iceland from London Stansted

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Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks is launching a programme of “once-in-a-lifetime” trips to Iceland from London Stansted Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks is launching a programme of “once-in-a-lifetime” trips to Iceland from London Stansted next winter that have been perfectly timed for those wanting to see the spectacular Northern Lights. There will be five special flights in total, one in October, one in November and three in March 2021, with the choice of three-night or four-night trips to the North Atlantic island. Iceland is a brand-new destination for the airline at Stansted who opened its...
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Doncaster Sheffield Airport Reveals £10M Development Plans

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Doncaster Sheffield Airport Reveals £10M Development Plans and meets with Government to discuss unlocking 33,000 jobs in the North Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) welcomed the UK Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard, MP today (Thursday 30th January) as it revealed a £10M redevelopment plan for the for terminal as part of its continued commitment to provide an easy, friendly and relaxed service to its customers. The £10m terminal investment programme for Yorkshire’s award-winning airport includes a number of improvements and new facilities based on passenger feedback, such as an expansion...
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Jet2.com announces scheduled services from Birmingham Airport to Iceland for Winter 20/21

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Jet2.com announces scheduled services from Birmingham Airport to Iceland for Winter 20/21 Jet2.com announces scheduled services from Birmingham Airport to Iceland for Winter 20/21 Award-winning airline will operate scheduled flights to Iceland for the first time Twice-weekly flights will operate from October to November and mid-February to April Only company to operate to spectacular Iceland and the Northern Lights from Birmingham Airport 30th January 2020: Jet2.com has today announced that it will be launching scheduled flights to Iceland from Birmingham Airport for the very first time...
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Manchester Airport has officially opened its new private terminal, PremiAir

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Manchester Airport has officially opened its new private terminal, PremiAir Local stakeholders and VIP guests saw the innovative new product Guests can choose from different packages to upgrade their travel experience at the airport, enjoy a personal welcome and stunning views of the airfield PremiAir is part of MAG’s strategy of developing and offering its own products to its customers across their journey through the airport MAG last night marked the official opening of its brand new private terminal, PremiAir, at Manchester Airport. During the event, local business representatives...
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Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park gears up for February half term

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Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park gears up for February half term ‘Midweek Madness’ tours of Concorde for just £5 on Wednesday 19th February Flight Academy for children aged 4-12 running throughout the week To book visit www.runwayvisitorpark.co.uk Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park is offering a variety of exciting ways to keep the kids entertained this February half-term. The Runway Visitor Park, which offers tours of retired aircraft including the iconic British Airways Concorde and the RAF Nimrod, has announced a ‘Midweek Madness’ offer on Concorde tours with prices...
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Turkish delight as new airline announces Istanbul link from London Stansted AnadoluJet, the low-fare arm of flag carrier Turkish Airlines, has announced a new direct flight between London Stansted and Istanbul. The daily service will launch on March 29 with flights departing Stansted at 11:50am and arriving at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport at 5.40pm. On the return leg, flights depart Istanbul at 8.45am and touch down at Stansted at 10.55am. We are delighted that AnadoluJet is launching flights to Istanbul from London Stansted this spring. Flights between London Stansted and Turkey...
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Birmingham Airport's Passenger Figures Round-Up for 2019
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Birmingham Airport's Passenger Figures Round-Up for 2019 Birmingham Airport handled almost 12.7 million passengers in 2019, an increase of 1.6% on the previous year. In 2019, the airport served a total of 12,639,340 passengers, with the best performing months in comparison to the previous year including; January, with a total of 781,282 passengers (+4.76%), April, with a total of 1,002,951 passengers (+4.21%) and July, with a total of 1,352,392 passengers (+3.06%). The busiest month overall was August, when over 1.4 million passengers were recorded in the month. Scheduled passengers...
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Heathrow kickstarts the decade with appointments set to transform the assistance experience
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Heathrow kickstarts the decade with appointments set to transform the assistance experience Disability campaigner Helen Dolphin MBE and experienced equality and inclusion regulator Keith Richards have both been named as co-chairs of the Heathrow Access Advisory Group (HAAG) Accessible travel consultant, Geraldine Lundy will serve as vice-chair of the HAAG working with the co-chairs to ensure that accessibility and inclusion are always at the forefront of the airport’s agenda The HAAG will be overseeing over £30 million of investment in new equipment and technology to improve the...
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Cardiff Airport celebrates a decade of fundraising and a new charity partnership for 2020
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Cardiff Airport celebrates a decade of fundraising and a new charity partnership for 2020 Cardiff Airport is celebrating ten years of fundraising activities, and looking forward to a new year with an exciting new charity partnership. Over the past ten years, Cardiff Airport has raised over £200,000 to support a number of charities and community clubs close to the hearts of the Airport team, including the RNLI, Welsh Wizards squash team, Marie Curie, Tŷ Hafan and JDRF, the type 1 diabetes charity. During the past decade, the team has supported charity collections in the terminal, taken...
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Aviation Minister Officially Marks The Start Of Birmingham Airport's £30m Departure Lounge Extension
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Aviation \minister Officially Marks The Start Of Birmingham Airport's £30m Departure Lounge Extension The start of construction on Birmingham Airport’s £30m departure lounge extension was officially marked by Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard MP, today (23rd Jan) Joined by airport CEO, Nick Barton, and newly elected MP for Meriden, Saqib Bhatti, the Aviation Minister helped to break the ground where Birmingham Airport’s biggest terminal investment in ten years gets underway. The project will provide a modern two-story extension with outdoor terrace area, growing the space by 45 per cent...
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Manchester Airport celebrates Chinese New Year as it heralds ever closer links to China
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Manchester Airport celebrates Chinese New Year as it heralds ever closer links to China Year of the Rat sees Manchester Airport commence services to Shanghai in March Huge boost to the 183,000 people across the North who travel there via other means Business and trade boom predicted as existing Chinese routes have already seen a 38% increase in Chinese visitors, average spend per visit increasing by 94% and export values growing by 41%. Host of airport celebrations planned for Chinese New Year including flights to Shanghai to be won, traditional lion dancers/Chinese acrobatics, airport...
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Quickest ever Transatlantic route launches from Manchester Airport as WestJet flights start this summer

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Quickest ever Transatlantic route launches from Manchester Airport as WestJet flights start this summer Direct flight to Halifax launching in June with WestJet Service takes only six hours so will be the quickest route to North America Four flights per week on Boeing 737-700 with two classes Excellent onward connectivity including Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton Route set to benefit more than 1,600 companies in the North West that do business with Canada Manchester Airport today revealed its quickest ever trans-Atlantic route will launch later this year. Direct flights to Halifax, Nova...
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Heathrow reports outstanding end to 2019 as airport kicks off its decade of delivery

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Heathrow reports outstanding end to 2019 as airport kicks off its decade of delivery Full decade Since 2010, Heathrow has welcomed an additional 15 million passengers - an increase of 18% over the course of the decade. This passenger growth was facilitated by £12 billion worth of private investment which culminated in the opening of Terminal 2 which is now ranked by passengers as one of the best airport terminals in the world. In the 2010s, Heathrow served as Britain’s front door for a number of nationally significant moments, such as the arrival of the world’s top athletes and many...
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LBA plans more efficient and sustainable terminal building
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LBA plans more efficient and sustainable terminal building Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is submitting fresh plans to build a state-of-the-art terminal, which aims to dra- matically improve passenger experience, deliver one of the UK’s most environmentally efficient airport build- ings, and support greater economic prosperity for the Leeds City Region, Yorkshire and the North. These new plans, to be submitted in spring 2020, replace the recently consented scheme and the existing terminal building, with a more efficient and sustainable development. The plans propose the construction of a...
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LJLA launches consultation on future aircraft flight paths

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LJLA launches consultation on future aircraft flight paths Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is today beginning a 12 week consultation as part of the modernisation of the UK’s airspace, which will involve potential changes to the routes taken by aircraft departing from and arriving at the Airport. The UK’s airspace is some of the most complex in the world, yet has not undergone significant change since the 1950s. The Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) plan to modernise UK airspace in order to deliver quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys by air in and...
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Embraer E-Jets return to Eastern Airways' fleet

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Embraer E-Jets return to Eastern Airways' fleet Eastern Airways is re-entering the E-Jet market with the return of the Embraer 170 aircraft type to its fleet. Eastern Airways, which operates flights from Southampton Airport, is re-entering the E-Jet market during January with the initial return of the Embraer 170 aircraft type to its fleet. The UK regional airline is seeing significant growth in the ad-hoc charter market for 70-100 seat jets, and the first of these aircraft will be delivered later this month. The Embraer 170-100 LR jet has a range of over 1,800 miles and is powered by...
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Record passenger numbers cap strong year for London City Airport

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Record passenger numbers cap strong year for London City Airport Over five million passengers travelled through London City Airport last year, making 2019 the busiest year in the airport’s history. Publishing its official annual passenger figures, London’s most central airport announced that a total of 5,100,025 passengers flew in to and out of the airport in 2019. The figure is a year-on-year increase of 6.3 percent which has been driven by the launch of new routes combined with additional flights and larger aircraft with more seats on existing routes. Richard Hill, Chief Commercial...
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Bristol Airport becomes first airport in Europe to offset all road journeys

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Bristol Airport becomes first airport in Europe to offset all road journeys The carbon offsetting scheme came into effect on 1 January and forms part of the Airport’s Carbon Roadmap which was published last year. Offsets will be purchased retrospectively based on an annual passenger survey showing the different modes of travel used by passengers. The Environmental Effects Working Group of the Airport’s Consultative Committee – on which local communities and Airport users are represented – will play a role in selecting suitable offsetting schemes, with a focus on local projects where...
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Wales: First Minister's Questions: Response to Paul Davies AM's comments about Cardiff Airport

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First Minister's Questions: Response to Paul Davies AM's comments about Cardiff Airport Cardiff Airport has a positive impact on the Welsh economy as a strategic national asset, delivering a total GVA of £246m per year to the economy and sustaining 2,400 aviation related jobs. Since coming under Welsh Government ownership, focus has been to build the long term sustainability of the business and strengthen our financial position. During the last financial year (2018-19) we have seen a growth in commercial revenue by over 34% as a direct result of the improvements made to enhance the...
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Birmingham Airport welcomes new route from Aegean Airlines

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Birmingham Airport welcomes new route from Aegean Airlines From 3rd June 2020, Aegean Airlines will be flying direct from Birmingham Airport to the Greek capital of Athens – a brand new route for the airport this year. Aegean Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance group, joining seven Star Alliance airlines already operating from Birmingham Airport including; Austrian Airlines, Air India, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SAS, SWISS, and Turkish Airlines. During the summer season, Aegean Airlines will operate a twice-weekly service to Athens from Birmingham Airport on both Wednesdays...
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Heathrow confirms planning application in 2020 alongside new delivery timetable and public consultation

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Heathrow confirms planning application in 2020 alongside new delivery timetable and public consultation Heathrow outlines timeline for submission of expansion planning application towards the end of 2020 The airport announces it will hold further public consultation to finalise airport expansion proposals following the recent Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) decision to cap early spending An eight-week consultation will run from April through to June Heathrow has announced it will launch an eight-week public consultation to finalise its proposals for airport expansion following the recent...
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Austrian Airlines Launches New Route From Birmingham to Vienna

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Austrian Airlines Launches New Route From Birmingham Austrian Airlines has become Birmingham Airport’s newest airline, with direct scheduled services to the Austrian capital of Vienna and onward connections across Asia and Europe. Austrian Airlines is part of the Lufthansa Group, which forms part of the wider Star Alliance group and joins six Star Alliance airlines which already operate from Birmingham Airport. These airlines include Air India, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SAS, SWISS and Turkish Airlines. The new service improves the choice of connections for passengers travelling...
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Biman Bangladesh Airlines launches Manchester services as new partnerships with Bangladeshi cities are announced

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines launches Manchester services as new partnerships with Bangladeshi cities are announced Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate from Manchester Airport to Dhaka and Sylhet three times per week. Service will cater for more than 70,000 people of Bangladeshi origin in the North. New link is announced between Manchester and the two Bangladeshi cities, with delegations to travel in each direction. Partnership will promote commercial ties and knowledge sharing. The launch of a direct air route between Manchester and Bangladesh will be the catalyst for a new era of...
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Loganair boosts Newcastle services

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Loganair boosts Newcastle services Just four months since launching services between Newcastle and Aberdeen, Scotland’s Airline Loganair has today announced that it will be introducing a larger aircraft on the route. From 13 January, a 49-seat Embraer 145 jet aircraft will take over morning and evening services on the route, increasing seat capacity by 21% and ensuring that more customers can get a seat on their preferred flight. Loganair launched Newcastle-Aberdeen services on 1 September 2019 and the latest data published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows that passenger numbers...
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Manchester Airport completes major airfield re-designation

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Airfield re-designation This month Manchester Airport completed its first major airfield re-designation scheme in nearly two decades. To support the shift in its operations, the airport is currently building a dual taxiway system to improve access from its runways to the terminal. The new taxiways will allow two Code E aircraft to pass each other which will improve the efficiency of the operation. To prepare for the introduction of these new parallel taxiways, christened Echo and Delta, – in 2020, changes have been made to a number of the airfield designators. A team of around 30 from...
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Cardiff Airport introduces electric vehicle charging

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Cardiff Airport introduces electric vehicle charging Cardiff Airport has introduced a number of electric vehicle charge points across its sites, as part of its long term vision to deliver a sustainable airport business for Wales. Working in partnership with electric vehicle charging experts Franklin Energy, in total nine chargers will be installed across the staff car park, Meet & Greet and the Short Stay car park. Installation is complete within the staff car park and Meet & Greet, with the final phase due to begin in early 2020. Mark Bailey, Director of Airport Planning and...
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Manchester Airport signs up with "Buy with Confidence" to tackle rogue car parking firms

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Manchester Airport signs up with "Buy with Confidence" to tackle rogue car parking firms Manchester Airport and Manchester City Council have published the names of meet and greet parking companies that have signed up to a “Buy with Confidence” scheme. Six operators have achieved the standard, which involves them giving a commitment to trading fairly. The businesses listed have undergone a series of detailed checks before being approved as a member of the scheme. The publication of the list is in response to concerns from local communities that so-called “rogue” meet and greet firms are...
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