Ural Airlines launches new Moscow service from London Stansted

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Ural Airlines launches new Moscow service from London Stansted London Stansted’s first ever scheduled flight to Moscow took to the skies today with the launch of a new direct service by Russian carrier Ural Airlines. The new airline will connect passengers from across London and the east of England to the Russian capital’s Domodedovo airport four-times a week using an A320 aircraft offering business and economy class service on board the 160-seat aircraft. One-way fares start from £23 and are available to book at www.uralairlines.com Ural Airlines is one of Russia’s leading airlines...
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Leeds: Council Scraps Airport Link Road Proposals
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Leeds: Council Scraps Airport Link Road Proposals Traffic queuing on the A65 in Yeadon today Airport Support Members Dismayed After years of debate and public consultations Leeds City Council has abandoned plans for a £100m link road to Leeds Bradford Airport. The original plans showed three different options, two were direct links to the airport from the A65 at Horsforth, one was to upgrade the existing road network surrounding the airport. The news has come as a great shock to those who for years have demanded action to improve access to the airport. Leeds City Council says it...
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Cardiff Airport’s Christmas getaway

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Cardiff Airport’s Christmas getaway Cardiff Airport is preparing to welcome over 37,000 passengers over the Christmas period*. The busiest day of travel will be Saturday 21st December 2019, with flights departing to key hubs like Hamad International in Doha with Qatar Airways and Amsterdam Schiphol with KLM plus ski flights to Chambéry and Geneva with Flybe. Cardiff Airport is open for business over the Christmas period, with some 500 flights expected, as people fly home to visit friends and family or jet off to warmer weather and far-flung destinations. The top five most popular...
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LJLA expects busy festive holiday 'getaway' once again

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LJLA expects busy festive holiday 'getaway' once again Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is gearing up once again for the traditional Christmas and New Year ‘getaway’, with approximately 150,000 passengers expected to pass through the Airport over the festive and New Year holiday period. With schools finishing for Christmas tomorrow, lots of families from across the region are expected to head off on flights over the holiday period with passengers travelling to a mix of destinations. As usual, popular flights for passengers over the coming days are expected to include Winter ski...
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London Stansted the first major airport in the UK to trial fully compostable security bags

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London Stansted the first major airport in the UK to trial fully compostable security bags Trial is the latest initiative in the airport’s ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ campaign London Stansted is to become the first major airport in the UK to trial the use of fully compostable security bags for passengers carrying liquids in their hand luggage. If successful, the new product could replace the 11 million non-compostable plastic bags which are currently handed out in the terminal every year. Since 2006, it has been a legal requirement for passengers to place all liquids, aerosols and gels in...
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Travelex opens five currency exchange stores in Birmingham Airport

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Travelex opens five currency exchange stores in Birmingham Airport Foreign exchange specialist announces its latest airport launch to deliver currency exchange services across stores, ATMs and click-and-collect services Travelex, a Finablr company and market leading Foreign Exchange specialist, today announced the opening of five new currency exchange stores in Birmingham Airport. The opening of the new stores represents Travelex’s latest UK airport launch and follows a competitive bidding process. Travelex will be the sole foreign exchange provider at Birmingham Airport. The new...
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Birmingham airport implements electronic flights progress strips

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Birmingham airport implements electronic flights progress strips Birmingham Airport has implemented a new flight data display system within its Air Traffic Control Tower to further enhance how it handles the hundred thousand flights per year that operate in and out of the Airport. Electronic Flight Progress Strips (EFPS) have replaced the old paper-based system that Air Traffic Controllers used to monitor and track the progress for each flight operating in and out of Birmingham Airport. The main benefits of EFPS include safety nets to assist controllers in detecting potential...
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Cardiff Airport turns festive this Christmas Jumper Day

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Cardiff Airport turns festive this Christmas Jumper Day Save the Children’s eighth annual Christmas Jumper Day is taking place on Friday 13th December, and on Wednesday 11th December pilots and team members at Cardiff Airport ditched their day-to-day dress and donned their daftest, most wonderful woollies for the annual fundraiser. Visitors using the national Airport for Wales were treated to all sorts of festive fun on the day, including choir performances and even a visit from the big man himself, Father Christmas. Eastern Airways pilots did away with the usual uniform and flew...
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London Stansted scoops top environmental award for second year running

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London Stansted scoops top environmental award for second year running London Stansted’s first ever Biodiversity Week in March this year, which saw the airport hand out 3,000 silver birch trees to staff, has won gold at the prestigious Green Apple Awards for environmental best practice. It’s the second year running the airport has picked up the top prize at the awards after winning gold in 2018 for its ongoing support of local foodbanks in Uttlesford, Essex and East Hertfordshire. Stansted’s Environment Manager Martin Churley collected the honour at a special event held at the Houses of...
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Edinburgh airport launches new Whisky Bar

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A dram good addition Passengers at Edinburgh Airport will be able to sample some of Scotland’s finest drams after the opening of the all new Usquabae Whisky Bar and Larder. Located in the departures area, the venue features a hand-crafted oak bar and a wide selection of whiskies from celebrated distilleries across Scotland. The bar will also offer a variety of premium beers, wines and spirits as well as light food dishes using ingredients from Scottish producers. The original Usquabae is based in the heart of Edinburgh’s West End, becoming a hugely popular whisky bar since it first...
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Glasgow: easyJet launch three new routes to Pula, Barcelona and Dalaman

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easyJet launch three new routes to Pula, Barcelona and Dalaman easyJet has announced plans to launch three new Glasgow Airport routes to Pula, Barcelona and Dalaman next Spring. The announcement follows the news earlier this year that easyJet will commit a fifth aircraft next Spring to its Glasgow base, which will also create around 50 jobs at the airport. Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be confirming our plans for expansion in Scotland today. The addition of our fifth aircraft in Glasgow will help us to deliver long term, sustainable...
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November sets new records at Heathrow

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November sets new records as Heathrow prepares to reunite families and friends over the holidays Heathrow has recorded its busiest ever November with over 6.2 million passengers traveling through the airport, ahead of reuniting even more family and friends for the festive period Passengers heading to the US to celebrate Thanksgiving helped push up traffic figures on the back of new services. BA and American introduced new links to Pittsburgh and increased flights on a number of routes. Delta and Virgin increased frequency to Boston and Detroit, and started flights to Las Vegas Heathrow...
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Norwich Airport: TUI launches additional 10,000 seats for Winter 2020

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Norwich Airport: TUI launches additional 10,000 seats for Winter 2020 Introducing 10 and 11-night holidays to Tenerife from Norwich Airport for Winter 2020 Introducing 10 and 11-night holidays to Tenerife from Norwich Airport for Winter 2020 10,000 extra seats go on sale from Norwich Airport this month 9th December, London – TUI, the world’s leading holiday company and the UK’s number one holiday provider, has announced its winter 2020 programme by adding an extra 10,000 seats from Norwich airport. TUI has now added 10 and 11-night holidays to Tenerife with the addition of a weekly...
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London Stansted to host world aviation summit in 2020
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London Stansted to host world aviation summit in 2020 More than 200 senior officials from the aviation industry will descend on London Stansted next year for the 2020 CAPA World Aviation Outlook Summit. The news was announced by the airport’s Chief Commercial Officer, Aboudy Nasser, during this year’s event which is being held in Malta. The 2020 summit will be held on December 2-3 at the airport’s Radisson Blu Hotel where airport and airline executives from across the globe will gather to analyse the industry’s performance over the year, discuss the current state of play and forecast...
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Heathrow reveals the top festive questions every parent should prepare for at Christmas

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Heathrow reveals the top festive questions every parent should prepare for at Christmas, as Santa’s workshop is unveiled underneath Terminals 2 and 5 ‘How does Santa get to every house in the world in one night?’ is the most frequently asked festive question amongst children under 10 Over a third (35%) of parents tell children it takes Santa’s elves a year of preparation to prepare for the big night Heathrow keeps the magic alive as it unveils a collection of periscopes, revealing the buzz of elvish Christmas preparations happening underneath passengers’ feet Given the magical feat...
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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays adds stunning Santorini from Birmingham Airport

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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays adds stunning Santorini from Birmingham Airport Jet2.com and Jet2holidays adds stunning Santorini from Birmingham Airport Latest addition means THREE BRAND NEW GREEK DESTINATIONS on sale for Summer 20 from Birmingham Airport The UK’s second largest tour operator will operate to 11 Greek destinations from Birmingham Airport in Summer 20 3rd December 2019: Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has revealed its third brand new Greek destination from Birmingham Airport for Summer 20, the picture-perfect island of Santorini. As demand for award-winning flights and holidays...
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Manchester Airport reveals progress made on £1bn transformation programme

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Manchester Airport reveals progress made on £1bn transformation programme Manchester Airport today revealed the progress made on its £1bn transformation, with several months to go until it opens its new “super terminal.” The UK’s third largest airport also released new images and a video to showcase what passengers using the new facilities can expect, when they start using the new terminal from next summer. New features unveiled include a honeycomb light installation that proudly illuminates the departure lounge. With 16 million settings, it will change colours depending on the time of...
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TUI UK launches additional 55,000 seats for Winter 2020 from Bristol Airport
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TUI UK launches additional 55,000 seats for Winter 2020 from Bristol Airport TUI, the world’s leading holiday company and the UK’s number one holiday provider, has announced its winter 2020 programme with the addition of flights to Tunisia from Bristol Airport and the reintroduction of holidays to Sharm El Sheikh. The new winter flights to Tunisia from Bristol Airport are now on sale with a weekly flight operating every Friday during November 2020, mid-February, March and April 2021. With the first TUI flight departing on 6th November 2020. Holidaymakers will also benefit from direct...
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TUI UK launches new route for winter 2020 from Cardiff Airport
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TUI UK launches new route for winter 2020 from Cardiff Airport NEW Flights launched to Sharm El Sheikh from Cardiff NEW hotels launched for winter 2020 and summer 2021 season TUI, the world’s leading holiday company and the UK’s number one holiday provider, has announced its winter 2020 programme with the reintroduction of holidays to Sharm El Sheikh. The new flight to Sharm El Sheikh from Cardiff is now on sale with weekly flights operating on a Monday with the first flight departing on 2nd November 2020. RETURNING TO SHARM EL SHEIKH Famous for the glistening red sea and amazing...
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TUI Airways

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Departing to the Red Sea with TUI from Edinburgh Flights from Edinburgh to Sharm El Sheikh will take off next year as TUI reintroduce the route at Scotland’s busiest airport. The weekly service will be part of TUI’s winter 2020 programme and will operate every Monday with the first departure on 1 November 2020. The summer service will also operate on a Monday. Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport said: “It’s great to see Sharm El Sheikh return to the destination list at Scotland’s busiest airport and provide yet more choice for our passengers, something we always look to...
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Two new independent Chairs for Gatwick’s Noise Management Board announced

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Two new independent Chairs for Gatwick’s Noise Management Board announced NMB brings community groups and industry together to manage and mitigate aircraft noise New NMB structure has two Chairs – one to lead the NMB Executive Board and the other to lead the newly created NMB Community Forum New structure also allows for more community groups and locally elected representatives to be included Following a public recruitment process, two new independent Chairs for Gatwick’s Noise Management Board (NMB) were announced yesterday (3 December) at the Board’s fourth annual public meeting. The...
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Manchester Airports Group (MAG) introduces certified ‘Friendly WiFi’ across its airports

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Manchester Airports Group (MAG) introduces certified ‘Friendly WiFi’ across its airports WiFi scheme will now ensure content is appropriate for all ages at the Group’s airports at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands MAG is the first airport group to sign-up to the Government-backed scheme MAG has become the first airport operator in the UK to be certified as offering safe, child-friendly WiFi to its passengers. The move means that passengers at all its airport will now have the ultimate reassurance that the airport’s free WiFi network will filter out inappropriate content, so...
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New links bolster Gatwick’s long-haul growth

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New links bolster Gatwick’s long-haul growth New routes and retail success results in EBITDA +7.9% year-on-year Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires routes support passenger and cargo growth One in five passengers from Gatwick now flying long-haul Gatwick has today revealed in its interim results that new direct routes to Brazil and Argentina have contributed to a 2.3% - or 107,340 passengers – year-on-year uplift for long-haul flying. Passengers have been making the most of Norwegian’s new service to Rio de Janeiro and an increase in flights to Buenos Aires. Combined, these routes led to...
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Cardiff Airport welcomes disabled pilots
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Cardiff Airport welcomes disabled pilots Cardiff Airport has entered into a new partnership with Aerobility, the UK’s disabled flying charity that provides a range of life-changing flying activities lessons for disabled people; training for disabled pilots seeking to gain qualifications as well as flying days for disabled aviators. The partnership means that any pilots flying with the Aerobility scheme will be welcome to depart and land at Cardiff Airport with zero fees, and ground handling support is on hand for pilots and their aircraft. Access to the airfield at Cardiff Airport also...
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Stansted: £59 million baggage system upgrade takes shape

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£59 million baggage system upgrade progresses at pace as Stansted Transformation Project celebrates two-year milestone As London Stansted marks two years since the start of its multi-million-pound transformation project, one of its most complex and important projects is progressing at pace behind the scenes. Stansted is investing £59 million in a brand-new baggage delivery system, updating the huge network of conveyor belts, lifts and chutes underneath the main terminal which transports up to 30,000 bags every day. The work is designed to coincide with the improvements to the airport’s...
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SAS best in class for noise and emissions performance at Heathrow

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SAS best in class for noise and emissions performance at Heathrow Heathrow reveals the airport’s latest Fly Quiet and Green league table showing airlines are swapping in newer jets and improving how they fly to decrease noise and emissions SAS named best airline based on their performance this quarter – assisted by the introduction of A320neos, better track-keeping and continuous descent approaches Oman Air improves score from last quarter landing second place thanks to the introduction of 787 Dreamliners that use 25% less fuel per passenger compared with aircraft of a similar size and...
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Heathrow Academy celebrates 15 years of outstanding apprentices

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Heathrow Academy celebrates 15 years of outstanding apprentices Since 2004 Heathrow has supported over 5800 people into employment and contributed over £13.5 million towards training and career development Heathrow celebrates signing the Care Leaver Covenant, helping to make training and careers at Heathrow accessible to all. 87 apprentices graduated from the Heathrow Employment and Skills Academy this year, with 68% of graduates living in the five local boroughs closest to the airport: Hounslow, Hillingdon, Ealing, Spelthorne and Slough. Celebrating 15 years since opening its doors to...
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Manchester Airport secures landmark link to Shanghai
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Manchester Airport secures landmark link to Shanghai Manchester Airport announce flights between Manchester and Shanghai with Juneyao Air Flights start end of March 2020 and will operate three times per week 787 Dreamliner aircraft in operation with a two-class configuration Dignitaries, businesses, universities and tourism bodies praise the route Only UK airport outside of London now with the route Manchester Airport today announced a landmark deal to connect the North with Shanghai, China’s biggest city and one of the world’s most important economic powerhouses. Chinese carrier...
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Additional flights added between Cardiff , Newcastle and Aberdeen

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Cardiff Sunday flights added to Newcastle and Aberdeen Flybe is introducing Sunday flights operated by its franchise partner, Eastern Airways, to both its Cardiff to Newcastle and Aberdeen air services. Following the re-introduction of the Cardiff – Aberdeen link this month, the operator will commence Sunday services from Cardiff to Newcastle and Aberdeen from 12 January 2020. Sunday services will complement the daily weekday flights provided to Newcastle and Aberdeen from Cardiff. Fares start from £99 one way, including taxes and charges and Sunday services are available now to book...
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Gatwick's try before you fly....

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Young families and older people get a taste of airport surroundings before they fly Travelling through an airport can be challenging for some people Gatwick’s Accessibility Days designed to make it easier by giving people with a disability a taste of airport surroundings before they fly Day only possible thanks to easyJet, BA, Virgin Atlantic, TUI, Sussex Police, Border Force, Gatwick Fire Service and numerous volunteers from Gatwick Older adults with dementia joined over 30 young families at Gatwick’s Accessibility Day on Saturday (16 Nov), so that they too had a chance to experience...
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