Airport News For 2010

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Airport News For December 2010

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30/12/2010 – CAA says recessions cut demand for air travel by a quarter

27/12/2010 – Grandfather lost on M4 for 3 days amidst winter chaos

23/12/2010 – Beleaguered Heathrow boss gives up bonus

20/12/2010 – Icy conditions cause further UK travel chaos

16/12/2010 – BA crew balloted on strikes during big holidays

13/12/2010 – Record cigarette seizure at East Midlands Airport

09/12/2010 – Heathrow accused of exploiting domestic passengers

06/12/2010 – Spanish airports play catch up after strike

02/12/2010 – Heavy snow closes Gatwick airport

Airport News For November 2010

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29/11/2010 – Predictable airport security vulnerable to terrorists

25/11/2010 – BA staff one step closer to taking industrial action

22/11/2010 – Birmingham Airport crash investigated

18/11/2010 – A380s worldwide need 40 engines changed

15/11/2010 – Airbus readies safety warnings

11/11/2010 – Passenger numbers up at Manchester Airport

08/11/2010 – New ‘issues’ found on 3 more Qantas A380s

04/11/2010 – French air strike averted on bill amendment promise

01/11/2010 – BA reports profit for first time in two years

Airport News For October 2010

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28/10/2010 – Business travel drives passenger surge at BAA airports

25/10/2010 – BA plans to return some cabin crew travel perks

21/10/2010 – French jets, hit by fuel crisis, filling up in Manchester

18/10/2010 – Mega merger carriers vow better deals for travellers

14/10/2010 – Body scanners coming for all terminals at Manchester Airport

11/10/2010 – Thomas Cook, Co-op merging store networks

07/10/2010 – Major carriers protest aircraft subsidies for rival airlines

04/10/2010 – UK travellers warned about European travel

Airport News For September 2010

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30/09/2010 – Yet more travel misery, thanks to Spanish strikes

27/09/2010 – BAA boss calls Heathrow ‘second tier’ hub

23/09/2010 – UK weakest air-travel market in Europe

20/09/2010 – BA cabin crew dispute returns to court

16/09/2010 – Lower passenger numbers at BAA airports hits Glasgow hardest

13/09/2010 – Flight punctuality down at UK airports

09/09/2010 – Private jet and airliner in near-miss over London

06/09/2010 – Low-cost carrier bmibaby adds more Belfast flights

02/09/2010 – Red carpet rolled out for luxury super jumbo

Airport News For August 2010

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30/08/2010 – Manchester Airport is number one on Twitter

27/08/2010 – Palmair suspends Bournemouth flights

23/08/2010 – Ryanair adds more Gatwick services for the winter

19/08/2010 – Unite union supports two-per-cent pay offer by BAA

16/08/2010 – Easyjet to be probed over disabled-passengers claim

12/08/2010 – Yet another strike poised to hit British aviation

09/08/2010 – Thanks to Spanish air controllers, more travel chaos looms

05/08/2010 – Traffic up for Ryanair and down for BA

02/08/2010 – Aviation back to pre-recession levels

Airport News For July 2010

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29/07/2010 – Edinburgh Airport opens lavish new facilities

26/07/2010 – Possible strike by BAA staff threatens the bank holiday

22/07/2010 – French air controllers’ strike causes havoc

19/07/2010 – EasyJet delays worse than Air Zimbabwe

15/07/2010 – BA, AA alliance gets backing of the EU

12/07/2010 – BA strike in June hit UK airport traffic numbers

08/07/2010 – BA agrees, with conditions, to lift crew sanctions

05/07/2010 – England's World Cup loss a win for travel industry

02/07/2010 – New transport system opens at Gatwick

01/07/2010 – Unite neutral on latest BA pay offer

Airport News For June 2010

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28/06/2010 – BA aiming to recruit cheaper crews

24/06/2010 – Budget set to boost cost of air travel

22/06/2010 – UK Border Agency Officers Continued Success

21/06/2010 – Only ‘suspicious’ scans to be seen by humans at Manchester

17/06/2010 – Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted to be improved by new body

14/06/2010 – Conciliation service in bid to end BA strike

10/06/2010 – £4m in pirated goods seized at East Midlands Airport

07/06/2010 – Anger at idea of eliminating Belfast Airport passenger limit

03/06/2010 – Latest BA walkout enters last day

Airport News For May 2010

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31/05/2010 – BA walkout hits Heathrow flights

27/05/2010 – BA strike negotiations delayed as walkout continues

24/05/2010 – Activity tails off at Icelandic volcano

20/05/2010 – BA fails in court bid to halt Unite strike

17/05/2010 – Virgin's Branson says air bans 'beyond a joke'

13/05/2010 – Black boxes recovered from Tripoli air crash site

10/05/2010 – Parties aim for quick formation of coalition government

06/05/2010 – General strike halts transport and services across Greece

03/05/2010 – Poor maths and tipping skills cost Brits abroad dearly

Airport News For April 2010

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29/04/2010 – Air NZ and Virgin Blue in Tasman tie-up talks

26/04/2010 – Airlines seek volunteers to make way for stranded passengers

22/04/2010 – Passenger payouts dispute in wake of ash cloud chaos

21/04/2010 – Airports open again

20/04/2010 – Airports have now closed

19/04/2010 – Flight bans to be lifted

19/04/2010 – Two men die in crash of light aircraft

15/04/2010 – Ash from Icelandic volcano likely to disrupt UK aviation

12/04/2010 – Amidst crash probe, Poland grieves president’s death

08/04/2010 – Shoe bomber joke prompts bomb scare

05/04/2010 – Obama reveals new screening rules for US airports

01/04/2010 – Iberia and British Airways merger delayed

Airport News For March 2010

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29/03/2010 – Cabin crew strikes will costs British Airways £100 million s

25/03/2010 – No room for overseas tax-avoiders in Alistair Darling’s budg

22/03/2010 – British Airways say strike contingency plans were a success

18/03/2010 – Continental Airways scraps free flight meals

15/03/2010 – Football star Beckham flew to Finland for surgery

15/03/2010 – Government to crackdown on 'extra' airline charges

08/03/2010 – Dozens miss US flights due to ESTA

01/03/2010 – Train strikes cripple Scotland

Airport News For February 2010

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25/02/2010 – Norwich readies for busy year

22/02/2010 – Twenty United passengers hurt due to turbulence

18/02/2010 – British Airways turned away from US

15/02/2010 – U.S. approves "Oneworld" carriers' alliance

11/02/2010 – Moscow still the most expensive for hotels

11/02/2010 – Australia reports air ire

08/02/2010 – Brits Join NASA Spaceflight to ISS

06/02/2010 – Boingo Wireless Lands Six UK Airports

01/02/2010 – Equality overseer warns airport scanners may violate rights

Airport News For January 2010

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29/01/2010 – UK passengers cannot say no to new body scanners

25/01/2010 – Liquids restrictions to be lifted in three years

21/01/2010 – Arrest ensues when Twitter "joke" goes wrong

18/01/2010 – Shining lasers at aircrafts punishable by UK law

11/01/2010 – Chuck Yeager sues Virgin Atlantic

07/01/2010 – Full body scanners face flack from civil rights groups

04/01/2010 – Privacy assured by creators of new body scanner

01/01/2010 – Air France grounds Airbus A380 after second technical fault

Last Updated 01/01/2010