Travellers across the UK are facing cancelled flights and rail services, and dangerous roads when temperatures plummeted last night. The Met Office has a current severe weather warning of widespread ice for most parts of the UK, and advised against travel if possible or taking extra care. Wednesday’s freezing conditions, which affected
The sale of London’s Gatwick Airport to a consortium led by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) was formally completed last Friday. GIP, which owns a 75 per cent share in London City Airport, paid BAA £1.51 billion for the UK’s second largest airport. The new owners of the airport have indicted plans to
Luton Airport has been nominated for the Best UK Airport category in the Business Travel Awards. The airport was recently evaluated by a panel of judges, including leading business travel journalists and top customers. Luton Airport’s nomination reflects the upgrades that had been installed at the air terminal over the previous
The total proceeds of EasyJet for the full-year ending in September have dropped to about £54 million despite the airline’s boosts in market share, load factors and air travel passengers. The budget airline blamed this year’s 50 per cent revenue drop to soaring oil prices, with the airline company’s fuel
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has reported a drop in profits by 50 per cent £54.7 million for the year to September, in spite of increases recorded in passenger numbers, load factors and market share. The airline has cited higher fuel costs for the drop in profits, with fuel costs for 2009
British Airways has announced that it will be opening a new daily, non-stop route connecting Heathrow Airport to Las Vegas. The new service is expected to begin on October 25. Prices for the flights will depend on the day of travel, and begin at around £550 for a round-trip fare. Las
Gatwick and Stansted airport baggage handlers have voted to support an industrial action involving a dispute over pay. They have joined Manchester airport workers, who previously voted in favour of a strike over the August bank holiday weekend. The baggage handlers at all three airports are employed by Swissport and are members
Although other airlines are reporting decreased revenues and are showing losses in the current economic climate, easyJet’s revenue was up by 12 per cent for its third quarter, to £721 million. The budget airline noted that it was on schedule to achieve pre-tax profits for the year ending 30 September, in
The UK airport busiest with holiday flights closed on Friday after a passenger jet was diverted to the airport and forced to make an emergency landing. A Flybe flight on route to Cardiff, carrying 46 passengers on board a Dash 8 aircraft, had to make an emergency landing at Gatwick airport. All
www.aerlingus.com Aer Lingus has announced that it is expanding the number of destinations served from its Gatwick Airport hub this winter. The Dublin-based airline will operate services to six new destinations, increasing the number of routes on its network to 13. Flights to Nice will not be operated during the winter, but
www.flytap.com The confirmation of a strike at TAP Portugal means that flights connecting Gatwick Airport and Porto will likely be cancelled. Severe disruptions are faced by the airline from Thursday 4 June as an airline spokesperson confirmed that a series of strikes by airline staff would go ahead. Pilots at Portugalia, which is
www.virgin-atlantic.com Virgin Atlantic has announced that it intends to increase its presence in the Caribbean with the launch of flights between London’s Gatwick Airport and San Juan, Puerto Rico. From 7 November through 24 April the carrier will operate a winter season weekly service to Puerto Rico via Antigua. San Juan is a
www.baa.com For the first three months of this year, airports operator BAA has reported that its passenger numbers fell by 10 per cent. According to its first quarter figures, both Gatwick and Stansted airports experienced traffic declines of 14.6 per cent, year-on-year. Heathrow airport remained more resilient, with traffic down by 6.4