Bigger airports will get growth off the ground January 27, 2025 Anyone who believes in growth should applaud rumours that Rachel Reeves will allow London’s airports to expand, says Jasper Ostle Rachel Reeves is rumoured to be throwing her authority behind the expansion of Britain’s airports, particularly Heathrow, Luton and Gatwick. It’s a courageous effort to accelerate necessary development: she will face opposition from colleagues, local [...]
London Stansted reports busiest ever year as £1.1bn expansion gets underway January 13, 2025 London Stansted has reported a record year of passenger traffic as it pushes ahead with a £1.1bn expansion plan unveiled in the Autumn Budget. The hub to the North East of London welcomed 29.8m passengers in 2024, a 5.8 per cent increase on the previous record of 28.1m in 2019. It followed the airport’s busiest [...]
London Gatwick Airport: Thousands disrupted as fog hits for fourth day December 30, 2024 Flight restrictions remain in place at Gatwick Airport for a fourth day because of fog, disrupting travel plans for thousands of passengers. More than 20 flights planned for the West Sussex airport on Monday were cancelled in advance and passengers are being warned of delays throughout the day. Flights at the UK’s second busiest airport [...]
Fog causes disruption at Gatwick on airport’s busiest day of the holiday period December 29, 2024 Disruption caused by thick fog is expected to continue at Gatwick on Sunday, the airport’s busiest day of the holiday period.
Disruptive fog to stick around into weekend, forecasters say December 28, 2024 Fog which has caused disruption to flights at some of the UK’s busiest airports will persist into the weekend, forecasters have said. The murky weather has shrouded much of the country over the past few days and shows little sign of abating yet. In some areas, thick fog patches could reduce visibility down to just [...]
Heathrow Airport to cap off year in record style December 11, 2024 Heathrow said it served 6.5m passengers in November and on Wednesday forecast December would also be a record breaker.
Gatwick and Birmingham airport chiefs urge Rachel Reeves to tackle business rates threat December 5, 2024 Chief executives from Gatwick and Birmingham Airport have criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves' planned changes to business rates.
We are practically full and must expand, says Gatwick boss December 2, 2024 The Planning Inspectorate passed its recommendation to ministers last Wednesday, on whether Gatwick's expansion should proceed.
Gatwick Airport chaos as south terminal evacuated over ‘security incident’ November 22, 2024 Gatwick Airport’s south terminal has been evacuated due to a “security incident”, disrupting thousands of passengers getaways. Britain’s second-biggest airport said it was investigating the incident and trying to sort it as quickly as possible. National Rail warned the station serving the airport is closed, and the incident is likely to last until 2pm. In [...]
The government needs a flight plan September 3, 2024 Airport capacity is a vital national infrastructure issue critical to growth, but we have no idea where the government stands, says Eliot Wilson Michael O’Leary, the veteran CEO of Ryanair, is a reliable source of copy. Last week this paper reported his view that the next runway to be built to serve London would not [...]