London Luton Airport plans for 1m more passengers given green light December 2, 2021 Luton councillors have approved proposals to expand the airport’s capacity for an additional one million passengers, according to reports. The decision means the fifth busiest airport in the UK will see 19m people a year using the airport for their travel, according to the BBC, which first reported the news. The airport will see an [...]
Former BA boss slams Heathrow’s ‘outrageous’ £100 price hikes October 17, 2021 Former British Airways boss Willie Walsh has criticised Heathrow’s plans to hike landing fees by 90 percent. The move could cost families travelling through Heathrow nearly £100 more for their flights. Walsh called the proposals ‘outrageous’. He said, “Heathrow must understand that gouging its customers is not the road to recovery, for itself, the airlines, [...]
Staycations are over: Uber trips to airports soar by 328 per cent after restrictions lift October 5, 2021 British holidaymakers have increased exponentially their trips to the airport after more than a year of ‘staycations’. Data from Uber showed today that in the UK, trips to the airport increased 328 per cent since the government lifted the Covid-19 travel restrictions on 17 May. The statistics showed that trips booked using the reserve feature [...]