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Over the next couple of years BAA are said to be spending £25 million investing in improvements to Glasgow Airport, £12 million to be spent in the next year and £13 million in 2011.
Improvements to the airport will benefit passengers, as plans include;
• A terminal pier upgrade
• New food court
• Facility enhancements in the main terminal building.
Amanda McMillan, […]

New facilities in Luton Airport have been introduced to improve the consumer experience when travelling to many short or mid haul destinations.
With increasing passenger numbers to the airport, a new access plan will conveniently aid in passenger management, thus minimising delays and creating a more enjoyable experience for all.
The scheme includes:
• Mid-term car park area which […]

Long-haul airliner AirAsia X has revealed a £1.34 billion order for aircraft at the Paris Air show. The low budget carrier, part of AirAsia, is purchasing 10 A350-900 Airbus’s, with a possibility of 5 more aircraft.
The decision to expand AirAsia’s fleet follow’s the introductory flights from London’s Stansted airport to Kuala Lumpur back in […]

The latest new flight launch by easyJet is to:
• Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Naples, Italy
• Bordeaux, France
All 3 destinations will fly from Liverpool John Lennon Airport after the purchase of an Airbus A320 by the low cost carrier, which increases easyJet’s Liverpool fleet to 21 aircraft.
Carly Brear, easyJet’s Commercial Manager said, “Liverpool continues to be our busiest UK base outside […]

The link from Yorkshire based airport, Leeds-Bradford to London airport has been re-stored by Flybe, after bmi withdrew the service earlier in the year.
The air-link will commence 29th June and will run from Leeds-Bradford Airport to London Gatwick, running 3 fold slot daily service.
Flybe are estimating up to 130 jobs will be created in Leeds […]

The newest terminal at Heathrow airport celebrated its first anniversary. Approximately 20 million people travelled through the British Airways terminal since it opened a year ago.
The feedback received from BA consumers who have travelled though T5 is reportedly the most comprehensive and positive, with achievements such as best punctuality and baggage performance, it is […]

If your flight is delayed or cancelled: it is your right to be reimbursed for your ticket if you are delayed for more than 5 hours and you make the decision to not travel, (please note that you will not be reimbursed for your whole trip, just the flight).
You are entitled to claim […]

Here are a few snippets of information all holidaymakers should know:
Is it true that: It’s better to shop in duty-free as there are great deals to take advantage of?
In some cases this is true however, the duty-free price guide where you compare the price of goods you wish to purchase from across the globe […]

The plan to extend London’s Heathrow airport with a third terminal will be protested later today according to the Telegraph.
Advertisements for the extra terminal state the positives of the runway, which include, job creation, long- term competition with other world leading airports and economic growth.

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh stated: “A third runway would […]

Knowing what you can and can’t take on-board your flight is sometimes misleading; here are a few tips to help with your journey:
- remove scissors, tweezers etc from any hand luggage
- sun lotion and after sun, shampoo and other such liquids over 100ml should be packed into your suitcase this includes perfume, hand cream, mascara (make-up)
If […]

Negative publicity at the opening of Heathrow Airport’s long-awaited Terminal 5 caused a major headache for British Airways and now they are determined to put the chaotic opening behind them and focus on good news.
BA will spend millions on a new advertising and marketing campaign for the Terminal, under the no-nonsense banner “Terminal 5 is […]

The punctuality of flights at London’s Heathrow airport fell to an all time low beginning of this year, while Luton, Gatwick, Stansted and Birmingham airports improved in keeping flights on time.

Holidaymakers probably won’t have much need for it, but young business travellers want wireless internet access while flying. Almost half of business travellers surveyed recently said they wanted wireless access in the air.

BMI will be starting a trial on paperless boarding – passengers will be sent a barcode as a text message which will then be scanned at the airport security. The text message will have a two-dimensional barcode which will be scanned at security, but it will only work once to avoid security breaches.

A very unusual event happened at Vancouver airport recently – a toddler under two years was left behind as the parents rushed to catch their connecting flight. The parents and grandparents of the toddler were running to their departure gate in two groups, both assuming the other had the toddler.

Virgin Atlantic airlines has announced it will be adding a new daily service between London Heathrow and Washington Dulles International. From April 20, there will be a twice daily service between the two big cities by Virgin.