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Read More....Belgian Airport Security Strike Impacts on Ryanair
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 15/06/2007 - 20:30:03
The walkout today of security staff at Belgium's Charleroi Airport impacted heavily on Ryanair, which has a main hub located at the area. All arriving and departing flights to/from Ryanair's Belgian hub were subsequently cancelled today. At...
Read more....'Fierce Battle' over Heathrow's Third Runway
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 15/06/2007 - 10:39:25
Amid reports that BAA is looking to fast track the building of a new short third runway at Heathrow Airport, local residents are responding with anger.It is reported that there are suggestions of a public consultation, possibly to be held i...
Read more....Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Cost Scrutiny
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 15/06/2007 - 10:14:35
The Edinburgh Airport rail link, an enormously ambitious and much-debated scheme with a £650 million price tag, is to have its projected costs scrutinised by Mr Robert Black Scotland's Auditor General. Mr Black will cast an eye over the cos...
Read more....'Luggage Free' Airports Discussed by MPs
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 15/06/2007 - 09:55:39
A parliamentary conference, which has been put together by the cross-party Aviation Group and included executives from BAA as well as officials from the Department of Transport, has recently looked at the concept and feasibility of 'luggage...
Read more....Villagers Stage Protest Near Delhi Airport
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 14/06/2007 - 10:50:45
Ugly scenes at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday night demonstrated the deep sense of disenfranchisement felt by villagers from nearby Shahbad Mohammadpur. The protest turned violent when seven police officers were injured and d...
Read more....'No Evidence' that CIA Used UK Airports
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 14/06/2007 - 09:09:10
Since allegations first appeared in September 2005 that 12 United Kingdom Airports had permitted CIA or CIA chartered aircraft to land on their runways, Liberty, the human rights organisation has pressed for an inquiry. Liberty claimed that...
Read more....Indian Airlines Staff go on Strike
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 13/06/2007 - 15:16:47
Air travel across India faces severe disruption after thousands of Indian Airlines staff last night began a strike. Of indefinite length, already this strike has led to the cancellation of many flights, with most suffering considerable dela...
Read more....Belfast International Airport and Aer Lingus Deal Discussed
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 13/06/2007 - 11:55:27
Aer Lingus, the national airline of Ireland, is contemplating choosing Belfast’s Aldergrove International Airport as its new UK base — a move that could potentially create up to 1,000 new jobs. Additionally, the relocation would result in t...
Read more....George Galloway in Glasgow Airport Attack
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 13/06/2007 - 10:20:09
George Galloway, the Respect Party MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, was kicked and verbally threatened in an unprovoked attack at Glasgow Airport on Sunday the 10th of June.Mr Galloway was on a flight from London to Glasgow when the incident s...
Read more....Report Delays Lisbon Airport Tender until 2008
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 12/06/2007 - 18:28:06
The Portugese media has reported that plans for a projected new airport to be constructed in Lisbon have had a delay of at least six months imposed on them at the tender stage. The delay, reports the Portugese Jornal de Negocios newspaper, ...
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