Airport News

The UK’s busiest airport, London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) will be closed until at least midnight due to a fire at a nearby substation which supplies power to the airport. Flights in the air and due to land at Heathrow are being diverted to alternate airports around the UK such as Gatwick [read more]

Nottingham (Tollerton) Airport, also known as Nottingham City Airport, is set to close as an airport in June this year after the new owners served notice to quit on the airfield operator as they plan to build 400 homes, a primary school and sports pitches on the site. Vistry Group [read more]

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced that she is “minded to approve” the plans for expansion at Lonon Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) which includes making use of the standby runway for dual runway operations. But added she will not formally give the decision until October to allow the airport to address environmental [read more]

London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) could soon see up to 50,000 extra flights per year if the UK Government approves plans to upgrade its stand-by runway for dual-use operations. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to formally announce the move tomorrow. Yesterday, she addressed an industry event and said she valued [read more]

New energy efficient runway lighting has been installed at Kirkwall and Inverness Airports as part of an upgrade to the airport ground lighting systems across the airports which are owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) In addition to the runways, taxiway and apron lights have also been upgraded [read more]

London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) has today unveiled its largest-ever upgrade plan for the UK’s busiest airport including terminal expansions and a third runway which has been backed by the UK Government. The plans were announced by Heathrow Airport CEO Thomas Woldbye who said “This privately funded programme will upgrade existing [read more]

AviAlliance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian PSP Investments, has completed its takeover of AGS Airports after receiving the necessary regulatory approval. AGS Airports owns Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports which are all now part of the AviAlliance group which also has stakes in Athens, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, and San Juan Puerto [read more]

The first Jet2 flights have taken off from Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH), the airline’s newest and 12th UK base. The departure to Tenerife this morning officially opened the operations from the two-aircraft base at Bournemouth with passengers jetting off for flight only and Jet2 Holidays package deals. Jet2 will be operating [read more]