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Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) is nearing a 28 million passenger record for the rolling 12 month period thanks to continued growth at the North of England hub. January’s passenger figures saw the UK’s 3rd largest airport hit 27,790,196 for the rolling 12 months, an increase of 7.45% compared the previous period. The [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has brought a stored Airbus A340 “Sleeping Beauty” back into its fleet to meet capacity whilst it awaits new aircraft to join the fleet. G-VNAP, An Airbus A340-600 known as “Sleeping Beauty” left the fleet in 2015 and was sent to Tarbes, France for storage where it [read more]

All flights in and out of a London airport are cancelled today as a World War II bomb closes London City Airport. The bomb, which was found in King George V Dock on Sunday, means a 214-metre exclusion zone has been set up which includes the airport. A statement by [read more]

The Qatar Airways Cardiff to Doha service has been cut from a daily service to 5 days per week until at least June 18th. The new long-haul Cardiff to Doha service, which starts on the 1st May 2018, was due to operate daily during summer ’18 before cutting back to 5 [read more]

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has set a new record this month after seeing over one million passengers pass through its terminal in January. The latest figures mean that for the first time the airport has had 12 consecutive months of one million+ passengers. January saw 1,021,954 passengers travel through the airport [read more]

Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has appointed Dave Lees as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stating 1st August 2018. Mr Lees has overseen the growth at Southampton Airport where he is currently Managing Director. The airport has achieved record passenger numbers and customer satisfaction scores during his time at the helm. Before [read more]

Blue Islands (SI/BCI) has confirmed it will return to Cardiff Airport in summer 2018. The Saint Peter Port headquartered airline will once again operate a twice-weekly service between Guernsey (GCI/EGJB) and Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) under a Flybe franchise. The flights, which are bookable through the Flybe.com website are scheduled to begin on [read more]

Salisbury Group, a leading provider of building energy and facilities management solutions, has completed a landmark contract with Cardiff Airport to transform its energy usage. The project will reduce lighting bills by over 50% and save around £1.7 million to 2030 – a direct saving for Cardiff Airport. Cardiff Airport [read more]