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Boeing Dreamliner 787 to make it’s public debut

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Boeing’s latest jetliner is to make it’s public debut at the Farnborough Air Show later this month. The aircraft will arrive at Farnborough on Sunday 18th July and will remain on static display until 20th July. In addition to arranging tours of the test-aircraft, Boeing will also be demonstrating many of their new unmanned systems. … read more »

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FHR on Facebook

Friday, May 28th, 2010

We’ve recently redesigned our Facebook page so thought now was the time to remind you that as well as visiting our website BookFHR.com you can also interact with us on Facebook. Tell us about the experiences you’ve had when booking an airport hotel or airport parking with FHR In addition to Facebook you can also … read more »

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Like Us?

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

We have just added Facebook Like buttons to our site so now you can share any news articles or pages that you find useful. We have also added a recommended box on our news pages that will show you what other Facebook users have been recommending. To keep up to date with our latest news, … read more »

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Some people hate Iceland!

Friday, April 16th, 2010

After a hectic couple of days for the airline and it’s associated industries, a bit of light humour is in order. This clip from a Sky News report in Edinburgh Airport this morning shows one man who just could contain his frustration with the current situation caused by the Volcanic Ash drifiting over from Iceland. … read more »

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See how the Volcanic Ash has disrupted flights across Europe

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Flights across northern Europe have been severely disrupted due to the massive cloud of ash released by the volcanic eruption in Iceland. To see how this has impacted the flights over europe check out this great website – RadarVirtuel.com – which provides cloudless real-time aircraft traffic. You can clearly see the area affected by the … read more »

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Volcanic Ash Causes Airport Chaos

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Almost 150 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow and Gatwick today as well as many more across the UK as airports close due to a volcanic ash cloud making it’s way from Iceland and crossing the UK. The ash cloud which resulted from the second eruption in a month in the Eyjafjallajoekull of Iceland, has … read more »

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London’s Heathrow Airport Named Worst Airport

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

For the second year running a survey carried out by Priority Pass has shown London’s Heathrow Airport to be the worst in the world. Priority Pass surveyed over 14, 000 participants all of which are part of the Priority Pass airport lounge program, the average participant has taken about 17 flights in the past year. … read more »

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Scottish Rail Strikes Go Ahead

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Rail passengers in Scotland are facing travel disruption as the planned 3 day strike starts. ScotRail has said that during the strikes, which started today (12th April)  at 00:01am, it would aim to operate up to 95% of its services. Bus replacement services will run in rural areas, and a small number of trains have … read more »

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British Airways may be spared third round of strikes

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Talks to avert the third British Airways walk-out have been resumed over Easter. Tony Woodley from Unite has been reported to saying “It is welcome that talks have resumed and I am pleased that some serious progress has been made over the issues which have divided us.” “However, there is more work to be done, … read more »

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BA cabin crew strike go ahead

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Talks between BA and the Unite union who represents the crew collapsed on Friday the Walkouts will begin at midnight, running from the 20th to the 22nd March and then again from the 27th to the 30th March. BA have said that 65% of passengers will still be able to reach their destinations during the … read more »

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