2009 Articles

Luton Airport holds birthday celebration

Passengers travelling from Luton Airport today were greeted with cupcakes and entertainment from Heart FM radio station when they arrived to check in.

As part of the celebrations for its fifth anniversary at the airport, Wizz Air treated the lucky passengers with the surprise party.

The Hungarian airline travels from the London-based airport to destinations in Eastern Europe.
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Drug smugglers caught at Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport was the scene of an attempted drug smuggling operation this week when a woman was found to have cocaine under her wig.

Chermisa Lisa Daniel, aged 32 from St Lucia, was stopped by UK Border Agency officials after arriving at the London airport.

She was found to have one kilogram of cocaine hidden under her wig.

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Stansted Airport gets a budget Royal visit

Stansted Airport had a royal visit today when Queen Sofia of Spain jetted in.

The 70-year-old royal made headlines when it was revealed she had flown with the budget airline Ryanair at a cost of £13.

She travelled for two hours from Santander to Stansted on the economy flight.

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Stansted Airport criticises Ryanair's cost-cutting measures

A Stansted Airport spokesperson has said he is "struggling to understand" cost-cutting proposals being considered by Ryanair.

One of the ideas mooted was that passengers could load their own bags into the plane.

But a Stansted Airport spokesperson commented that the airline had not discussed it with them and said security and practical considerations would have to be taken into account first.

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Boost for Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield

Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield has had a boost to its Air Traffic Control Department, after it hired two experienced employees.

Passengers may be pleased to know that bosses at the Yorkshire airport hope the new arrivals will support the airport's plans for more air traffic.

Mike Morton, director at the airport, said the pair's "significant skills" would "further boost air traffic control at Robin Hood Airport".

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Heathrow Airport has 'subsidence problem'

Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 is being pushed upwards by a type of subsidence called heave.

The £4.3 billion terminal, which hit the headlines after thousands of bags were lost and hundreds of flights cancelled when it opened 14 months ago, has had to have emergency repair work.

Now, according to reports, the foundations are rising which has cracked a number of tiles on the terminal's south side.

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Manchester Airport gets Recycle Zone

Manchester Airport has become the first airport to be included in a Recycle Zone scheme that will make the travel hub more eco-friendly.

The initiative, which is being developed by Coca-Cola Enterprises and the Waste and Resources Action Programme, plans to develop 80 Recycle Zone sites across the UK by 2011.

Erika Coghlin, vice president of Coca-Cola Enterprises, said the zones made it easier for people to recycle.

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An Inspector Calls to the West End

An Inspector Calls - the mesmerising play by JB Priestly - is coming to the West End this autumn.

Theatre fans are guaranteed to be transfixed by the award-winning production of the classic thriller.

It is directed by Stephen Daldry whose other works include impressive star-studded films such as The Reader, The Hours and Billy Elliott.

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Airport hotel Holiday Inn becomes Olympic partner

Passengers booking airport hotels before they travel, may be interested to know that the Holiday Inn has become a commercial partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The chain, which has hotels at a number of UK airports including Heathrow, Manchester, Bristol, Norwich and Glasgow, became the Official Hotel Services Provider to London 2012 today.

It will provide accommodation and meeting rooms for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) and supply personnel to help plan the Athletes' Village.

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Second runway plans at Birmingham International Airport 'criticised'

Birmingham International Airport's plans for expansion have been criticised by environmental campaigners.

Chris Crean, from the West Midlands Friends of the Earth, told the Birmingham Post: "We would like to see the airport say they would never build a second runway."

He was speaking at a meeting to discuss planning proposals across the region organised by the Examination in Public in the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy, which is also considering building 400,000 new homes in the area.

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New route from Manchester Airport launched

Passengers travelling from Manchester Airport now have even more choice about where they travel, thanks to the launch of a new flight by bmibaby.

The budget airline has announced a new route from Manchester to Faro, which will start in Easter 2010.

Crawford Rix, managing director of bmibaby, said they were "delighted" to launch the new route.

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