2009 Articles

New routes announced for Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Passengers travelling from Liverpool John Lennon Airport will now have more choice, thanks to the launch of three new flight routes.

Ryanair has announced that it will be adding two new aircraft to its fleet at the Liverpool hub.

It will also run flights to the Polish destination Lodz, and the Italian cities of Trapani and Rimini.

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Edinburgh Airport unveils new departure lounge

Passengers at Edinburgh Airport will now be able to benefit from a new departure lounge after it was unveiled by officials.

Gordon Dewar, managing director at the Scottish travel hub, said it was a "historic moment" for the airport.

He added that it was the first phase of what would be the biggest single development in 32 years at the hub.

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Flight routes announced for Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Glasgow airports

Ryanair has launched new flight routes for four UK travel hubs - Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Edinburgh Airport and Bristol Airport.

Stephen McNamara, from Ryanair, remarked that the new routes would transport 400,000 passengers and increase customer choice.

"Ryanair routes at these airports deliver millions of passengers, and sustain thousands of jobs at each airport and in the surrounding regions every year," he added.

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Birmingham International Airport expects 'difficult winter'

October's figures from Birmingham International Airport have indicated that the travel hub faces a difficult winter.

Passenger numbers fell by 5.8 per cent last month, the airport's data has revealed.

Paul Kehoe, chief executive officer at Birmingham Airport, said there was talk of green shoots of recovery, but added that it looked as though the winter season would be "tough".

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Bristol International Airport announces early start to winter flights

Passengers travelling from Bristol International Airport this winter will have an early start to the sports season this year.

The first chartered ski flight is due to take-off two weeks earlier than usual - it is scheduled for December 6th.

Shaun Browne, aviation director at Bristol International Airport, said this would make Europe's slopes more accessible than ever.

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Cardiff Airport installs facial recognition passenger gates

Passengers using Cardiff Airport will now be able to use self-service passport gates that operate using facial recognition software.

The Welsh travel hub has had the gates installed in the hope that they will be able to fast-track passengers.

It is the latest airport to have the technology installed and follows in the steps of nine UK airports including Manchester, Bristol and Stansted.

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Celebrities and politicians gather at Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport gained publicity this week as a number of celebrities and politicians gathered at the London travel hub.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was joined by the poet Carol-Ann Duffy, Gavin and Stacey actress Alison Steadman and Richard Briers from the Good Life.

Heathrow Airport's writer-in-residence Alain de Botton was also at the gathering.

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Glasgow Airport's Terminal 2 to close this winter

Passengers travelling from Glasgow Airport this winter may be interested to know that the Scottish hub plans to close its Terminal 2 for a short period of time.

This is because the airport operates a reduced flight service during the winter months.

Derek Provan, customer service director at Glasgow Airport, said Terminal 2 is usually quiet during the winter so it made "economic sense" to close it.

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New flights from Birmingham Airport launched

Passengers traveling from Birmingham Airport will have more choice next year, thanks to the launch of new flights due to start next year.

The new flights with Monarch Airlines travel from the Midland's hub and will run between May and October 2010.

Launched by MSC Cruises, the flights will take passengers from Birmingham to Palma de Mallorca in Spain where they can get onto a cruise and begin their holiday.

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Liverpool John Lennon Airport wins two awards

The Merseyside travel hub Liverpool John Lennon Airport has been honoured with Best Airport and Best Airport Car Park at the inaugural Holiday Extras Customers' Awards ceremony.

Ian Smith, head of commercial analysis for the Peel Airports Group, commented that it was "tremendous" to have won both awards.

He added that a lot of money had been invested into the airport car park to improve it and make it more hassle free.

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Millions to be invested into Heathrow Airport

Passengers travelling from Heathrow Airport are set to benefit from millions of pounds that will be invested into the travel hub.

BAA has announced that it plans to inject £500 million into its London Airports Group.

More than half of the money will be invested now and the rest is set to be released in January 2010.

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