Lydd Airport aims for 2m passengers a year
Phil Davies - Dec 20, 2025
London Ashford Airport in Lydd, Kent, has submitted planning applications for a new terminal and runway extension. If approved, the…
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Highest ever number of flights recorded in 2006
Phil Davies - Dec 20, 2025
The world’s scheduled airlines – including low cost carriers – offered a record 3.3 billion seats on 28.2 million flights…
easyJet expands Scottish routes
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2025
Three new routes are being added by easyJet from Edinburgh next year. Daily flights to Milan and Madrid plus a…
New BHA chief to maintain ‘forceful’ lobbying
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2025
The new chairman of the British Hospitality Association has pledged to continue to “forcefully” lobby the Government over continuing challenges…
Families prefer sun to snow at Christmas – online poll
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2025
Almost half of parents would rather spend Christmas Day lying on a beach than sitting on the sofa, according to…
Two Rocco Forte hotels to be sold to fund expansion
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2025
The Lowry Hotel in Manchester and The St David's Hotel & Spa, Cardiff are being offered for sale by Rocco…
Ex-BA PR chief joins Etihad Airways
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2025
Former British Airways PR chief Iain Burns has been named vice-president of corporate communications for UAE carrier Etihad Airways. He joins…
Silverjet signs GDS deals
Phil Davies - Dec 18, 2025
All business class start-up Silverjet has struck distribution deals with Galileo and Sabre six weeks before its first flight. All the airline’s…
Virgin to serve Kenya
Phil Davies - Dec 18, 2025
Virgin Atlantic is to launch daily flights to Kenya next summer. The Heathrow-Nairobi service will start on June 1 with…
New Prague flight by Jet2.com
Phil Davies - Dec 18, 2025
Jet2.com is to serve Prague with low cost flights from Manchester. The airline is to start the route on March…
Monarch to break Cyprus ‘cartel’
Phil Davies - Dec 15, 2025
Monarch is to start scheduled flights from Luton to Cyprus next year as the airline expands its network to the…
US airlines in merger frenzy
Phil Davies - Dec 15, 2025
The merger business has whipped into a frenzy of activity among US airlines. AirTran has made a bid for Midwest.…
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