Airport News Archive October 2009

26th October 2008

Extension of early bag drop service at Gatwick Airport.  

British Airways customers will soon be able to take advantage of an extended early bag check-in service at Gatwick Airport.

25th October 2009

Update on Tram Service at Edinburgh Airport.

The first stages of the new tram system at Edinburgh Airport will arrive next year with a test taking place on a one-mile stretch between Gogar and Edinburgh Airport.The remaining 26 trams for Edinburgh will be delivered in batches from Spain, as they are built.

23rd October 2009

BAA sells Gatwick  

U.K. airports operator BAA today reached an agreement   to sell London's Gatwick Airport for 1.5 billion pounds as part of forced sale over enhance competition.

19th October 2009

New flight Comparison Calculator

Fed up travellers continue to be caught out at the airport over flight extras. Also if booking for example Gatwick airport parking or Gatwick hotel parking, check beforehand that the hotel or car park are able to aaccomadate any bulky items on thier buses.

13th October 2009

Manchester airport to use new X-ray scanners

The scanners will be on trial for a year at Terminal 2 they will show staff an outline of the passengers and whatever they are carrying, removing the need for passengers to be manually searched. But the full body scans will also show up breast enlargements, body piercings and a clear black-and-white outline of passengers' genitals. Which as you might expect has caused uproar among the public who feel their privacy is being invaded.

9th October 2009

Summer 2010 timetable announced by Flybe.

The budget carrier Flybe has announced its early-summer timetable from Leeds-Bradford Airport, allowing customers to book next year’s holiday well in advance. Once you have booked your flight book your Leeds airport parking or if staying at a nearby hotel your Leeds airport hotel parking online for early bargains.

7th October 2009

New Identification rules when flying with Ryanair.

Ryanair has issued a reminder to all passengers that, from Thursday 1 October 2009, a driver’s licence will no longer be a valid form of identification.

6th October 2009

Door to door luggage service

This service will be more useful when flying with low cost airlines from East Midlands airport whose baggage charging becomes evermore excessive. To keep down yor costs always look to book your East Midlands airport parking or East Midlands airport hotel parking as early as possible to guarantee the best bargains.