Concerns that the current economic crisis would mean that holidaymakers would stay at home during the Christmas season were confirmed when the British Airports Authority, the largest airport operator in Britain, reported that their passenger numbers dropped by 6.9% during the month of December in comparison to last year. The Gatwick Airport saw the biggest [...]

Gatwick Airport could possibly see a second runway expansion rather than Stansted Airport or Heathrow Airport with secret plans being created by the companies who are bidding to purchase the second biggest airport in Britain. On Wednesday of last week, the Competition Commission supported the idea effectively, calling on the government to change their aviation [...]

The Competition Commission said yesterday that the British Airports Authority should be made to sell two more of their airports in the United Kingdom, one in London along with Gatwick Airport and another in Scotland. Pending a final decision to occur in March, they believe that they should have to sell Gatwick Airport and Stansted [...]

Thousands of passengers with arrivals and departures at the Gatwick Airport yesterday were warned to anticipate delays with icy weather conditions forcing the runway at Gatwick Airport to close for almost 4 hours. The British Airports Authority said that the taxi-ways and the runway were opened again at around 10:30am after they did some de-icing [...]

British Airways, the 3rd biggest carrier in Europe, has announced that they will be cutting over 100 jobs at the London Gatwick Airport while they reduce their services by 15%, starting in the middle of next year. Currently, there are 41 British Airways planes based at the London Gatwick Airport, and this number will be [...]

Investment groups have been formed in order to propose a bid for the London Gatwick Airport. The British Airports Authority has had the airport up for sale since a pre-ruling by the Competition Commission that their ownership of all 3 airports in London is not in the best interest of the public. The sale is [...]

easyJet has secured the approval of a judicial review by the High Court. The review will be of the regulatory processes that enable higher airport fees to be imposed at the Gatwick Airport. The Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom has let the British Airports Authority, the owner of Gatwick Airport, increase passenger changes [...]

Gatwick Airport, the second busiest airport in Britain, was breached with replica bombs that were hidden in hand baggage, while a safety inspection was being conducted. A bag that contained a device allegedly raised a flag of suspicion by a x-ray scanner, but it was then handed back to the owner following a search by [...]

For travelers that are planning to park at an airport, pre-booking a parking space is now an option that Superbreak is offering its customers for many of the major airports in the United Kingdom.  Superbreak is a travel operator for short holidays, and now travelers can book a parking space with them if they are [...]

The British Airports Authority and British Airways have decided that the London Heathrow Airport needs a third runway.  Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways, said in a transport conference that the hub in London need another short runway and a mixed-mode operating system on the two runways that they already have to supply [...]