Leading car hire car broker Economy Car Hire has announced the release of a new fleet of eco-friendly hybrid cars across its UK airport locations, allowing customers easy opportunities to reduce their carbon footprint while avoiding congestion charges in the capital.
Economy Car Hire, which features handy all-inclusive rates with no insurance excesses to eliminate the need for damage and theft loss waiver and expensive collision damage, has declared that the launch is the first step in a series of moves to introduce more environmentally friendly vehicles across its European fleet and ultimately beyond.
The Toyota Prius will be offered, pending its [...]

In spite of ongoing strike threats and warnings of civil action, the troubled British Airways group has given in to popular demand by announcing the extension of its special deals for residents of the United Arab Emirates.
The sale, originally slated as one for New Years, will now be extended to the 26th of January. This means that passengers bound for London from the UAE – 26 flights each week to London Heathrow – can still take advantage of great low fares. Also included in the offer are deals for travel to the UK, USA, Canada and Europe.
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Apparently, armed police stormed a plane at London Heathrow Airport just recently due to fears of a terror threat. The police swarmed the Dubai-bound Emirates plane as it was taxiing on the tarmac before take off.
Passengers that were on the plane were terrified as they watched police, which were apparently armed with aromatic weapons, stormed the flight. Some witnesses say that they handcuffed the suspect, who was said to be a white male, and got him off the aircraft quickly. There were also reports of another individual being arrested as well.
Airports have been on high alert like this ever since [...]

It now appears that full body scanners will be making their way to Heathrow Airport by the end of this current month. The government will also be introducing things like more frequent searches, behavioral analysis and even more sniffer dogs. The Home Secretary Alan Johnson also confirmed that they are considering the introduction of passenger profiling.
All of these new security measures are, of course, a direct result of the failed Christmas Bay bomb plot. The extra security measure will inevitably lead to yet more delays at the UK’s busiest and most congested airport. It is still not clear if other [...]

Travellers who chose to escape the UK for Christmas and New Year abroad can now make sure their holiday gets off to the best, and most economical, start with a great new deal for Airport Hotel stays
Currently the cost of staying a night is cheaper than ever before, a far cry from just a few short years ago when such stays were contemplated only by corporate travellers of high-end flyers. Now Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) is giving an additional 10 percent discount on all of its participating hotels that are booked before January 9th 2010 – meaning that blurry-eyed [...]

A United Airlines pilot was this week arrested for allegedly consuming too much alcohol before entering the cockpit. The arrest was the latest in a string of incidents concerning airline pilots and intoxication.
Erwin Vermont Washington was ready to take off with 124 passengers aboard his United Airlines flight from London’s Heathrow Airport bound for Chicago. However, Washington was relieved of his position at the final moment and suspended immediately by United. He now faces the possibility of up to two years inside a British jail if he is convicted on criminal charges. Washington becomes the third pilot from the United [...]

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In a poll that was done by “Which?” magazine, the London Heathrow Airport has been voted the worst UK airport for customer satisfaction. Terminals 2, 3 and 4 came out among the worst, however, these terminals were followed very closely by the two terminals in Gatwick Airport.
On the up side, the new terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport finished mid-range when stacked up to other terminals. It revived a better score due to its great places to eat and shop. Also, many passengers noted that they like the look and feel of the new terminal compared to the other terminals [...]

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As a way to help reduce delays that are caused by fog, London Heathrow Airport has announced new landing technology. This “microwave” technology will help to drastically reduce all delays that are caused by fog. The Microwave Landing System, as it is being called, has already been installed on 29 British Airways planes. This was a move that cost the airline about £5 million.
The claims of this new technology is that it will be able to increase 20 percent of the number of flights that will be able to land when the visibility at an airport is bad. Normally this [...]

It is possible that the airline industry may face a £10 million loss due to snow amounting to more than the country has seen in 18 years. The record-breaking snowfall brought chaos to London Airports, canceling many flights and disrupting rail, road, and other public forms of transportation.
One incident came when a Cyprus Airways flight slipped off the London Heathrow Airport taxiway when it landed yesterday morning on its way to Terminal 1. The flight was the last to land just before the airport closed both runways due to the snow and ice. No passengers were reported [...]

A 3rd runway for the London Heathrow Airport, which has been one of the more controversial expansions in history, has gained the support of the government. Plans for the runway have received a go ahead; however, there are restrictions for the plans that are designed for protecting the environment by controlling pollution and noise, as well as to make the green protesters happy.
The government’s decision has been welcomed with legal challenges, coming from environmentalists like Greenpeace, of whom have said that the new runway can’t and won’t be built. If Brown gives the plans a green light, then [...]