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 [...]

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 [...]

The London Heathrow Airport is thinking about new changes to flight paths, which is a move that one official says will disturb millions. In a report from National Air Traffic Services, officials said that the London Heathrow Airport may change their flight paths in order to allow another 60,000 planes to use of the airport [...]

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 [...]

A decision to add a 3rd runway to the London Heathrow Airport, which is the main airport of the city, has been delayed by the British government again until January, according to Geoff Hoon, the Transport Secretary, who was just appointed in October. A decision was previously promised to be given by the government by [...]

Ministers are going to say that a third runway is a necessity at the London Heathrow Airport in a Commons debate. Geoff Hoon, Transport Secretary, is probably going to approve the project before the year ends. This will be the first time that he faces the anger of the Labour and Conservative opponents of the [...]

The British Airports Authority, the operator of the London Heathrow Airport, has admitted that only part of the new Heathrow East Terminal, which is replacing the first two terminals, is going to be ready for business when delegates and competitors arrive to the Olympics in 2012.  Following a grand Olympics in Beijing this year, the [...]