UK airports are preparing for a mad rush this weekend as schools break up and families jet off on their summer getaways. Dreary weather in Britain and a flurry of special offers from travel agents has encouraged many people who were planning on a ‘staycation’ in the UK to pack their bags for sunnier climes. [...]

Malaysia-based budget airline Air Asia is expected to move its London route from Stansted to Gatwick Airport. According to officials from Air Asia X, Air Asia’s long-haul branch, the move will take place in October and has come about due to Gatwick offering “irresistible” rates for using its runways and facilities. Moreover, the company likely [...]

Returning holidaymakers who have left their vehicles in the long-term parking area at Stansted Airport could be in for a rude awakening. Drivers returning to the airport may wish they had remained on holiday when the discover that theirs may be one of 24 cars incinerated in a recent fire which swept through the long [...]

The world’s largest hire car company, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, is set to open a new Stansted Airport office as it continues to expand its network. The branch represents further enhancement to its UK operation whilst offering local residents and businesses access to the company’s extensive fleet of cars and light commercial vehicles. The new office will [...]

Ryanair has just recently announced that it will be doing a 40 percent cutback in capacity to its Stansted services this winter. This means the number of operational aircraft will be down from 40 to 24. The chief executive for Ryanair, Mr. Michael O’Leary, has cited Stansted’s high passenger fees as the main reason for [...]

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 [...]

The plan for a second Stansted Airport runway has been pushed back, not to be built for nearly another decade, according to reports on Tuesday. The Civil Aviation Authority has taken the Competition Commission’s recommendation to exclude the project, which is worth £2.3 billion, from the price regime over the next 5 years until March [...]

The British Airports Authority has been warned by the Civil Aviation Authority that they may face more fines if they fail to increase the level of customer service at the Stansted Airport in London. The Civil Aviation Authority said that they are acting on the finding by the Competition Commission that the service performance of [...]