If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Travel News RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Suggestions, comments and feedback welcome.The number of passengers that passed through Gatwick last month, (March 2008) increased greatly compared to the number in March 2007.
BAA released new figures that showed that there was a rise of [...]

A House of Commons enquiry is due to take place into the opening of Terminal 5. Both British Airways bosses and BAA bosses will have to be present.
A one-off session is to be held by the House of Commons Transport Committee which will hear evidence on the problems that have been occurring since the terminal [...]

The recent chaos concerning baggage at terminal 5 is reported to be costing BA £16 million.
More than 400 million flights in total have been cancelled by British Airways since March 27th and now BA are having to deal with the costs of re-booked flights, baggage sorting, hotel bookings and loss of revenue from passengers who [...]

The British Airline Pilot’s Association, (BALPA), has said that it will not strike during one of the busiest times of the year as its argument is with British Airways and not the general public.
The two sides have yet to come to an agreement over their dispute. Discussions are currently on hold.
BA Pilots are voting to [...]

Heathrow’s Terminal 1 is having a new security system that is likely to affect some passengers.
Biometric information will now be taken from passengers wishing to use the international lounge before boarding flights as well as anyone on an international flight that is looking to transfer to a domestic one in the UK.
The new security is [...]