35 m. ago Manchester Airport issues statement as thousands of Airbus planes grounded

Wizz Air, EasyJet and Jet2 are the UK airlines most affected

Transport

24 h. ago Flight makes emergency landing after passenger is found smoking in the toilet

On November 9, a JetBlue plane departed from Boston Logan International Airport and was heading to Tampa International Airport.

Politics

41 h. ago The major Metrolink and Manchester Airport plans in the works

Around 8m more passengers are expected to use the Airport annually once the new Terminal 2 fully opens

Politics

50 h. ago Abandoned airport meant to be world's biggest with terminal left to rot

The Canadian government cleared around 324 square kilometres of farmland to build Mirabel International Airport, and planners were expecting as many as 60 million passengers a year

Politics

58 h. ago The eerie Caribbean beach where planes fly right above your head

The beach, located on the island of Saint Martin, is only a few feet from the tiny runway of Princess Juliana International Airport - meaning planes land unusually close to beachgoers' heads.

Transport

67 h. ago BREAKING: Plane skids off end of runway during landing in airport horror

A plane skidded of the runway at Vilnius airport in Lithuania today

Events

68 h. ago Plane slides off runway at Vilnius airport prompting closure

Images appear to show the runway covered in snow

Politics

3 d. ago UK chooses Heathrow Airport's $64 billion plan as basis for expansion

UK chooses Heathrow Airport's $64 billion plan as basis for expansion  Reuters

Society

3 d. ago Heathrow airport’s £33bn third runway plan chosen by government

Scheme includes plan to move the M25 and could mean up to 760 more planes in the skies around London every dayBusiness live – latest updatesMinisters have backed a plan for a third runway at Heathrow to be in operation by 2035 as they opted for the longer, costlier runway drawn up by the airport’s owners as the basis for its expansion.The £33bn scheme for a 2.2-mile (3.5km) north-western runway crossing the M25 motorway was picked in preference as the “most credible and deliverable option”, ahead of a rival plan submitted by the Arora Group. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Heathrow airport’s £33bn plan for third runway gets government go

Rival group may still have the chance to deliver expansion – but opponents call plan ‘act of national self-harm’

Politics

4 d. ago Union says redundancy notice issued as major airline plans to stop all flights from Manchester Airport

Unite said more than 200 staff are affected

Transport

4 d. ago UK ministers back Heathrow airport’s £49bn plan for third runway

Proposal to expand London hub will require moving part of the M25 motorway

Politics

4 d. ago Heathrow third runway: Simon Calder tackles the key issues facing airport expansion plans

A third runway could allow airport to expand to 150 million passengers a year, nearly double the current scale

Society

4 d. ago Ministers back Heathrow’s £49bn runway plan over rival scheme

Expansion plan for London’s hub airport will require moving the M25 motorway

Politics

4 d. ago Late passengers chase their plane on the runway after missing the flight... and are arrested by German police

Two passengers late for their flight have been arrested by German cops after trying to chase the plane down on the runway of an airport. 

Events

6 d. ago Eerie pictures show inside abandoned airport that is frozen in time with planes left to rot for 50 years

The once-bustling transport hub, located in the Lakatamia suburb west of Nicosia, Cyprus, now stands as a haunting relic frozen in time.

Culture

7 d. ago Pilot killed after fighter jet crashes at Dubai airport during air show demonstration

An Indian home-produced Tejas fighter jet crashed at the Dubai Air Show during an aerial display

Events

7 d. ago Wetherspoon’s to open a pub in Spain – offering garlic prawns and beer from 6am

Opening in Alicante airport is the chain’s first move outside UK Business live – latest updatesWetherspoon’s is to open its first pub outside the UK, serving alcohol from 6am every day to sun-seeking Britons waiting for their plane in the departure lounge at Alicante airport.The opening in Spain, scheduled for January, will be the first foray on to foreign soil for the pub chain, which said it expects to pursue more footholds on the continent in the coming years. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Family on Wizz Air plane devastated by announcement but others defend airline

Wizz Air passenger, Katie Chandler shared her frustration after her family's flight from London Luton Airport was cancelled after they had boarded their plane to fly to Egypt

Society

7 d. ago One dead as plane crashes at Dubai airport during busy air show demonstration

A plane has crashed during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show

Events