12 h. ago The UK airport set to become the second busiest following approval of big expansion plans

Moving from the fourth to second busiest UK airport would be an impressive feat - but this aviation hub is set to take on the challenge.

Transport

16 h. ago Guggenheim scraps Basque Country expansion plan after local protests

Campaigners celebrate defeat of proposal to extend Bilbao institution into areas including nature reserveEnvironmental groups and local campaigners in the Basque Country have welcomed the scrapping of a project to build an outpost of Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum on a Unesco biosphere reserve that is a vital habitat for local wildlife and migrating birds.The scheme’s backers, which include the Guggenheim Foundation, the Basque government and local and regional authorities, had claimed the museum’s twin sites – one in the Basque town of Guernica and one in the nearby Urdaibai reserve – would help revitalise the area, attract investment and create jobs. Continue reading...

Events

19 h. ago Stansted could become second busiest UK airport after expansion plan approved

The aviation hub could see an increase of nearly 20 million passengers per year

Transport

6 d. ago 120 children fly from Manchester Airport to 'North Pole' to find Father Christmas

The TUI plane set off from Manchester Airport and took 120 children on a journey to find Santa Claus

Society

7 d. ago This popular winter sun destination is set to open a new £350m airport

The aviation hub aims to serve more than five million annual passengers by 2050

Economics

9 d. ago Edinburgh Boiler Company targets £20 million goal with ‘aggressive’ expansion plan

“We are not people who can sit still and have identified this as the best way for us to grow at the speed we want” – Mark Glasgow, founder

Economics

1 week ago My dream of jet set glamour has died – in a pleather chair full of other people's crumbs | Emma Beddington

The use of airport lounges is soaring, born of a desire to feel a bit special. The reality is we’re all going to end up crammed into the same awful, environmentally disastrous metal tubeThe New Yorker has published a deliciously fact-stuffed long read on the airport lounge: there are more than 3,500 worldwide, of which 37 are in Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok. American Airlines opened the first in 1939 and called its VIP members “admirals”.There are almost more admirals than ordinary seamen now (a weird metaphor in an air travel context, yes; blame American Airlines). The “mostly low- and mid-tier” lounge network Priority Pass saw a 31% increase in usage last year, including me: my credit card came with this seemingly seductive perk. I was thrilled to join the global elite in what I imagined would be a cashmere and champagne cocoon, saved from the usual three hours (my husband is one of those travellers) crouched by a bin in the purgatorial wasteland of Manchester Terminal 3, nursi...

Events

1 week ago Christmas travel chaos set to hit major London airport as staff threaten to strike

Staff are set to strike at Luton airport this month, which could lead to travel chaos in the run up to the festive period. Christmas travel could be affected by the strike action.

Events

1 week ago Three of the huge new mega airports set to become some of the world’s biggest

WITH countries around the world reporting record tourist levels, its no wonder so many are announcing huge expansion plans. And when it comes to airports, there are a number of multi-billion plans to build some of the world's biggest. Currently, the world's largest airport is King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia, when it comes...

Politics

2 w. ago Welcome to Big Brother Britain: Plans unveiled for massive expansion of facial recognition cameras

Ministers are seeking new laws about the use of the technology to pave the way for a major expansion, putting cameras in every police force area.

Politics

2 w. ago Astrid & Miyu Opens London Concept Shop and Has Big Plans for Expansion in North America

Astrid & Miyu Opens London Concept Shop and Has Big Plans for Expansion in North America  WWD

Politics

2 w. ago Tram expansions and more housing among planning, licensing and road closures across Greater Manchester

These are the most significant developments tabled with local authorites across Greater Manchester recently

Politics

3 w. ago Superdry to open 15 new stores following £50.5m profit turnaround

The fashion chain reports dramatic recovery after years of turmoil, with UK and European expansion planned

Economics

3 w. ago Inside the ghost airport once set to become the world's largest

Mirabel International Airport, in Montreal, Canada, was set to be the largest travel hub in the world before it was left to rot.

Politics

3 w. 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 w. 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

3 w. ago Everything you need to know about Heathrow’s expansion plans

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

Politics

3 w. 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

3 w. 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

3 w. ago Popular attraction near Trafford Centre to shut for 12 weeks for major new look

Bosses have announced 'ambitious expansion plans' - and new computer-generated images have been released

Politics