Airport News
Below are news items relating to specific airports
(Doncaster Robin Hood) Airport rail probe after station plan approved
THE owners of Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport will begin investigating the possibility of train access to the site after plans for a station were approved. Doncaster Council's planning committee approved plans for the station. Members heard the initial planning permission for the airport required that one was built. (Yorkshire Times)
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Southend airport – Firms foresee return to airport’s golden age
The Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) is being prepared by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Rochford District Council. A key step in the process of establishing the JAAP is the preparation of an ‘Issues and Options’ report. This contains three options, one of which includes a runway extension of 195 metres, taking it to 1799 metres. (Southend Borough Council, and the Echo)
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BA axes its ‘red-eye’ early morning Heathrow to Glasgow flight
British Airways is to axe its "red-eye" early morning flights from Glasgow to Heathrow after 27th October, reducing the daily flights from 10 to 9. BA will still have around 100 flights a day between Scottish airports to the UK capital. Some aviation commentators have warned that BA could drop Scottish flights to free up slots at Heathrow for more profitable long-haul services. (Glasgow Herald)
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BAA ‘should axe 5,000 flights’ to reduce delays at Heathrow
BAA should scrap nearly 5,000 flights per year to ease congestion at Britain's biggest flight hub, according to the business group, London First. It said action needs to be taken immediately to stop delays at Heathrow, because a proposed 3rd runway will not be ready until at least 2020. The lobby group for businesses in the capital said BAA could reduce delays by cutting 1% of flights - equivalent to 4,800 arrivals and departures. (Guardian)
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Carriers vie for Heathrow slots
Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-based airline, and Kingfisher Airlines of India are negotiating deals to gain access to more take-off and landing slots at London Heathrow. Long-haul carriers are taking over more of the prized slots at Heathrow from short-haul services as widebody jets replace smaller aircraft and some incumbent carriers seek to cash in on the slot trade. (Financial Times)
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Glasgow Airport defend expansion plans
Glasgow Airport have defended plans to build a huge extension - despite environmental campaigners claiming air passenger numbers will slump. WWF Scotland say independent research has called into question the need for planned airport expansion - including Glasgow's £30 million Skyhub extension. WWF say government forecasts - based on fuel at $60 a barrel compared to almost $140 now - are ‘pie in the sky’. (UK Airport News)
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Stansted secrets to be published
Secret government data on contentious plans to build a 2nd runway at Stansted must be made public, the privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office has ordered, in a ruling that further extends ministers’ duties to reveal confidential internal advice. The ruling, which helps anti-airport campaigners, will add to debate about whether disclosing details of internal talks in ministries risks inhibiting officials in future discussions. (FT)
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Work begins on Birmingham Airport extension
Work has begun on the construction of a massive £45 million extension to Terminal One at Birmingham Airport. The new pier will is the single biggest investment that the airport has made in more than 20 years. The new International Pier will be a three-storey building 240m long and 24m wide. (UK Airport News)
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Public inquiry for Carlisle Airport plans
Hazel Blears has called a public inquiry to examine plans to redevelop Carlisle Airport. Her decision means that the £35m scheme for a new runway, terminal, hangars, warehousing and offices will be delayed for around 12 months, with some suggestions that it could be scrapped altogether. (UK Airport News) Mrs Blears has
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Robin Hood Airport wants night flight permission
Noisy night-time freight flights could become a reality if councillors agree to bend existing planning rules preventing louder aircrafts from taking off or landing between 23:00 and 07:00. Robin Hood bosses are preparing a formal planning application to operate freight aircraft at night. (UK Airport News)