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Tuesday, 11 January 2011

BBC News

• Fuel error leaves plane too heavyPassengers are ordered off an EasyJet plane at Birmingham Airport after too much fuel is loaded into it

Financial Times

• Lufthansa joins campaign against HeathrowEurope's biggest airline group by revenues has joined Virgin Atlantic to press the London airport to compensate airlines hit by snow chaos the week before Christmas
• American Airlines sues Sabre over ticketsIn a lawsuit claiming contract breach, the carrier says the fight with groups that distribute its tickets could raise costs and cause it to lose billions of dollars in revenues

The Independent

• BA cabin crew set to back new strikes British Airways cabin crew are expected to vote

Mail Online

• EasyJet passengers ordered off plane after fuelling blunder makes flight too heavyWhen some passengers refused to budge they were told three police officers were waiting in the airport terminal and would arrest them if necessary.

The Mirror

• Airline tells 37 to get off plane too heavy to take off ANGRY passengers were ­threatened with arrest if they refused to get off a plane that was too heavy to take off.

Washington Post

• American sues Sabre in battle over flight listings DALLAS -- American Airlines said a Texas state court judge temporarily blocked reservations-system operator Sabre from downplaying American flights in search results provided to travel agents.

Aviation Industry

• Gatwick-Plymouth air route to closePlymouth is to lose its air link to Gatwick after Air Southwest announced closure of the loss-making route