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A £128m tram extension for Birmingham is given final approval by the Local Transport Minister Norman Baker.

Airport eye scanners turned off

Hi-tech eye scanners at two out of four English airports are mothballed seven years after they were introduced.

Richard Branson wants EC to block IAG's purchase of bmi

Fares on domestic flights could rise by a third if the International Airlines Group is allowed to buy bmi, Virgin Atlantic has claimed.

Owner of airport seeks help from MPs

THE new owner of Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has sought the help of politicians to secure a long-term future for the business.

Friday, 17 February 2012

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  • Branson claims BA Glasgow fares up one-thirdFARES on British Airways flights between Glasgow and Heathrow shot up by more than one-third after struggling airline bmi withdrew from the route last year, Sir Richard Branson has claimed.

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  • Airport eye scanners to be reviewedHigh-tech eye scanners designed to reduce the time taken for passengers to enter the UK have been scrapped at two airports and closed to anyone who has not already registered, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) said. Related StoriesDorchester pledges to help feed needyTwo share £2.3 million Lotto jackpotAverage age of retirement increasesUnemployment at 17-year highMI5 helped US in fruitless search for Charlie Chaplin's Communist past

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  • Manchester Airport eye scanners scrapped over delaysThe high-tech IRIS system was supposed to allow passengers arriving from abroad to avoid lengthy immigration queues by looking into a machine that matches their eye patterns to a special database. But the technology has been beset by problems, with sources saying passengers often spent longer being scanned in than when they went through traditional passport control.

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