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Sunday, 27 July 2014

BBC News

• Gatwick users suffer baggage delaysHundreds of passengers arriving at Gatwick Airport are told to go home without their bags and get them sent on later amid baggage reclaim delays.

The Independent

• Aircraft noise ombudsman vital as number of runways expand, say MPs MPs including Caroline Spelman, a former Conservative environment secretary, are calling on the Government to set up an aircraft noise ombudsman.

The Scotsman

• Pilots’ fears over flight ban moveCONTROVERSY has erupted over the decision by some airlines to resume flights to Israel at the height of clashes between the Israel Defence Forces and Islamist militant group Hamas.

Other Regional Press

• Bidders land Harrier and Tornado jets in £5m Northamptonshire auction todayMystery bidders landed themselves a piece of aviation history at an auction in Northamptonshire today - where Harrier Jump Jet and Tornado fighter planes were the prize lots.

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• Runway battle focuses on better transport links Gatwick Airport has promised to fund a package of local transport improvements in the latest stage of its lobbying to be allowed to build a second runway.The airport promises that it will be 'road...