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Tuesday, 12 August 2014

BBC News

• Bumper summer for airports continuesScotland's airports are continuing to enjoy a bumper summer, following another surge in passenger numbers.
• Gatwick and Heathrow see July recordThe debate over expanding the UK's air capacity has heated up after record passenger numbers at both Heathrow and Gatwick airports in July.

The Guardian

• Can't afford to fly in a luxury jet? How empty-legs deals make it possibleAfter flying their super-rich customers off to exclusive haunts, private charter firms have found a way to earn extra money on the otherwise empty return journeysUnless you are a rock star, billionaire business magnate or Guardian freelancer, you can probably only dream of travelling by private jet, and so your experiences of flying will no doubt involve brutal early-morning check-ins, the enforced surrendering of toiletries to scowling customs officers and always, always, always delays. But there is another way, one that also happens to be substantially better in every detail. Basica...

London Evening Standard

• I love London, says New York tourism boss who thinks Heathrow is better than JFK New York's new tourism boss has praised Heathrow Airport and said that London does a better job of welcoming visitors than the Big Apple.
• Business group shunning 'Boris Island' plan, says Mayor's office Boris Johnson's office today lashed out at London business chiefs who it claims are trying to sideline his proposal for a Thames Estuary airport.
• Pet show for British Airways' long-haul passengers Stressed-out passengers on British Airways' long-haul flights will soon be able to unwind by watching cute dogs and cats at play.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post published New terminal lounge for East Midlands Airport's customersArticle

Other Regional Press

• Gatwick Airport's potential new departure route trial ends amid complaints of increase in noise in West Kent Gatwick Airport’s six-month trial of a potential new departure route, which saw many West Kent residents affected by an increase in overhead aircraft noise, has ended.

Aviation Industry

• Heathrow and Gatwick renew battle over new runwayAirports use record traffic figures to promote their cases for expansion