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Rival airports Heathrow and Gatwick - both wanting a new runway - report record passenger numbers for March.
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RAIL groups have hit out at changes to a popular ScotRail discount scheme which will see the cost of some journeys more than double.
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- Bid to prevent more airport strikesScottish airport operator Hial is to hold talks with unions in a bid to prevent further strike action at local airports.
- Big rise in airport passengersThe number of passengers travelling from Glasgow and Edinburgh airports show a large increase in March.
- Airports report record passengersRival airports Heathrow and Gatwick - both wanting a new runway - report record passenger numbers for March.
Financial Times
- Halfords finance chief to board easyJetCycle and car maintenance group loses second top executive this year
Daily Express
- Plane forced to return to airport after worker FALLS ASLEEP in cargo hold and gets trappedA PASSENGER jet was forced to return mid-flight after a sleeping worker was locked in the cargo hold and the pilot heard
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- Vintage airline posters that promised glamorous holidays to London, Hawaii and Haiti These adverts from 1945 to 1975 are a throwback to the golden age of air travel, when flying was an exclusive experience, passengers wore their best clothes and there was plenty of legroom.
London Evening Standard
- Record passenger numbers flock to runway rivals Gatwick and Heathrow Gatwick and Heathrow ramped up their battle to be the choice for the South East’s next runway with both airports welcoming record numbers of passengers during March.
Aviation Industry
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- Alaska flight turns around after ‘banging’ reveals trapped ramp agent Alaska Airlines has confirmed that flight 448, enroute from Seattle to Los Angeles, returned to Seattle shortly after departure on Monday after crew reported hearing banging from beneath the aircraft. read more
- Gatwick issues capacity warning after record breaking MarchAirport reports 9.2 per cent rise in passenger numbers
- UK airports post record passenger trafficHeathrow, Gatwick and Stansted all post strong figures for last month
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