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Saturday, 16 July 2016

BBC News

• Diverted flight passenger billed �12,000 after 'outburst'A passenger on a flight from Leeds Bradford Airport is billed for �12,000 after an
• Sadiq Khan urges swift decision on Gatwick expansionLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged Theresa May to make a quick decision on airport expansion in the South East.

Financial Times

• Mayor Khan backs Gatwick expansionSussex airport announces �200m more in investment

The Guardian

• London mayor Sadiq Khan joins Gatwick bosses in call for new runwayKey political figure shares stage with airport executives and calls for Theresa May to rule out controversial Heathrow expansionGatwick’s campaign to win approval for a second runway has been boosted as the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, joined executives at the airport calling on the new prime minister to back expansion at Heathrow’s rival. The event came as Gatwick announced a further £200m to improve its terminal facilities, and a day after Theresa May’s new cabinet promoted several figures who oppose Heathrow’s third runway. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Glasgow passengers delayed by Flybe plane 'computer issue'A

Times Online

• May’s hostility to new Heathrow runway revealed in deleted files [Subscription]The prime minister’s attacks on airport expansion have been unearthed years later. A third runway at Heathrow would devastate the lives of thousands of people living under the flight path, Theresa May warned while in opposition.
• How Boeing shot down Airbus’s lumbering super-jumbo [Subscription]In the aviation industry, he is almost a legend, the smooth-talking New Yorker who last year sold more aircraft than anyone. Within Airbus John Leahy, the company’s chief salesman, is reckoned to be able to sell anything to anyone. Or so we had been led to believe.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Jet2 expands Bradford training base as demand soars WHILE disappointed at the outcome of the EU referendum, Jet2 boss Philip Meeson is confident that demand for its flights and package holidays will continue to grow.

London Evening Standard

• Travel giants fall on Bastille Day terror tragedyThe horrific Nice massacre struck airlines and tourism stocks hard today, leaving easyJet floundering at the bottom of the FTSE 100 as investors absorbed the impact of another terror attack in Europe.

Other News Sources

• London Mayor urges quick go-ahead for Gatwick second runway from PM London Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged Theresa May to give the go-ahead for a second runway at Gatwick as quickly as possible.