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Monday, 10 January 2011

BBC News

• Virgin 'won't pay' fees over snowVirgin Atlantic withholds the fees it pays BAA because of the airport operator's 'slow reaction' to last month's freezing conditions.

Financial Times

• Virgin to halt airport fees in snow protestVirgin Atlantic is to stop paying its bills to Heathrow until BAA explains why a heavy but short fall of snow on one day caused the stranding of thousands of passengers

The Guardian

• Virgin won't pay landing feesThe airline has said it will not pay landing and parking charges until the results of an internal inquiry into the disruptionVirgin Atlantic is to withhold some landing fees from Heathrow because of the chaos caused by the airport's shutdown last month.Sir Richard Branson's airline said it is not going to pay landing and parking charges due from January 1 until it sees the results of an internal inquiry into the disruption.Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded when BAA-owned Heathrow ground to a halt for several days before Christmas after heavy snowfall and freezing conditions iced up...

The Herald

• Airport snow fall puts heat on BAAOperators of Scotland™s busiest airport faced fresh criticism at the weekend after heavy snow forced the eighth runway closure in as many weeks.

The Scotsman

• 'One in two BA cabin staff bullied'Almost three out of four members of British Airways cabin crew have witnessed or been victims of bullying, the country's biggest trade union has claimed.
• Virgin withholds fees over shutdownVirgin Atlantic is to withhold some landing fees from Heathrow because of the chaos caused by the airport's shutdown last month.

London Evening Standard

• 'One in two BA cabin staff bullied'Almost three out of four members of British Airways cabin crew have witnessed or been victims of bullying, the country's biggest trade union has claimed.

Doncaster Free Press

• Airport plea for change in rulesDEVELOPERS want planning rules to be relaxed in a bid to significantly expand Robin Hood Airport's business park.

Other News Sources

• Hydrogen fuel trial ready for Stansted take-offPioneering new green fuel technology that could drive down emissions and power airport vehicles of the future will be unveiled at London Stansted this spring. The airport will be the first UK company to test a new hydrogen refuelling system (HFuel) and two specially adapted vehicles as part of ITM Power™s nationwide Hydrogen On Site [...]