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Saturday, 12 August 2017

BBC News

• Government to consider laser pen licence after attack riseMinisters could bring in new measures to reduce laser attacks, following warnings from pilots.
• Airports urge Westminster to review air passenger taxAirport bosses ask for a review of air passenger duty, as promised in the DUP-Conservative deal.
• Edinburgh Airport praised over disabled access improvementThe Civil Aviation Authority raises Edinburgh's rating for access from
• Should Nigeria have a national airline?The Nigerian government is investing in a national airline but does the country need one?
• Heathrow poor for disabled travellers, regulator saysThe UK's largest airport is among four sites to be given a low rating by the Civil Aviation Authority.

The Guardian

• EasyJet 'sent passenger on futile tour of Morocco to recover bag'Airline apologises after holidaymaker was told to collect suitcase from 200km away – even though it turned out not to be thereEasyJet has not only been attacked for overbooking this week – another passenger has described “the worst customer service I have ever experiencedâ€� after the airline failed to put her suitcase on a flight to Essaouira, Morocco, and then sent her on an expensive, yet futile, tour of the country to try to recover it. EasyJet left Fi Taylor’s bag behind in the UK the first day of her holiday in Essaouira, then told her it had been sent to Marrakech, nearly 200km away – and...

The Herald

• Ministers moot crackdown on laser pens which can blind pilotsUK ministers are mulling a crackdown on the sale and advertising of laser pens used for a “dangerously highâ€� number of attempts to blind pilots at Scottish airports.

Times Online

• Drone lands on HMS Elizabeth unchallenged [Subscription]An investigation is under way after a member of the public was able to land a drone on Britain’s most advanced warship without being challenged.

Daily Record

• Watch as drone owner lands his craft on deck of £3billion supercarrier in Invergordon without anyone noticingThe fact the remote controlled aircraft was able to make it unnoticed raises security concerns as the drone could easily have carried explosives.

Mail Online

• Travellers face most delays with Easyjet and Gatwick Travellers with easyJet are most likely to suffer long delays, according to a new study. And Gatwick, which specialises in charter flights, is the worst of the UK’s airports for hold-ups, it said.

Buying Business Travel

• Heathrow told to improve services for disabled passengersFour UK airports failing to offer “goodâ€� service to passengers with disabilities
• Gatwick and Easyjet suffer longest summer delaysResearch shows the average delay per flight across UK airports and airlines
• Wizz Air wins backing for Airbus orderAirline’s shareholders approve purchase of another 10 aircraft