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Row erupts between British Airways and Home Office over Heathrow Airport queues
A furious row has broken out between British Airways and the Home Office over "dreadful" immigration queues at airports.
Saturday, 26 August 2017
BBC News
- Qantas cruises into second-highest profit on recordAustralian carrier's boss says a turnaround programme to make the airline profitable
- BA attacks Border Force for 'dreadful' delaysBritish Airways criticises Border Force's handling of travellers through UK airports.
Financial Times
- Etihad-owned Air Berlin frequent flyer programme files for insolvency
- Assets of insolvent Air Berlin attract interest from rivalsFears mount that German carrier’s demise could hurt competition and increase prices
- BA lashes out at Home Office over Heathrow queuesAirline bemoans ‘serious inefficiencies’ at UK immigration control
The Telegraph
- British Airways attacks Home Office over 'dreadful' immigration queues at airports
- Budget airlines fuel rise in long-haul destinations for bank holiday getaway
- US orders review of cargo flight security amid terror fears
Times Online
- British Airways clashes with Home Office over passport control queues [Subscription]British Airways attacked “dreadful” delays at airport passport control yesterday after reports that holidaymakers regularly had to queue for more than an hour.
Mail Online
- United pilot tells passengers he is flying into tornado Multiple individuals who were on the flight told NJ.com that after the cabin had been sealed, the pilot came on the intercom and announced that the plane would be travelling through 'horrific storms.
Birmingham Post
- Holiday company resumes Tunisia flights from Birmingham Airport Thomas Cook says the change follows a relaxation in the advice issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Airline warns passengers over Facebook giveaway scamEasyjet has warned customers about a new scam doing the rounds on Facebook.
London Evening Standard
- Row erupts between British Airways and Home Office over Heathrow Airport queuesA furious row has broken out between British Airways and the Home Office over "dreadful" immigration queues at airports.
Aviation Industry
- AEF briefing on aircraft noise and NPS for Heathrow calls for better information and more controlsIn our latest briefing, Why the third runway plan can’t fly: noise pollution, we look at the NPS’s failure to provide accurate mapping of flightpaths after the third runway has been constructed, preventing local communities to form a clear view …
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