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Saturday, 02 June 2018

BBC News

• Therapet aims to calm Aberdeen International Airport passengersA therapy dog has been used at Aberdeen International Airport in what is claimed to be a UK first.

Department for Transport

• Aviation Minister visits Inverness Airport to welcome increased connectivity for the HighlandsAviation Minister Baroness Sugg celebrates continued success for the airport and meets businesses benefitting from new global links.

Financial Times

• MPs to vote on plans for third runway at Heathrow this monthUK transport secretary Chris Grayling expected to lay out updated proposal next week

The Independent

• What it's like to fly on Tigerair, the cheapest airline in the worldLow-cost carrier Tigerair Australia was recently named the cheapest airline in the world in Rome2rio's 2018 Global Flight Price Ranking.

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow third runway plan must pass pollution tests, warns LabourHeathrow bosses face a battle to convince Labour that a third runway can be operated within air pollution limits.

Get West London

• This man lives closer to Heathrow Airport than anybody else and claims the noise isn't that badHarri Patel says the noise isn't that bad - and that he's more concerned about parking problems in his street In the first of a series of special reports assessing the potential impact of Heathrow's expansion, Martin Elvery interviews the man who lives closer to the airport than anyone else.
• Heathrow Airport created 'noise sewers' by narrowing flightpaths says angry residentHe says his house and the ground shake when planes fly overhead, despite living six miles from the runway

The Business Desk

• Heathrow to connect North West businesses to growthBusiness opportunities linked to Heathrow’s proposed expansion will be on the agenda in Manchester next Friday, June 8.

Aviation Industry

• IATA: Passenger traffic trending up; costs likely to raise faresGlobal airline passenger traffic growth remained strong in April, with an 82.3% passenger load factor—the third record-setting monthly load factor in a row. read more
• O’Leary: Ryanair has ‘no interest’ in Norwegian investmentRyanair CEO Michael O’Leary is denying reports the Irish LCC plans to invest in Norwegian. read more

Other News Sources

• Tory MPs ‘to rebel’ against Heathrow third runway plansForeign secretary Boris Johnson is among Conservative MPs reportedly threatening to rebel over a third runway at Heathrow.