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Sunday, 07 October 2018

The Guardian

• Top-flight venture or relic of the past. Thanet must decide on Manston airportOn a sunny lunchtime, diners pack the outdoor tables of the cafe at the Spitfire Museum in Manston, Kent, where memories of Britain’s finest hour are lovingly preserved. Settling down to a menu of Hurricane rolls and Merlin baps, one visitor asks her companion about the abandoned buildings in the distance, behind the wire fence. “I think that used to be an airport,” he replies.

Times Online

• Letters: British Airways’ CEO [Subscription]Contrary to John Arlidge’s suggestion (“Sorry, BA, but new blazers aren’t enough”, last week), British Airways listens and acts upon what our customers tell us they expect of us, and we are investing £4.5bn to deliver significant changes.

Daily Record

• Edinburgh Airport plans trial scheme where passengers get box of groceries on return homeThe groceries pack could include milk and bread as well as Scottish favourites such as Irn-Bru and shortbread.

Other Regional Press

• Jet2 adding more flights out of East Midlands Airport for winter sunJet2 is planning to increase the number of flights it operates in and out East Midlands Airport.

Other News Sources

• Aberdeen airport praised in safety auditThe British Safety Council carried out an evaluation of the airport’s occupational health and safety policies, processes and practices, awarding it a five-star rating.