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Tuesday, 23 November 2021

This is Money

• Raising airport charges would force us to reconsider our presence at Heathrow, warns IAG bossThe chief executive of International Airlines Group (IAG) has warned that British Airways (BA) could reduce flights at Heathrow Airport should passenger charges rise next year.

C.N.N.

• Airbus A340 plane lands on Antarctica for first timeFor the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane has landed on Antarctica. Hi Fly, a boutique aviation company, was behind the flight.

Aviation Industry

• Can’t touch this: Biometric airport solutions with IDEMIABiometric solutions have played a key role when it comes to opening the aviation industry. Providing a contactless, secure, and efficient means of validating passenger identity, swift boarding, and security control – these solutions have allowed the industry to take to the skies once more.

Other News Sources

• UK Government unveils £4.3m subsidies for domestic flights, despite green backlash Just weeks after cutting air passenger duty for short-haul flights, in a move broadly dubbed hypocritical in light of national net-zero targets, the UK Government has announced up to £4.3m in additional funding for domestic flight routes.