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Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Financial Times

• Air India crash tests Modi’s ambition to get country flyingHuge expansion of airports and infrastructure has created need for stronger oversight and more staff, analysts say

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport gets 12 month extension after High Court told 'that is why chaos erupts'Extension for injunctions to prevent environmental protesters trespassing at airports across England - including Birmingham

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport has High Court injunctions continued to bar climate protester 'chaos'Last year, a number of UK airports sought court protection from climate protests by groups including Just Stop Oil

Other Regional Press

• Abandoned UK airport to reopen with cheap Ryanair and easyJet flights to EuropeManston Airport in Kent, a former Royal Air Force base, has been closed for a decade and is currently undergoing a £500 million refurbishment, with the hope of reopening in 2028
• Robin Hood Airport could reopen by spring 2026 under plansAn airport formerly known as Robin Hood Airport just over the Nottinghamshire border could reopen as soon as next spring if plans move forward.
• Southampton Airport looking to get ‘back into profit’ after making losses since 2019Southampton Airport is hoping increased parking fees - and several other schemes - will get the airport “back into profit” after making losses since 2019

Other News Sources

• Southampton Airport looking to get ‘back into profit’ after making losses since 2019Southampton Airport is hoping increased parking fees - and several other schemes - will get the airport “back into profit” after making losses since 2019

News from Europe

• Aircraft and transport. European Parliament revolutionizes passenger rights regulationsStop extra fees for carry-on luggage, rapid refunds with increased protections, also for integrated travel solutions