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A £128m tram extension for Birmingham is given final approval by the Local Transport Minister Norman Baker.
Airport eye scanners turned off
Hi-tech eye scanners at two out of four English airports are mothballed seven years after they were introduced.
Richard Branson wants EC to block IAG's purchase of bmi
Fares on domestic flights could rise by a third if the International Airlines Group is allowed to buy bmi, Virgin Atlantic has claimed.
Owner of airport seeks help from MPs
THE new owner of Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has sought the help of politicians to secure a long-term future for the business.
Friday, 17 February 2012
BBC News
- Airport eye scanners turned offHi-tech eye scanners at two out of four English airports are mothballed seven years after they were introduced.
- Qantas to cut jobs as profit dipsQantas says it will close some international routes and cut jobs after its profits were hit by strikes and rising fuel costs.
Financial Times
- Qantas to cut jobs as profit halvesAustralian airline will shed 500 jobs in an effort to lower costs as it battles high fuel prices, fierce competition and labour unrest
The Herald
- Branson claims BA Glasgow fares up one-thirdFARES on British Airways flights between Glasgow and Heathrow shot up by more than one-third after struggling airline bmi withdrew from the route last year, Sir Richard Branson has claimed.
The Independent
- Airport eye scanners to be reviewedHigh-tech eye scanners designed to reduce the time taken for passengers to enter the UK have been scrapped at two airports and closed to anyone who has not already registered, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) said. Related StoriesDorchester pledges to help feed needyTwo share £2.3 million Lotto jackpotAverage age of retirement increasesUnemployment at 17-year highMI5 helped US in fruitless search for Charlie Chaplin's Communist past
The Telegraph
- Richard Branson wants EC to block IAG's purchase of bmiFares on domestic flights could rise by a third if the International Airlines Group is allowed to buy bmi, Virgin Atlantic has claimed.
Daily Record
- Glasgow Airport staff fear for their futures as Thomson Airways announce 600 jobs to goUP to 600 jobs are to go at Thomson Airways. Their 2600 cabin crew were handed letters this week warning they could be made redundant.
Mail Online
- Millions down the drain as airports SCRAP iris passport scannersThe £9million scanners were supposed to be capable of processing travellers in as little as 12 seconds. But they are now being quietly scrapped.
Manchester Evening News
- Manchester Airport eye scanners scrapped over delaysThe high-tech IRIS system was supposed to allow passengers arriving from abroad to avoid lengthy immigration queues by looking into a machine that matches their eye patterns to a special database. But the technology has been beset by problems, with sources saying passengers often spent longer being scanned in than when they went through traditional passport control.
Metro
- Airport eye scanners switched off at Manchester and BirminghamMulti-million pound eye scanners at airports are to be scrapped following a series of problems.
Northern Echo
- Owner of airport seeks help from MPs THE new owner of Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has sought the help of politicians to secure a long-term future for the business.
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