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Friday, 29 July 2016

BBC News

• Airport alcohol sales to be reviewed after drunken incidentsThe way alcohol is sold in airports is to be examined after a number of incidents involving drunk passengers, new aviation minister Lord Ahmad says.

The Guardian

• Minister wants to tackle excessive alcohol consumption at UK airportsTariq Ahmad is to review how bars, restaurants and duty free stores in airports sell alcohol, following concerns about alcohol-related incidentsA crackdown on the sale of alcohol at British airports is being considered by the new aviation minister amid a spate of incidents involving drunk passengers.

The Herald

• Airport alcohol sales to be reviewed after spate of plane incidentsHe also pledged to ensure the way in which unruly travellers are stopped from going through airport departure gates is

The Huffington Post

• Airport Alcohol Sales Investigation After Hundreds Of Drunken Incidents On PlanesNew aviation minister Lord Ahmad has announced he will examine the way alcohol is sold at airports amid a spate of incidents on planes involving drunk passengers. He also pledged to ensure the way in which unruly travellers are stopped from going through airport departure gates is “fit for purpose”. Recent police statistics show hundreds of passengers were arrested on suspicion of being drunk on a plane or at an airport in the last two years. Figures obtained following freedom of information requests showed at least 442 people were held between March 2014 and March 2016. Lord Ahma...

The Telegraph

• 'Air rage' crackdown as ministers consider ban on 24-hour airport drinking

The Mirror

• End of the pre-flight pint? Airport drinking rules to be reviewed New aviation minister Lord Ahmad may also change the way in which unruly travellers are stopped from going through airport departure gates

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Ryanair passengers flying from Newcastle Airport with children to pay extra for reserved seats The budget airline - which this month announced eight new routes from Tyneside - revealed the pricing change on Thursday

Sheffield Star

• Transylvania link for townDoncaster has a link-up with Dracula country after the latest route at Robin Hood Airport was announced.

The York Press

• York school pupils pitch airport ideas in regional competition STUDENTS from Canon Lee School in York have pitched their aviation ideas to Leeds Bradford Airport and British Airways, as part of a Young Enterprise competition.

North Wales Live

• Alcohol sales at airport to be "examined" says new aviation minister John Lennon Airport has experience of drunken air rage

Aviation Industry

• Allegiant Air pilots ratify labor agreementLas Vegas-based low-cost carrier Allegiant Air pilots, represented by International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), have ratified the airline’s first union contract. read more

Other News Sources

• ‘Mildenhall could be Heathrow/Gatwick alternativeAn online petition calls on the Government to invest in RAF Mildenhall as a commercial airport instead of expanding Heathrow and Gatwick.