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Manchester Airports Group, which owns Stansted, says it will launch legal challenge if runways are approved at both rivalsThe owner of Stansted and Manchester airports is prepared to mount a legal challenge against the government if Theresa May approves the building of new runways at Gatwick and Heathrow next week.There has been speculation that ministers could take a surprise decision to give the green light to expansion at both airports on Tuesday, prompting Manchester Airports Group (MAG) to say it would fight the government in court. Continue reading...
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The Guardian
- Airport expansion: the experts' viewGuardian writers examine the pros and cons of extra runways at Heathrow and Gatwick from three different perspectivesHeathrow airport is full to bursting. The same will soon be true of Gatwick. There has been no full-length runway built in the south-east since the 1940s. The UK’s attempts to break into the big and fast-growing markets of the emerging world such as India and China will be thwarted unless it follows the lead of other European countries and upgrades its aviation infrastructure. Jobs, trade and inward investment all depend on the go-ahead for new capacity. Continue reading...
- Stansted promises fight if Gatwick and Heathrow both get new runwaysManchester Airports Group, which owns Stansted, says it will launch legal challenge if runways are approved at both rivalsThe owner of Stansted and Manchester airports is prepared to mount a legal challenge against the government if Theresa May approves the building of new runways at Gatwick and Heathrow next week.There has been speculation that ministers could take a surprise decision to give the green light to expansion at both airports on Tuesday, prompting Manchester Airports Group (MAG) to say it would fight the government in court. Continue reading...
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- Ex-chancellor backs expanding Heathrow to help make UK GEORGE Osborne has urged Theresa May and her government to back the expansion of Heathrow Airport.
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- United Airlines Flight Delays Caused By Major Computer System Meltdown function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); United Airlines suffered a major “systems issue” this week which caused a hug...
This is Money
- Airlines braced for transatlantic price skirmish as fall in the pound pushes up the cost of fuel and other charges The fall in the pound since the Brexit vote has pushed up the cost of fuel and other charges for carriers such as British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and EasyJet – blowing a hole in their profits.
London Evening Standard
- Heathrow passengers stuggle through delays due to computer meltdownHundreds of passengers at Heathrow suffered delays of up to 90 minutes today after a computer meltdown grounded United Airlines flights worldwide.
Northern Echo
- Swedish fighter jets behind window-rattling Darlington flyover A PAIR of Swedish military jets were behind a window-rattling fly past yesterday evening.
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