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Sunday, 18 March 2018

BBC News

• Biggin Hill Airport flight school axed after 70 yearsBiggin Hill Airport will not renew leases, in order to allow more private jets to land.

The Telegraph

• Snow hits Britain: Flights cancelled as 'mini Beast from the East' sweeps in

Times Online

• Heathrow: the cash machine with an airport attached [Subscription]Should airlines and passengers face sky-high charges for using the west London hub?
• Melrose to pump £1bn into GKN pensions [Subscription]Raider answers critics with fund pledge — in bid to clinch £8bn takeover
• Heathrow owners urged to stop huge payouts to investors [Subscription]Heathrow is under pressure to cut blockbuster dividends for its shareholders while it builds a £14bn third runway.

Mail Online

• 100 Heathrow flights cancelled due to mini Beast from the East Most of the airport cancellations were on short-haul routes, including domestic flights and across Europe, as the majority of longer haul flights are set to be given the go-ahead.

London Evening Standard

• Not again! United Airlines accidentally puts another dog on the wrong flight in third pet mix-up this weekUnited Airlines accidentally put a dog on the wrong flight in its third mix-up involving pets this week.
• UK weather travel update: Snow hits London causing 120 flight cancellations at Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airportsMore than 120 flights in and out of London were cancelled as a blast of snow and ice hit the UK.

Other News Sources

• Snow in Surrey: More than 70 flights to and from Heathrow Airport cancelled due to mini 'Beast from the East' British Airways, Lufthansa and Aer Lingus are just some of the airlines who cancelled flights