Gatwick Airport is hoping to clean up its parking lots and terminal building by introducing a new coin drop system on their luggage trolleys. But requiring a coin deposit on the trolley, the airport officials are hoping that they will not be left around the airport but will be returned to designated locations. The new  Continue Reading »

With all the talk of green taxes and the recent climate control protests at airports across the UK, travelers will be happy to note that the UK’s East Midland’s Airport was recently awarded a prize for being the most eco-friendly airport in the world. The recently held World Travel Awards handed out the accolade which  Continue Reading »

Officials are warning travellers flying into Gatwick Airport to be wary of illegal cabs charging inflated prices operating from the airport. According to local police officers, unofficial taxis have been spotted around the airport. These taxis do not have the necessary insurance to carry paying passengers. In addition to trying to crack down on these  Continue Reading »

Budget airline Flybe is adding a few frills to its outfit, as the airline recently opened its first lounge for executive passengers at Exeter Airport. The lounge is for business travellers and is equipped with business facilities so as to cause a “minimum disruption to the working day”. Those facilities include wireless internet access, an  Continue Reading »

Yesterday there were a few protesters at Manchester Airport, part of the same environmental group so adamant about protesting at Heathrow International last month. The organization known as Plane Stupid was cooperating with Manchester Climate Action when they blocked the way to the entrance of the departure lounge at the airport’s third terminal. They managed  Continue Reading »

With the most media noise being made by protesters about the proposed new third runway at Heathrow International Airport, a pro-Heathrow group has struck back with a poll that says while 30 percent of nearby residents do in fact oppose the construction of a new runway, the majority at 53 percent feel that it’s a  Continue Reading »

The name Carol Anne Gotbaum has become rather well known this past week, after she was found dead in an airport holding cell after causing a disturbance at Phoenix International Airport in The United States. The woman apparently went into a raged and frantic tirade after flight attendants told her she would not be allowed  Continue Reading »

Video of the clash between airport security officers and an irate passenger who tangled with them last week has been released in the wake of an inconclusive autopsy and the woman’s family hiring a private investigator to get to the bottom of the mysterious death of the woman who had ostensibly strangled herself while trying  Continue Reading »

After an evacuation last week in Phoenix International Airport in Arizona was caused by a loaded gun being found in the men’s toilets, this week sees passengers in Indianapolis being ushered out of a concourse due to the security threat of the ashes of a recently deceased person. The improper screening of an full urn  Continue Reading »

A report by the Manchester Evening News recently told of a new law to be adhered to by parking attendants at the car park at Manchester International Airport. The policy that has motorist groups up in arms at the lack of ‘common sense’ involved is the new rule imposed that if a motorist is in  Continue Reading »

The new passenger under construction at London’s Heathrow International Airport, known as T5 is coming in over ₤100 million over the initial budget. Rising 50 % from the originally planned figure is the amount of man-hours required for the mechanical and electrical aspects of construction. A recent tally has shown that with 8.8 million man-hours  Continue Reading »

Paying airport improvement fees when leaving an airport is nothing new, and Pierre Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Quebec, Canada is one airport who does levy a fee for departing passengers. The current airport improvement fee of $15 dollars will now be augmented to $20. Aeroports De Montreal confirmed the tax hike in the Canadian  Continue Reading »