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Passengers save up to two hours with meet and greet parking

A recent survey carried out by Looking4Parking.com has revealed that 66% of passengers regularly save at least an hour by using meet and greet parking.

Posted: Mon, Feb 13, 2012

New first for Glasgow Airport

Passengers flying from Glasgow Airport will soon be able to benefit from a new time-saving Meet & Greet parking service - the first of its kind to launch at the prominent Scottish airport.

Posted: Mon, Feb 13, 2012

Heathrow Airport Suffers due to Snow

Heathrow Airport has come under heavy criticism for cancelling hundreds of flights due to the recent snow and bad weather.

Posted: Thu, Feb 9, 2012

Dublin Airport Continues To Grow

At the end of last year Dublin was ranked at its highest in the European service quality rankings table – a customer service driven rankings table compiled from European airport passengers.

Posted: Mon, Feb 6, 2012

Southampton Port Redevelopment

The redevelopment of Southampton Port has been given the personal support of The Shipping Minister, Mike Penning.

Posted: Fri, Feb 3, 2012

Dublin Airport Tackles Greenhouse Gases

Dublin airport is part of a collaborative effort to reduce CO2 emissions in conjunction with another 54 European airports.

Posted: Thu, Feb 2, 2012

Bristol Airport – Best UK Airport Award

Bristol Airport has been named the ‘best UK Airport’ and received the award on the 23d January 2012 at the prestigious Business Travel Awards in front of 1200 guests from the travel industry at Grosvenor House, London.

Posted: Wed, Feb 1, 2012

Medford Airport, Oregon Plan Solar Project

Pacific Power program ‘Blue Sky’ is funding a $100,000 project at Medford Airport - just part of announced awards for solar projects totalling $350,000.

Posted: Tue, Jan 31, 2012

Price Rises At Stansted Airport

Price rises at Stansted Airport forces local commuters to look elsewhere.

Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Luton Airport sets out new plans for growth

Luton Airport Ltd has today revealed details of a new expansion programme to increase its passenger numbers to 18 million a year.

Posted: Mon, Jan 16, 2012

Bristol Airport passenger numbers to reach 10 million by 2019

Thanks to the recent expansion of Bristol Airport, passenger numbers are expected to double to 10 million passengers a year by 2019.

Posted: Tue, Jan 10, 2012

Heathrow flights cancelled due to Iberia strike

As Iberia pilots walk out for the second time in two months, the airline is forced to cancel its four daily flights between Heathrow and Madrid.

Posted: Mon, Jan 9, 2012

easyJet flight diverted to Newcastle Airport

On Sunday night Easyjet flight FR9128 was on route to Oslo when the captain was mysteriously struck down with an illness.

Posted: Mon, Jan 9, 2012

Chinese airlines may refuse to pay EU emissions tax

The China Air Transport Association (CATA) has this week announced that Chinese airlines will refuse to pay the new EU emissions tax.

Posted: Fri, Jan 6, 2012

EU green tax to hit Heathrow hard

With airlines facing new levies under the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, research suggests Heathrow Airport may be the unintentional victim of the tax.

Posted: Wed, Jan 4, 2012

Gale-force winds ground flights

As the majority of Brits get back to work today, so many are faced with flight and other travel delays due to storm-force winds and severe rain.

Posted: Tue, Jan 3, 2012

Co-op Travel launches new advertising campaign

The Co-operative Travel has just unveiled a brand new TV and radio advertising campaign, focusing on their experience and expertise as travel agents.

Posted: Tue, Jan 3, 2012

Final call for Plymouth Airport

Plymouth Airport will close tonight, 80 years after it first opened.

Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2011

Banks told to stop charging for foreign money

Banks will stop charging people to withdraw foreign currency on debit cards in the UK. The Office of Fair Trading has forced five banks to drop the charge, which is currently 1.5-2% of the amount withdrawn.

Posted: Wed, Dec 21, 2011

Bristol Airport car parks retain Park Mark award

If you’re looking for a safe, reliable, cost-effective parking option at Bristol Airport, why not go for one of the airport’s on-site car parks?

Posted: Tue, Dec 20, 2011

Airport Parking and the recession

The recession is well-known to have hit the UK aviation industry hard with airport passenger numbers falling heavily since 2009 right across the board.

Posted: Tue, Dec 20, 2011

Aer Lingus adds new routes from Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport parking customers will be able to fly to Stockholm and Verona next year as Aer Lingus adds new routes.

Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Bristol to Zurich route opens

Bristol Airport parking customers will now be able to visit Zurich for the first time in four years as a new route has been opened.

Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Thomas Cook sheds up to 1,000 jobs

Thomas Cook has announced that it will be closing 200 stores and shedding up to 1,000 jobs in the next two years.

Posted: Wed, Dec 14, 2011

Virgin Holidays slams government stance on APD

This week’s announcement from Westminster that the government intends to make no changes to Air Passenger Duty (APD) has prompted a statement from the Managing Director of Virgin Holidays.

Posted: Fri, Dec 9, 2011

High winds affecting flights at Scottish airports UPDATED

Scotland’s red alert weather warning means many flights in and out of some Scottish airports today will be delayed or cancelled.

Posted: Thu, Dec 8, 2011

Leeds Bradford Airport revamp begins

Building work has now started on Leeds Bradford Airport in a bid to improve passenger services in time for the summer holidays next year. The expansion work is set to cost around £11m and will increase the terminal space by 65% over two floors.

Posted: Thu, Dec 8, 2011

BA cuts recruitment by half after Air Passenger Duty rise

British Airways has it said it will hire half as many staff as planned next year due to an 8% rise in Air Passenger Duty (APD).

Posted: Wed, Dec 7, 2011

EasyJet’s founder reveals plans to bring low-budget travel to Africa

Aviation’s larger than life character Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has this week unveiled plans to take his no-frills airline model to Africa, under the name FastJet.

Posted: Wed, Dec 7, 2011

Jet2 creates jobs at Newcastle Airport

Jet2 has announced that 100 new jobs will be created at Newcastle Airport in 2012 with the addition of four new routes from May next year.

Posted: Tue, Dec 6, 2011

Richard Branson - sustainable aviation fuels 'will compete'

The aviation industry will be able to switch to low-carbon fuels “sooner than thought” according to Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson.

Posted: Mon, Dec 5, 2011

MP calls for Heathrow to close during strike

With tomorrow’s public sector workers’ strike looming large, a West London MP calls for Heathrow to be shut down in the interests of passenger safety.

Posted: Tue, Nov 29, 2011

Thomas Cook Shares Tumble

Last night travel firm Thomas Cook lost three quarters of their value, with share prices falling 75% to just 10.9p.

Posted: Wed, Nov 23, 2011

132 Flights Cancelled At Heathrow

Unusually thick fog has led to over 100 flights being cancelled at London's Heathrow airport, with fears it may cause further disruption.

Posted: Mon, Nov 21, 2011

New Dublin and US link for Bristol

Sampling a proper pint of Guinness just got that bit easier for those living in the South West according to our Bristol Airport parking team. It’s all thanks to a new Aer Lingus route apparently.

Posted: Wed, Jul 6, 2011

Jet2.com to create 40 jobs at East Midlands Airport - wow

It’s good news for our East Midlands Airport Parking team this week as Jet2.com announces plans to expand its operations at the busy regional airport.

Posted: Wed, Jul 6, 2011

Scottish airport staff to vote on strike action

News has just come in from our Inverness airport parking team that 160 staff at 10 of Scotland’s airports are considering taking strike action over pay.

Posted: Wed, Jul 6, 2011

Turkish specialist adds new flights from Bristol

If you’re looking for a great value Turkish adventure this summer, why not hop on one of the new Sun Wings weekly flights out of Bristol Airport?

Posted: Wed, Jul 6, 2011

L4G acquires BAE Heathrow Parking

Bosses at L4G are celebrating this week as the group successfully acquires leading Heathrow Airport Meet and Greet brand BAE Heathrow Parking.

Posted: Wed, Jul 6, 2011

UK family holiday specialist launches villa sale

Well-established British holiday firm Hoseasons have just launched a 10-day villa sale bonanza for Spain and Portugal – book now to avoid disappointment!

Posted: Wed, Jul 6, 2011

Airport parking customers warned over potential Virgin strikes

Our airport parking team has been keeping an eye on the growing dispute between Virgin Atlantic and BALPA this week. It seems the likelihood of industrial action by Virgin pilots is growing.

Posted: Wed, Jul 6, 2011

Pedalling police for Edinburgh Airport

Airport car parking is no longer a concern for Edinburgh’s boys in blue it seems, as they launch a new bike patrol scheme.

Posted: Fri, Jun 10, 2011

Bristol showcased as top tourist destination in New York

Next time you’re parking at Bristol Airport, look out for the big yellow taxis as ‘Destination Bristol’ turns heads at the New York Times Travel Show.

Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2011

Further flights cancelled as ash cloud heads for Europe

News has just come in from our Edinburgh airport parking team that further flights have been cancelled in and out of UK airports as the ash cloud begins to drift over Europe.

Posted: Tue, May 31, 2011

Bristol Airport spreads its wings

Our Bristol Airport car parking team reports on the exciting new destinations Bristol Airport hopes to add to its route map after a successful industry conference.

Posted: Tue, May 24, 2011

New champagne bar opens at Birmingham Airport

The popping of corks is soon to become a familiar sound at Birmingham Airport as brand new champagne and wine bar Blanc et Noir opens for business.

Posted: Fri, Feb 25, 2011

Jet2 unveils new route between Edinburgh and Malaga

Yorkshire no-frills carrier Jet2 has this week announced plans to begin running direct flights between Edinburgh and Malaga from spring 2011.

Posted: Wed, Feb 23, 2011

Stansted Airport pioneers the use of hydrogen fuel

A new trial of ‘green’ hydrogen fuel-powered vehicles is set to begin at Stansted Airport this spring in a bid to reduce emissions and improve sustainability.

Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2011

Holographic security staff trialled at Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport has this week announced that it will be trialling the use of holographic security staff in a first-of-its-kind experiment.

Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 2011

Two new routes for Robin Hood Airport

Doncaster and Sheffield residents can start packing their bikinis this week as Robin Hood Airport announces two new low budget routes to Tenerife and Faro.

Posted: Fri, Jan 14, 2011

KLM adds fourth daily service from Leeds Bradford

Yorkshire folk planning a business or leisure trip to Amsterdam this year will now be able to choose from four daily flights between Leeds Bradford Airport and Schiphol.

Posted: Fri, Jan 14, 2011

Ryanair to maintain capacity at Liverpool Airport

Leading low budget carriers Ryanair have recently announced plans to maintain their summer flight schedule out of Liverpool despite planned cutbacks at many other airports.

Posted: Fri, Jan 14, 2011

Manchester to New York flights confirmed for spring 2011

Anyone hungry for a bite of the Big Apple will be pleased to know that American Airlines have confirmed plans to run their Manchester to JFK route again this spring.

Posted: Fri, Jan 14, 2011