Airport News

UK airports are preparing for one of their busiest festive seasons on record, with millions of passengers expected to take to the skies over the Christmas and New Year period as demand for air travel continues to grow. According to data from Cirium, the aviation analytics firm, between 19 December and 4 [read more]

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK) is celebrating its sixth consecutive year of profit as it continues to turn its fortunes around posting a £3.5 million operating profit for 2024/2025, up £300,000 from the previous year. This comes in part thanks to the “transformational” growth in its cargo market which has seen [read more]

Flights in and out of Scotland’s busiest airport were suspended this morning after an IT issue affected Air Traffic Control. Air Traffic services at Edinburgh Airport (EDI/EGPH) are provided by ANSL not the UK’s main provider, NATS which is why disruption is limited to one airport. Several flights were due [read more]

London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) has marked the return of flights to Madrid, with British Airways Cityflyer officially relaunching its service to the Spanish capital on Monday, 1 December. The route, now operating 11 times per week, reconnects London’s most centrally located airport with one of Europe’s most vibrant and culturally [read more]

The union which represents British airline pilots, BALPA has condemned todays budget by Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves as ‘Bad News for the aviation industry. In her budget, Ms Reeves went against advice form the industry and raised Air Passenger Duty inline with RPI, a move which will hit families going [read more]

The UK Government has announced that it has selected Heathrow Airport’s own proposal for a third runway as its preferred option. The two plans put forward were very different with Heathrow’s plan including a 2.2 mile long runway which would require the M25 to be moved and a tunnel being [read more]

Canadian carrier WestJet has confirmed it is launching flights from Toronto to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) and Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) for summer 2026. As previously reported, the route will be flown by a Boeing 737 Max 8, operating four times per week to Cardiff on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, departing [read more]

UPDATE: Glasgow and Cardiff gain transatlantic flights as WestJet confirms new routes to Toronto Canadian airline WestJet is set to announce a raft of new destinations from Toronto, Canada, including two new UK routes to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) and Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) for Summer 2026. Details of the new routes and [read more]