by SASIG | Feb 11, 2011 | Latest Aviation Policy News
11 February 2011 BAA Ltd’s six UK airports handled a total of 7.5 million passengers in January 2011, an increase of 3.8% over January 2010. Domestic traffic grew most strongly (up 8.3%), having been affected more than other markets by snow across the UK in the same...
by SASIG | Feb 11, 2011 | Latest Aviation Policy News
11 February 2011 The Coalition’s intended abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies (RSSs) can be taken into account when making planning decisions, the High Court has ruled. The judgment – in a High Court case brought by CALA Homes – confirms that...
by SASIG | Feb 10, 2011 | Latest Aviation Policy News
10 February 2011 The largest independent specialist tour operator to the Portuguese island of Madeira, Atlantic Holidays, is to operate two flights this year direct from Liverpool Airport. These will be the first flights to connect the island to Liverpool. The...
by SASIG | Feb 10, 2011 | Latest Aviation Policy News
26 January 2011 The operator of Newcastle Airport has launched a unique radar blanking strategy that will allow for a number of potential wind farm schemes in the North East to go ahead without disrupting air traffic control. Since 2005, the airport operator has...
by SASIG | Feb 10, 2011 | Latest Aviation Policy News
10 February 2011 Bookings to the Caribbean are down 20% according to a study by ‘Co-operative Travel’. The holiday company studied 30,000 bookings made since 1 November 2011, when the increased APD came into effect, and compared them with bookings for the...
