Heathrow Airport receives carbon award

7 November 2010 Heathrow Airport’s efforts to tackle its contribution to cutting carbon emissions has been recognised with an award from the airports industry’s trade body, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. The Airport Carbon Accreditation...

Austria to introduce departure tax

2 November 2010 Austria is set to introduce a departure tax in the near future with a date yet to be announced. It will mean that passengers departing from an airport in Austria will have to pay a tax of £7 (€8) for short-haul and £35 (€40) for long-haul flights....

Ryanair half-year profits up 17%

1 November 2010 Ryanair announced a 17% increase in half-year (to 30 September 2010) profit to £395 million (€452 million). Revenues rose 23% to £1.9 billion (€2.2 billion) as traffic grew by 10% to 40.1 million passengers and average fares rose by 12%. The airline...

British Airways and Iberia both back in profit

29 October 2010 British Airways posted net profits of £107 million for the six months to September 2010, its first interim profit for two years, as revenues rose and non-fuel costs fell. Iberia posted a £64.4 million net profit for its third quarter, after a...