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Monday deadline for Gatwick buyerApr 26, 2009Monday is the deadline for companies wanting to buy Britain's second-biggest airport, London Gatwick. Its current owner, BAA, was ordered to sell Gatwick after an inquiry found that customers were suffering from the lack of competition between air... Man charged over Gatwick 'hoax'Apr 16, 2009An Australian man has been charged in connection with a hoax bomb found on board a plane at Gatwick Airport. Matthew Carney, 22, from Melbourne, Victoria, was remanded in custody after appearing before Crawley magistrates' via videolink. A total of... Regulator to order airports saleMar 19, 2009The Competition Commission is expected to confirm the break-up of airports operator BAA by ordering the sale of Gatwick and Stansted airports. In the final report of its two-year investigation to be published on Thursday, it will also require the sa... Airline creates 160 Gatwick jobsMar 14, 2009More than 160 jobs are to be created at Gatwick Airport when an airline introduces eight new routes to the European mainland. Aer Lingus plans to start its services to Faro, Malaga, Munich, Nice, Vienna, Dublin, Knock and Zurich in April. A spokesp... Heathrow third runway a 'threat to Gatwick'Jan 26, 2009By Charles Starmer-SmithThe building of a third runway at Heathrow airport could threaten the future of Gatwick, one airline chief suggested this week. Tim Jeans, managing director of Monarch Airlines, said that if British Airways were to move many o... Three bids for Gatwick airportJan 26, 2009By Mark MilnerThe airports operator BAA is understood to have received at least three bids for Gatwick airport by today's deadline for initial offers, but the final line-up could be longer. Global Infrastructure Partners, the joint venture between Ge... BA announces job cuts at GatwickDec 7, 2008British Airways has announced it is planning to cut more than 100 jobs at Gatwick airport. The company said it was planning to operate up to 15% fewer departures at the Sussex airport next summer. Four aircraft will also be withdrawn. Ground operatio... Gatwick failing to stop TB entering country - reports.Nov 18, 2008GATWICK is failing to adequately check arriving immigrants for tuberculosis, is has been claimed.Health experts have told a national newspaper the airport's x-ray scans are not enough to halt the continued rise of tuberculosis (TB) due to immigrants ... Gatwick failing to stop TB entering country - reports.Nov 18, 2008GATWICK is failing to adequately check arriving immigrants for tuberculosis, is has been claimed.Health experts have told a national newspaper the airport's x-ray scans are not enough to halt the continued rise of tuberculosis (TB) due to immigrants ... Virgin Atlantic plans Gatwick bidNov 18, 2008Virgin Atlantic says it is planning a bid for Gatwick airport, which has been put up for sale by its owner, BAA, in conjunction with other parties.Virgin is talking to a group of interested parties about a bid for the airport, valued by analysts at u... EasyJet wins review of Gatwick airport charges -FTNov 18, 2008LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The High Court has approved an application from British low-cost carrier easyJet Plc (EZJ.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) for judicial review of the regulatory process that led to higher airport charges at London G... 3i fund snaps up utility bonds from hedge fundsNov 12, 2008By Quentin WebbLONDON (Reuters) - 3i Infrastructure said on Monday it has taken advantage of forced selling by hedge funds to snap up 86 million pounds of utility bonds at a steep discount.The purchases, which 3i Infrastructure said offered higher-th... Redwood is giant Christmas treeNov 12, 2008Work has got under way to decorate a giant Redwood tree with 1,800 lights at Kew's country garden in West Sussex.The 100ft Redwood at Wakehurst Place is said to be the UK's tallest Christmas tree - and when lit up is visible from the sky on flights t... Guy Ritchie sees his boys, but with a list of 12 conditions from MadonnaNov 12, 2008By Chris Irvine Rocco, eight, and David, three, flew into Gatwick Airport in London from Los Angeles to meet their father, with pictures showing Rocco greeting his father with a bear hug.It has been reported however that Madonna, 50, has issued a lis... BAA hires HSBC, RBS on Gatwick airport saleOct 23, 2008LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - British airports operator BAA on Wednesday said it hired HSBC (HSBA.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(0005.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and RBS (RBS.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) as advisers fo... Britain's major airports including Heathrow and Gatwick have been feeling the effects of the globalOct 23, 2008Airport operator BAA handled 13.3 million passengers at its UK seven airports this September, 5% fewer than in September 2007.A total of 113.4 million passengers used the airports - which include Heathrow and Gatwick - in the first nine months of thi... Go Ahead's not expensive but the shares are unlikely to go anywhere fastOct 23, 2008By David LitterickIf Britain really is hurtling towards a nasty downturn, its bus and rail operators are yet to notice. Go-Ahead yesterday became the latest public transport group to report a big jump in passenger revenues – high single digits ... Diners Club opens UK airport loungesOct 11, 2008Diners Club has opened 18 new cardholder club lounges at 14 airports in the UK which brings its network to 123 lounges worldwide. Lounges have been opened at London Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports, as well as Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, ... Air steward 'can't afford food' after XL goes bustOct 11, 2008By Michael Purton A 22-year-old air steward says she “can’t afford to buy food” after travel firm XL collapsed without paying her.When XL went into administration on September 12 more than 1,500 of its employees were made redundant.... Flybe unveils 40 flights between north and Gatwick each weekOct 10, 2008HIGHLAND airport chiefs yesterday welcomed confirmation that Loganair is introducing new scheduled flights from Kirkwall and Sumburgh to Bergen in Norway next summer. They will operate under the airline’s Flybe franchise which comes into effect... Easyjet attracts more passengersOct 10, 2008The budget airline Easyjet has been flying more passengers, despite the economic downturn, the company said.Passenger numbers rose 22% between September 2007 and last month at the company, based at Luton, Bedfordshire.Easyjet said its planes were als... Freshfields flying high on BAA's Gatwick saleOct 10, 2008By Jeremy HodgesBruckhaus Deringer has bagged the lead role for BAA in the sale of Gatwick Airport. BAA confirmed yesterday (8 October) that the magic circle firm will provide corporate advice on the sale of the UK’s second-largest airport. M&A... |
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