BAA selling London Gatwick Airport to Global Infrastructure Partners for $2.46 billionOctober 21st, 2009 BAA sells London Gatwick airport for $2.46 billion
LONDON — British airport operator BAA Ltd. on Wednesday said it is selling London Gatwick airport to Global Infrastructure Partners for 1.51 billion pounds ($2.46 billion).
British Airways says it is shedding 1,000 jobs, will reduce size of cabin crews at HeathrowOctober 6th, 2009 BA cuts 1,000 jobs, will shrink Heathrow crewsLONDON — British Airways PLC says it is shedding 1,000 fulltime jobs and putting 3,000 more employees on part-time work and reducing size of cabin crews at Heathrow in an effort to get the troubled airline's finances back in order. BA spokesman Paul Marston said Tuesday the company was in "a very serious financial position" and was working hard to turn itself around with an aggressive cost-reduction program.
Man begs cops at Beijing airport to stop ladylove from boarding a flight!September 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A man begged cops at the Beijing airport to stop his ladylove from boarding a flight to Shanghai, after they had a terrible quarrel. The police officers helped the two lovers reconcile, and they are about to get married soon.
Car bomb explodes near Kabul airportSeptember 7th, 2009 KABUL - An explosion, believed to be a bomb in a car driven by a suicide bomber, went off early Tuesday close to the airport of the Afghan capital Kabul, an airport official said. The official told DPA that casualties were likely, as the blast was strong enough to break his office windows some distance away, but did not give any further details.
Heathrow Airport hires writer-in-residence to probe the philosophy of flyingAugust 19th, 2009 Heathrow hires writer to tell travelers' talesLONDON — Heathrow Airport has hired a writer-in-residence to chronicle the modern travel experience in hopes of showing frazzled passengers there's more to flying than long lines and waiting. Alain de Botton, author of highbrow best-sellers including "The Consolations of Philosophy" and "How Proust Can Change Your Life," is spending a week inside Heathrow's Terminal 5, the airport said Wednesday.
Britain's Heathrow Airport hires writer-in-residence to probe the philosophy of flyingAugust 19th, 2009 UK airport hires writer to tell travelers' talesLONDON — An author best known for works of philosophy has become the first writer in residence at Heathrow Airport. Alain de Botton is spending a week inside Heathrow's Terminal 5.
Coming soon at Heathrow: driverless cars with bug-eyed windows!August 12th, 2009 LONDON - Battery-operated driverless cars with bug-eyed windows will soon be carrying passengers at the Heathrow Airport. The bubble shaped vehicles look like a capsule and their doors fold back like butterfly wings.
UK police use stun gun to subdue man with pistol at London's Gatwick AirportJuly 29th, 2009 Police use stun gun on man with pistol at GatwickLONDON — British police say officers used a stun gun to subdue a man carrying a pistol at London's Gatwick Airport. Sussex Police say the man was spotted by another passenger on a bus to the airport early Wednesday.
World's 10 worst airports to sleep inJuly 20th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Delhi airport has been named among the world's worst airports for passengers to sleep in a new poll. The poll by website www.sleepinginairports.net, asked travellers to review the best and worst airports around the world for travellers needing some shut-eye.
Hundreds use slides to evacuate British Airways 747 at Phoenix airport after smoke fills cabinJuly 11th, 2009 Hundreds evacuated from 747 at Phoenix airportPHOENIX — Hundreds of passengers aboard a British Airways Boeing 747 preparing to depart for London from the Phoenix airport were forced to use slides to evacuate the jet on Friday night after fumes filled the cabin. No serious injuries were reported among the 298 passengers and 18 crew when the incident occurred at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at about 8 p.m.
Batman, Moron, Brest, Old Crow, Mafia enlisted as world's
strangest airport namesJune 24th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Batman, Moron, Brest, Old Crow, Mafia, and Asbestos Hill are some of the names that have been included in a list of the world's funniest, rudest and weirdest airport names. Australian airports Useless Loop, Broken Hill, Woodie Woodie, Wagga Wagga, and Wee Waa have also been enlisted.
South Korea snatches best airport title from Hong KongJune 10th, 2009 HONG KONG - South Korea's Incheon International Airport has been named the world's best by travellers, snatching the title from Hong Kong, which won the award in seven of the past eight years, a survey published Wednesday showed. Hong Kong International Airport ranked second while Singapore's Changi Airport was third in the annual survey by British-based aviation research specialist Skytrax.
Heavy snows paralyse life in BritainFebruary 1st, 2009 LONDON - The heaviest snowfall in 18 years blanketed much of Britain Monday, bringing life to a standstill as transport ground to a halt and schools and colleges were closed. Southern and eastern England were the worst hit as all bus services and much of the underground rail network were suspended in the British capital.
Two killed as heavy snows paralyse life in BritainFebruary 1st, 2009 LONDON - Two climbers were killed in Welsh mountains as the heaviest snowfall in 18 years blanketed much of Britain Monday, bringing life to a grinding halt. Police said they found the bodies of two climbers on Mount Snowdon in Wales after being alerted overnight.
'Drunken' Jet Airways pilot held at Heathrow, taken off India flightDecember 22nd, 2008 LONDON - A Jet Airways pilot was arrested by armed police after staff at London's Heathrow airport warned he may have drunk too much to fly, a newspaper reported Tuesday quoting police. Michael Harr, a 62-year-old ex-US marine, was taken off the flight to Mumbai Sunday by officers and subsequently failed a breath test at 9.30 a.m.
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