October 27th, 2011 
Filed under: Travel News PA A Thomson Airways plane had a ‘scarily close’ near-miss with a glider as it was coming in to land at Glasgow Airport, an inquiry has found. The Boeing 757 was carrying holidaymakers from Verona back to Glasgow when it dropped to 3,000ft to prepare for landing. But air traffic controllers [...]
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No Comments » October 26th, 2011 Filed under: Travel News A storm caused parts of Faro Airport’s roof to collapse. Photo: PA Five holidaymakers have been injured and flights severely disrupted after a ceiling collapsed at the check-in area of Faro Airport in Portugal. A fierce storm ripped off part of the airport roof, leaving one Brazilian tourist with a fractured [...]
October 19th, 2011 Vacation Tips Passengers with a couple of hours to spare at Heathrow’s Terminal Three can now book into an airside ‘bedroom’ and grab a few hours’ peace and quiet far from the hustle and bustle of the airport throng. Airport hospitality specialist No.1 Traveller, which launched Terminal Three’s Super Lounge earlier this year, has just opened [...]
Posted in Travel News Tags: Airport, airside, bedrooms, bliss, Britain's, First, Heathrow, launches No Comments » October 19th, 2011 Vacation Tips Filed under: Travel News PA Airport operator BAA has announced today that it is set to sell Edinburgh Airport. The Competition Commission (CC) had ordered Spanish-owned BAA, which operates six UK airports, to sell either Edinburgh or Glasgow. After a prolonged enquiry, the CC found that BAA’s ownership of UK airports was anti-competitive, and ordered [...]
