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BA's short-haul flights from London's Gatwick airport will start by the end of March

BA's short-haul flights from Gatwick to start by March

British Airways' short-haul flights from London's Gatwick airport will start by the end of March, with an initial plan to fly to 35 destinations, the airline said today.

Business • 14 Dec 21

BA still hasto consult with other unions and stakeholders before deciding whether to definitely go ahead with the Gatwick plan

BA plans short-haul, low-cost Gatwick service

British Airways said it would push ahead with plans for a short-haul service at London's second biggest airport Gatwick.

Business • 08 Oct 21

British Airways in July was fined $230m for a huge customer data breach and in September was hit by its first ever pilot strike.

Technical issues delay some British Airways flights

British Airways said some flights were delayed today due to an unspecified technical issue which forced it to cancel some flights a day earlier.

Business • 21 Nov 19

A number of drone sightings forced Britain's second-busiest airport to shut down for 33 hours

Gatwick drone operators had 'inside link'

Culprits behind the drone chaos at Gatwick Airport had an insight into how the airport was reacting to the incident, its head of operations has said.

UK • 15 Apr 19

Today's meeting was organised in light of recent reported events at Heathrow and Gatwick airports

Drone risk assessment to be carried out at airports

The Department of Transport has said a detailed risk assessment is to be carried out to assess if Irish airports are prepared for potential drone activity.

Ireland • 10 Jan 19

Service vehicles on the runway as flights at Gatwick Airport are halted

Police consider shooting down drone at Gatwick Airport

Shooting down the drone causing chaos at Gatwick Airport is a "tactical option" being considered by police as bosses weigh up halting all flights tomorrow.

UK • 20 Dec 18

BA had to cancel all flights from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports last Saturday

Worker turning off power blamed for BA outage - report

A contractor doing maintenance work at a British Airways data centre inadvertently switched off the power supply, knocking out the airline's computer systems and leaving 75,000 people stranded last weekend, the Times newspaper reported this morning.

World • 02 Jun 17

A bank holiday in Britain added to the volumes of traffic at London airports over the weekend

British Airways expects to 'run flight schedule'

British Airways expects to run a full flight schedule tomorrow following a worldwide computer system failure that stranded 75,000 passengers over a holiday weekend and turned into a public relations disaster.

Travel • 30 May 17

Third Heathrow runway would offer UK best way to add urgently required long-haul routes to new markets

UK should build third Heathrow runway - report

Britain should build a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport, a government-appointed commission into the country's airport capacity said.

Business • 01 Jul 15

Heathrow passenger numbers last year rose 1.4% to a record 73.4 million

Record year for Heathrow and Gatwick airports

Britain's two biggest airports were busier than ever in 2014, new figures show today.

Business • 12 Jan 15

Plans to build new runways at either London's Heathrow or Gatwick will cost much more than forecast

UK airport expansion to cost more than expected

Britain has underestimated the cost of expanding its airport capacity, a UK government commission said today.

Business • 11 Nov 14

Heathrow had submitted a plan to the CAA seeking to raise tariffs for airlines by 4.6% above inflation

UK regulator hits Heathrow with lower price cap

Heathrow Airport will have to cap the prices it can charge airlines from April 2014, at a lower than expected 1.5% below inflation.

Business • 10 Jan 14

Norwegian is the only European budget airline to fly transatlantic routes

Norwegian Air takes on transatlantic market

Norwegian Air Shuttle will take on one of the most competitive markets in the world from next summer, launching low-cost flights between the UK and the US.

Business • 17 Oct 13

NATS said restrictions are in place to ensure safety

Technical problems restrict flights in UK

British air traffic control company NATS said it is restricting the number of aircraft flying across the south of England and those taking off from airports.

News • 09 Jul 13