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Airport InfoHave they adopted new liquid rules?
The 100ml liquid rule changed from June 2024 What to expect and when The rules around taking liquids and electrical devices through UK and Irish airport security changed in June 2024. Passengers no longer need to remove liquids from their hand baggage and the 100ml...
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Airport InfoEU entry-exit system delayed again
The Foreign Office has issued an update as the EU’s new digital border system is expected to be delayed yet again. It now won’t come online until after the summer peak travel period. The new expected time frame is the autumn. The EU’s Entry/Exit System...
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Airport InfoBusy half-term holidays boosts Stansted Airport
The half-term school holidays drove London Stansted to its busiest ever February. Holidaymakers took to the skies in record numbers during half term, with more than 2.01 million passengers passing through the terminal last month. It represents an increase of 91,000 passengers from the previous monthly...
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Airport InfoBalearics to hike tourist tax for peak season
The Balearic Islands are hiking the existing ‘eco tax’ on overnight stays for peak summer months. In a ‘tourism containment’ measure, the low end rate increases from €1 to €2.5 per night. The upper rate goes up from €4 to €6 per night and the tax...
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Airport InfoBirmingham Airport set to increase night flights
Despite local objections more night flights to and from Birmingham Airport are likely to get the green light. The airport says an increase in night flights is required to boost passenger traffic and benefit the region’s economy. Councillors in Solihull will meet to discuss increasing night...
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Airport InfoEU delays EES border check system again
EU officials have confirmed the new Entry/Exit System (EES) will be pushed back to a later date once again. “Our understanding from the EC conference is that EES will now not launch on November 10. But we don’t have a new date as yet,” one...
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Airport InfoLondon City Airport back in the black
London City Airport has become profitable for the first time since the pandemic. It just filed its 2023 annual accounts showing a £6.6m airport profit. It is the first pre-tax profit since 2019. London City Airport is back in the black following losses of £48m in...
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Loopy NewsRyanair looking @ package holiday market
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary is mooting a move into the package holiday market for the airline. Speaking to the Telegraph, he said a package holidays brand is a possibility. “I wouldn’t rule out setting up a holidays division. The holiday product is probably a reasonable...
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Airport InfoEU airports bring back 100ml liquid rule
Airports in Europe will again apply the strict 100ml liquid rule for carry-on bags. The rule is being reintroduced for all airports even the few airports that have installed new CT scanners. The 100ml limit will take effect at all airports again from 1 September....
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Loopy NewsMenorca residents gather to protest mass tourism
A week after a large anti-tourism demonstration in Mallorca, hundreds of Menorca residents held their own smaller scale protest against the impacts of mass tourism. The protest was organized by Menys Turisme, Mas Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), which saw about 250 residents on the beach....
