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Airbus A380 Drops In On Manchester Airport For The First Time

Manchester Airport played host to a larger than normal visitor this week when the world’s largest commercial airliner, the Airbus A380, landed at the airport for the first time.

Manchester is the first regional airport in the world to have a daily service provided by the A380. The jet has flown into London Heathrow for around [...]

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Do Not Wear Jewellery To The Airport

I can understand why people dress up when it comes to going to the airport because they are getting on a plane full of loads of people and there are a lot of people out there that like to look their best for all kinds of situations including ones like this. However is it really [...]

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June Strikes By British Airways Staff Blamed For Reduction In Passenger Figures For BAA

The number of passengers using BAA airports fell dramatically throughout late June and early July, with the British Airway strikes in June apparantly causing the drop in numbers. According to BAA, passenger numbers dropped by 1.7% in its airports over the last month (compared to the same period last year).

Although British Airways is denying that [...]

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Advice On Getting To And From London’s Airports

London is serviced by 5 major airports, simply because of the huge number of tourists that visit the capital each year. Each of these airports offers good links to the city centre; a fact that makes them popular destinations for visitors and commuters alike.
Heathrow Airport – The majority of visitors to the UK fly into [...]

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A Guide To Gatwick Airport

With a long history as a major hub of air travel, Gatwick Airport has served as a gateway between London and the rest of the world for millions of people. However even with all the things Gatwick is famous for, there are just as many elements of its history that are not quite as evident, [...]

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Airport Parking Included in Cost of Airport Hotel Rooms

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If you’ve ever taken your own car to a busy British airport you will know how busy they are and why it’s important to pre-book your car parking space. If you don’t pre-book and just turn up at the airport you will be surprised at the parking charges and can [...]

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Avoid These Stupid Travel Mistakes

These days I’m lucky as I don’t often have to travel on business. On a recent business trip to the states I think I made about every newbie travel mistake possible.
Things didn’t start well as, when I arrived at Gatwick there were no more nearby airport parking spaces in the car parks close to my [...]

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Grizzly Murder at Dubai International Airport

Two Indian men have just been charged with murder for cutting the throat of a fellow Indian while inside his car parked at Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 2.
The accused, two indian men aged 31 and 23, waited two hours for their victim to finish his work on November 13th in 2008. They followed him [...]

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