Most of your time in airports is spent waiting. Short of applying for airport jobs whilst you await your flight, what else could you do to keep yourself from getting bored? Here are some suggestions. Book stores You could, at a push, spend an hour looking through book stores. You could flick through magazines, and [...]
London, Gatwick yet again Airports are closed their doors due to a large mass of snow which has shrouded the run ways. Six inches of snow has terminated nearly 600 flights and has left thousands of passengers stranded with nowhere to go or stay. It’s not only Gatwick has had to close Airports located all [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Propatube.com – Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel 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 [...]
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 [...]
