Sunday night was when the inaugural non-stop flight from London Heathrow to Las Vegas McCarran International.
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British Airways is ironing out their problems with their new terminal at Heathrow Airport. America’s first private commercial airport opens in Branson. And EasyJet looks into marriage flights.
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On Thursday, the UK gave the go-ahead for the building of a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport at a cost of £9 billion ($13.2 billion). However, one resident vows that he’s not going anywhere.
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For frequent travelers, one of the toughest decisions is what do you do with a stopover that really isn’t long enough to become a layover. If it’s still too long to sit in an uncomfortable airport chair, or even in a lounge where you could doze off and miss your flight, what’s the alternative?
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What’s the difference between the new T5 terminals at London’s Heathrow airport and New York’s JFK airport? The Wall Street Journal is glad you asked. Although the new terminals are significant improvements, there are some drawbacks.
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Last week we told you how the London Mayor wants to close Heathrow and build a new airport. Now it seems that the Conservative party wants to scrap the proposed third runway and create a TGV-style rail line between London and northern England.
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When Terminal 5 opened at London’s Heathrow airport at a cost of 4.3 billion pounds (roughly $8 billion), it was supposed to be a state-of-the-art facility. Instead, it was anything but that, with dozens of flight cancellations, enormous check-in lines and thousands of misplaced baggage. Is it time to shut the whole airport down?
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The three largest London airports are managed by one company. Depending on the particular squabble with the airport, there have been many calls for the breakup of what many see as a transportation monopoly. Now, a breakup may soon actually happen and a possible new bidder for one of the airports is raising some eyebrows.
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Many of the article written these days about the soaring costs of oil are about how these increases will prompt American to change their behavior and drive less, buy smaller cars and think about mass transportation. In the travel world other factors can change behavior as well.
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