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Decisions on proposed rail links to Heathrow are needed sooner rather than later, with airport passenger numbers at a two-year high.

Earlier this week, Heathrow Airport Ltd announced that passenger numbers were at the highest levels since the pandemic began. The London hub said it was used by 4.2M passengers in…

Local councils will continue to make planning decisions which contradict one another, are at odds with their own “climate emergency” declarations, and which undermine the government’s net zero ambitions, unless they are given clear guidance on what should and should not be built in the UK during the coming years.…

Luton Airport’s expansion plans are in doubt after the government announced that it would hold an inquiry into the proposal.

It comes after plans to increase passengers at the airport from 18M per year to 19M were approved by the local council in December. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and…

Network Rail has released images showing further progress on the new Inverness Airport station.

Since the start of work in October 2021, the new £14M station at Inverness Airport has seen extensive site clearance, the creation of embankments and the installation of the foundations for what will be one of the…

St Albans councillors are opposing plans to expand Luton Airport due to environmental concerns.

Proposals put forward by airport owner Luton Rising involve expanding the existing terminal, building a second terminal and making best use of the existing runway. However, a report prepared by officers in St Albans ahead of a…

Campaigners opposing the expansion of Bristol Airport will take their fight against the plans to the High Court.

Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) has lodged an appeal against the Planning Inspectorate’s recent decision to approve the expansion, after raising more than £20,000 to cover legal fees. BAAN believes the expansion will…

Other UK airports planning expansions are likely to take a confidence hit following Leeds Bradford Airport's decision to pull its £150M expansion proposal, according to aviation experts.

Yesterday the airport’s chief executive Vincent Hodder announced that the airport is scrapping its plans due to the “excessive delays” and the decision to…

Plans for a major expansion at Leeds Bradford Airport have been scrapped following months of intense scrutiny.

The airport’s chief executive Vincent Hodder announced that the £150M expansion plans were being pulled in response to the “excessive delays” and the decision to hold a public inquiry into the development. Instead the…

The Department for Transport (DfT) will reveal the next steps for a Heathrow southern rail link when it publishes the long-awaited Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP).

Responding to a written question from Lord Berkeley, transport minister Baroness Vere confirmed that the DfT will “announce the process for securing a private sector…

Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has awarded a contract to a JV between Sisk and Lagan to undertake its €325M (£269M) Dublin Airport Airside and Landside civil engineering framework.

Lot 1 of the framework is part of DAA’s Capital Investment Programme for Dublin Airport, which includes infrastructure work being overseen by Bechtel…