Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his ...

In a speech in Oxford this week, the chancellor claimed that a new runway at Heathrow could create up to 100,000 new jobs and ...

With another fatal plane crash in the headlines, many travelers may be worried about stepping onboard their next flight.

Ed Miliband has promised Britain will slash its climate emissions by more than 60pc by 2035 in a move that risks direct conflict with Rachel Reeves’s airport expansion plans.

Officials say Dubai International Airport saw a record 92.3 million passengers pass through its terminals in 2024 ...

Labour’s airport plan admits economic growth trumps carbon piety.

Plans to expand London's other airports are already further along than Heathrow's and have in the past been viewed as an ...

Rename Heathrow airport after Queen Elizabeth II to mark 100th birthday, says MP - Adam Jogee says it would be a ‘wonderful ...

To justify air travel emissions ballooning in the meantime, the aviation sector has promised a mix of “supply-side” measures, ...

Yvette Cooper has scrapped a £10 airport transit charge dubbed “devastating” by Heathrow Airport. The Home Secretary has rowed back on plans to extend the controversial electronic travel ...

Unlike almost all hub airports worldwide, the permit was deemed necessary even for passengers who were changing planes at Heathrow with no intention of going through passport control. Airport and ...

Now it’s been revealed that London Heathrow (LHR) was the world’s fourth busiest airport in 2024. A report by OAG has revealed the busiest global airports on the planet in 2024, and Heathrow ...