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		<title>ACL launches slottrade.aero &#8211; the world’s first airport slot trading web portal</title>
		<link>http://www.airportsinformationblog.co.uk/airport-news/acl-launches-slottrade-aero-the-world%e2%80%99s-first-airport-slot-trading-web-portal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) today launched its new slot trading web portal (slottrade.aero) at the 126th IATA Schedules Conference in Berlin.  SlotTrade is aimed at making the previous ‘grey market’ in airport slots more open, efficient and transparent.  The slottrade.aero website allows airlines to advertise available and desired slots in a secure and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French Air Traffic Controllers strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if we haven’t got enough problems with the snow affecting flights, the French Air Traffic Controllers are on strike between 00:01 hrs to 23:59 hrs (French local time) today, Wednesday 13th January.
Delays and cancellations may affect flights operating to or from France and flying over France.
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		<title>Thank you Flybe</title>
		<link>http://www.airportsinformationblog.co.uk/airline-news/thank-you-flybe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a nightmare for travellers, road, rail and air, this snow has been. It has to have been the worst snow for around 15 years in England and about 30 years in Scotland and it appears it&#8217;s not over yet.
Apologies to anyone checking this website over the last couple of weeks for airport updates but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather causes travel misery at airports &#8211; tips to help</title>
		<link>http://www.airportsinformationblog.co.uk/airport-news/weather-causes-travel-misery-at-airports-tips-to-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[airport news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The past five days have been horrendous for airline passengers. Snow and ice has caused absolute misery and cast doubts over travel plans.
While it is impossible for this blog to stay completely up-to-date with every diversion, cancellation and operations at all the UK airports, the following tips will hopefully prove helpful and guide you to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Severe weather causing disruptions at UK airports</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bad weather is causing disruptions at many of the UK’s airports. Currently the runways at Gatwick airport, London City Airport and Luton are temporarily closed.
Luton Airport has suspended flights until 20:30 and is advising passengers to contact their airlines for information about their flights. For up-to-date information about Luton Airport flights check here http://www.london-luton.co.uk/emergency/
Gatwick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAA issues firework safety warning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[airport news]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As bonfire night approaches the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a firework safety warning.
The warning covers the setting off of fireworks in close proximity to airports, which can hit aircraft or dazzle and distract pilots – at least eight aircraft have been struck by fireworks since 2000.
Endangering an aircraft with fireworks is a criminal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy airport names, would you fly from any of these airports?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skyscanner has compiled a list of strange airport names from the funniest to the rudest and the downright ridiculous!
Here’s just a selection of the dodgiest sounding airports. Would you want to fly from any of these?
1.     Mafia Airport (MFA), Tanzania
2.     Slave Lake Airport (YZH), Canada
3.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flybe urges government to delay APD increase</title>
		<link>http://www.airportsinformationblog.co.uk/airport-news/flybe-urges-government-to-delay-apd-increase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ After last week’s decision by the Dutch government to  abolish Air Passenger duty, Flybe is calling on Alastair Darling to postpone the planned increase in APD due in November.
Mike Rutter, Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer said: “Flybe is not innocent enough to think that the UK government will follow the Dutch lead and abolish APD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK airports see first fall in passenger numbers for 17 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year saw the number of passengers handled by UK airports fall for the first time in 17 years.
Figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) show that UK airports handled 235 million passengers during 2008, a fall of 1.9 percent (4.6 million passengers) on 2007. The largest fall in passenger numbers was seen in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAA warning on dangers goods after wheelchair blaze at Manchester Airport</title>
		<link>http://www.airportsinformationblog.co.uk/airline-news/caa-warning-on-dangers-goods-after-wheelchair-blaze-at-manchester-airport/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CAA is yet again highlighting the risks posed to aircraft from dangerous goods being taken on to aircraft.
The warning comes after an electric wheelchair caught fire at Manchester airport on 7 September. Baggage staff spotted blue sparks from the wheelchair when unloading the plane. The chair was removed from the aircraft and burst into [...]]]></description>
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