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Heathrow Airport reveals record year for passenger numbers – prompting climate warning from ‘speechless’ campaigners | Science, Climate & Tech News

A record number of people travelled through Heathrow last year – a trend the airport is celebrating but which others say is a cause for alarm.

A record 83.9 million flyers made their way through the west London airport last year, its management said.

The figure is 4.7 million higher than 2023, and 3 million more than the previous record from 2019.

The airport expects the figure to reach a new record in 2025, with further growth forecasted.

It comes after new research warned passenger numbers in Europe are soaring in the wrong direction.

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By 2050, passenger air traffic from EU airports will more than double compared with 2019, undermining the industry’s own green initiatives, Transport and Environment (T&E) said.

The campaign group warns the “exponential growth” will offset any gains made by increased energy efficiency and sustainable fuels, with the industry on course to burn through 59% more fuel in 2050 than in 2019.

The airline industry, responsible for about 2.5% of global carbon emissions, has vowed to use more sustainable
fuels. But scaling these has so far proved difficult and expensive.

The sector has rejected calls to curb growth, saying it is essential to economic development and connecting people around the world.

Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye said: “2024 was an exciting and a record-breaking year at Heathrow.

He pledged investment in “the kind of facilities our passengers and airlines are looking for” and innovative projects to ensure the airport “delivers for the whole of the UK”.

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T&E said the EU’s target to slash emissions is “meaningless” without sufficient policies to tackle emissions from aviation.

It is calling for an end to airport infrastructure growth, cuts to business travel, disincentives to deter frequent flying and to a reversal of “under-taxation of the sector”.

Jo Dardenne, aviation director at T&E, said: “The numbers leave you speechless. The aviation industry’s plans for growth are completely irreconcilable with Europe’s climate goals and the scale of the climate crisis.”

She added: “A paradigm shift and real climate leadership are needed now to address the problem, or Europe’s planes will be eating up everyone else’s resources. The credibility of the sector is on the line.”

Flights grounded at Edinburgh Airport due to air traffic control issue | UK News

All flights to and from Edinburgh Airport have been grounded due to an IT issue within air traffic control.

In a post on X, an airport spokesperson said engineers are working to resolve the issue.

“Passengers should continue to check their flight status with their airline before travelling to the airport,” it said.

The issue appeared to start after 2pm, with more than 150 flights scheduled to depart from and arrive at the airport this evening.

At least 30 of these flights have been cancelled, with several others diverted to Manchester and Glasgow. Others have been estimated to depart after 6.30pm.

It is not the only disruption the airport may face in the run-up to Christmas.

North Air fuel tanker drivers based at Edinburgh Airport are planning to walk out for almost three weeks in a dispute over pay.

The industrial action led by Unite will begin at 5am on 18 December and end at 4.59am on 6 January.

The pay dispute relates to a rejected 4.5% pay offer by North Air after “years of below-inflation pay increases”, according to Unite.

North Air is the only fuel supply company for airlines flying out of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Airport – which served 14.4 million passengers last year – is used by 35 airlines flying to 152 destinations.

Man suspected of supplying small boats for Channel migrant crossings arrested at Amsterdam airport | UK News

A man accused of being a major supplier of the boats and engines used by cross-Channel people smugglers to bring migrants to the UK has been arrested.

The Turkish national, 44, was held at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Wednesday and faces extradition to Belgium to face human smuggling charges, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.

He is suspected of supplying the engines and boats used by traffickers to bring migrants across the Channel.

The equipment was shipped from Turkey and stored in Germany before being brought to northern France when needed.

NCA director general Rob Jones hailed the arrest as an “important milestone” in one of its most “significant investigations into organised immigration crime”.

“We suspect that this individual is a major supplier of boats and engines to the smugglers operating in Belgium and northern France,” he said.

“The types of vessels and engines we see used in making these crossings are highly dangerous and completely unfit for open water.

“At least 50 people are known to have died this year as a result. There is no legitimate use for them.”

More than 32,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the Channel.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described the arrest as a “significant piece of the jigsaw” in tackling Channel crossings, but added: “I’m not pretending it’s the silver bullet.”

He vowed the government would “treat people smugglers like terrorists” as he announced an extra £75m for his border security command during a speech at the Interpol general assembly in Glasgow last week.

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “We will relentlessly pursue the criminal smuggling gangs making millions out of small boat crossings that undermine our border security and put lives at risk.

“This major investigation shows how important it is for our crime fighting agencies to be working hand in glove with our international partners to get results.”

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The NCA said it is leading around 70 ongoing investigations into networks or people “in the top tier” of organised immigration crime or people trafficking and stressed the importance of working with its counterparts in Europe.

A spokesperson for the public prosecutor’s office of West Flanders said: “International cooperation is crucial in the fight against human smuggling, and the arrest of this suspect through close cooperation with our UK and Dutch partners demonstrates our ongoing commitment to partnership working.

“Human smuggling criminals do not respect national borders, and we will relentlessly pursue these criminals through working internationally.”

Luton Airport car park fire report reveals how blaze started – and how it could have been ‘limited’ | UK News

A huge fire that tore through a multi-storey car park at Luton Airport could have been put out faster if a sprinkler system had been installed, a report has found.

Four firefighters were injured in the blaze which destroyed 1,352 vehicles on 10 October 2023 and led to flights in and out of the airport being temporarily grounded.

The fire began in a red Range Rover, which already had “light smoke” coming out of it as it entered through the barriers shortly before 9pm, according to an incident report by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

The driver of the diesel vehicle did not notice the issue until they had reached the third floor of the Terminal 2 car park, when flames appeared from the front of the car, the report said.

A red Range Rover Sport car on fire at at London Luton Airport (LLA) Terminal Car Park 2.
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A red Range Rover on fire at Luton Airport Terminal 2 car park.
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A map showing Terminal Car Park 2 at Luton Airport

While the owner did try to stop the fire, it spread to other parked vehicles.

The report concluded that while a sprinkler system was not mandatory in the car park, it would have helped tackle the fire.

“If a suitable sprinkler system had been installed, it may have changed and delayed the pattern of fire spread, increasing the chances of a successful outcome once firefighting operations had begun,” the report said.

It added: “A combination of the wind spreading the fire through the open-sided car park, the impact of running fuel fires, and the early onset of signs of structural collapse all prevented internal offensive firefighting from continuing and contributed to the significant scale of the fire and subsequent financial loss.”

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Shocking footage from last year as the fire engulfed the car park

A previous report found that the fire started by accident, most likely caused by an “electrical fault or component failure” in the car’s engine bay.

When fire crews first arrived at the scene there were multiple vehicles on fire and by 9.37pm about 80% of the third floor was ablaze and a major incident was declared.

One agency worker had to be rescued at about 10pm after they used their “status as an airport worker” to enter the building in a desperate attempt to save their car, the report said.

The employee was safely removed but treated for smoke inhalation.

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The Terminal 2 car park was later fully demolished. Pic: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

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The event was described as “one of the more significant” fires within the area for many years.

More than 100 firefighters battled the blaze at its height.

The car park partially collapsed during the incident and was later fully demolished.

Second police officer under investigation after Manchester Airport incident | UK News

A second Greater Manchester Police officer is under criminal investigation for assault relating to an incident at Manchester Airport last month, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said.

It comes after a video emerged of a man appearing to be kicked and punched by a police officer at the airport on July 23.

Nine days later, the IOPC said an officer was under criminal investigation following the incident.

The IOPC said they had since received a further referral from Greater Manchester Police on August 6 of a complaint “detailing several allegations, from one of the people involved”.

The said this had resulted in a criminal investigation into a second officer.

The second police officer is also being investigated for potential gross misconduct for alleged breaches of police professional standards including their use of force, the IOPC added.

The IOPC said part of the investigation will look into the force used against three members of the public – two men and a woman – who were part of the initial incident, during which the two men were arrested

It will also look into the force used during an incident shortly after, during which two men were arrested and one of the individuals was pepper sprayed.

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Just Stop Oil activists arrested at Gatwick Airport after departure gate protest | UK News

Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested at Gatwick airport after using suitcases with lock-on devices to try and block a departure gate.

Seven activists entered the airport’s southern terminal at around 8am, the protest group said, as an image showed the protesters sitting on the floor and blocking an entrance.

A London Gatwick spokesperson said at around 9.15am that the airport “is open and operating normally today”, adding: “There are a small number of protestors at the airport who have now been arrested and are being removed from the airport.”

Video posted by Just Stop Oil also shows travellers walking over the activists, whose hands were seen inside the lock-on devices.

“As long as political leaders fail to take swift and decisive action to protect our communities from the worst effects of climate breakdown, Just Stop Oil supporters, working with other groups internationally, will take the proportionate action necessary to generate much needed political pressure,” the group said in a statement.

“This summer, areas of key importance to the fossil fuel economy will be declared sites of civil resistance around the world.”

The group added the protest at Gatwick comes as part of the international campaign Oil Kills, and said 21 groups across 12 countries have demonstrated at 17 airports so far.

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Just Stop Oil said the international campaign follows reports that the world saw its hottest days on record two days in a row last week.

It comes after two Just Stop Oil activists were found guilty of criminal damage last week after throwing soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting.

Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland, both aged 22, threw a can of Heinz tomato soup over the masterpiece at the National Gallery in London in October 2022.

Police watchdog opens criminal investigation into officer filmed kicking man at Manchester Airport | UK News

A criminal investigation has been launched into the police officer filmed kicking and stamping on a man at Manchester Airport.

The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said it was investigating the officer caught on camera earlier this week.

A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer was suspended on Thursday after the footage was shared widely on social media.

It showed an officer kicking and stamping on the head of a man who was lying face down on the floor, with a woman kneeling beside him.

The officer was later filmed pepper-spraying another man before wrestling him to the ground.

Police said three of their officers had been assaulted, including a female constable who suffered a broken nose, and four men were arrested.

Mr Burnham has previously urged people to remain calm in their response to the footage.

The mayor told the BBC that the full footage of the incident showed a “fast-moving and complicated” situation that was not “clear cut”.

He added: “There are issues for both sides, but that said, it is right the officer has been suspended.”

Paul Waugh, the Labour MP for Rochdale, said while there was “clearly deep concern”, he warned against the issue being hijacked by extremists.

He pointed out that the family of the man who was kicked have also appealed for calm following protests that saw demonstrators blocking tram lines and roads in Manchester, adding that “they have no political agenda”.

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Police officer kicks and stamps on man’s head at Manchester Airport | UK News

A police officer armed with a Taser kicked and stamped on a man’s head as he was lying face down on the ground at Manchester Airport.

A second man was also struck by the officer.

The incident was filmed and has been widely circulated on social media.

Following the incident, Assistant Chief Constable Wasim Chaudhry of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said one officer “has been removed from operational duties”.

But, it is understood the officer has not been suspended.

ACC Chaudhry said: “We know that a film of an incident at Manchester Airport that is circulating widely shows an event that is truly shocking, and that people are rightly extremely concerned about.

“The use of such force in an arrest is an unusual occurrence and one that we understand creates alarm.”

Still of GMP arrest at Manchester Airport

GMP said officers had been responding to reports of an assault at Terminal 2 at 8.25pm on Tuesday.

“The alleged suspect was seen on CCTV at a ticket machine in the car park and officers attended the location to arrest him,” ACC Chaudhry said.

During the response, police said three officers were assaulted. One female officer suffered a broken nose, while the other officers were forced to the ground and suffered injuries that required hospital treatment.

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Earlier, GMP said “as the attending officers were firearms officers, there was a clear risk during this assault of their firearms being taken from them”. They said they “acknowledged the concerns of the conduct within the video”.

Four men have been arrested over the incident. Two on suspicion of assault, assault of an emergency worker, affray, and obstructing police and another two on suspicion of affray and assault of an emergency worker.

One man ‘pinned against the wall’

Eyewitness Amar told Sky News he had heard shouting as he was turning the corner in the area. He heard: “You’re under arrest, you’re wanted.”

He said he then saw one man being “pinned against the wall”, before “pushing and shoving.”

Amar said he believes it was then that the man’s brother came “running over” – before being pushed to the floor and “kicked” by police.

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Manchester Airport said: “We are aware of an incident involving Greater Manchester Police officers that took place yesterday and, as a result, the force is investigating the matter.

“We will support the investigation in any way possible.”

Police said they are making “a voluntary referral of our policing response to the Independent Office of Police Conduct”.

Home Office minister Dame Diana Johnson said: “I am aware of disturbing footage from an incident at Manchester Airport… and understand the public concern it has prompted. I have asked for a full update from Greater Manchester Police.”

Nicki Minaj arrested at Netherlands airport hours before Co-op Live show in Manchester | Ents & Arts News

Music star Nicki Minaj has been arrested at an airport in the Netherlands hours before she was due to perform in front of thousands of fans at Co-op Live in Manchester.

The American rapper, 41, was detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possession of soft drugs.

She was later released from custody just before 9pm but she will have to pay an undisclosed fine for “illegally exporting soft drugs from the Netherlands to another country”, Dutch police told Sky News.

In a series of social media posts on X and Instagram, Minaj earlier claimed police said they found drugs in her luggage after items were checked by customs.

She wrote on X that “they said they found weed”. She also claimed “they took my luggage without consent” and “they’re trying to keep me from MANCHESTER”.

The messages also included one where she wrote: “This is Amsterdam btw, where weed is legal.”

The star, whose hit songs include Starships, Super Bass and Anaconda, also filmed what appeared to be an airport official asking her to have her luggage checked.

Minaj later wrote: “It’s a 45 minute to an hour flight. So they’re probably trying to stall for about 4 hours.”

And she added: “Now they said I have to go 5 mins away to make a statement about my security to the police precinct.”

She has not posted on X since.

Asked about Minaj, Robert van Kapel, a spokesman for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee military police, earlier told Sky News’ US partner network NBC News: “We can confirm that we have arrested a 41-year-old American woman at Schiphol Airport because of possession of soft drugs.”

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It is unclear if Minaj’s show at Co-op Live has been affected.

A post on the venue’s X account said shortly after 5.15pm: “Please note that general admission and premium doors for tonight’s Nicki Minaj show will now open at 19:00.”

Connor Wynne, who is a fan of the singer, was in the front row and was hopeful he would see her perform tonight.

He told Sky News: “So the organisers… haven’t really told us anything at the moment, like what’s going on with it. But we’re waiting to find out if she’s going to come. We’re hopeful because we’ve all been let into the arena and it’s filling up nicely as well. And we’ve got a good space. So let’s pray and hope that she does arrive.”

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As part of her Pink Friday World Tour, Minaj is due to perform in Birmingham on Sunday, followed by a concert at London’s O2 arena next Tuesday.

Then on Wednesday, she is due to play in Glasgow followed by a gig on Thursday, again at the Co-op Live in Manchester.

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The beleaguered £365m arena – the UK’s largest indoor entertainment venue – opened earlier this month after it was plagued by a series of problems.

There had been weeks of setbacks, cancellations and postponements, before live music finally got under way there on 14 May when Manchester rock band Elbow took to the stage.

The problems included part of the building’s ventilation and air conditioning system falling to the ground from the ceiling during a soundcheck in early May.

The 23,500-capacity venue was initially due to fully open with two Peter Kay stand-up shows on 23 and 24 April, but these dates were pushed back when problems emerged at a test event headlined by Ricky Astley.

The arena then planned for US rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie to open the arena on 1 May, but it was called off just over an hour before his performance and after doors had opened to fans – because the ventilation system became detached.

The ventilation issue meant scheduled performances by US pop star Olivia Rodrigo and British band Keane were postponed, while a series of shows by Take That were moved to the AO Arena in Manchester.

Long delays at Gatwick Airport after system outage grounds flights | UK News

Flights were grounded and passengers faced hours of delays at Gatwick Airport on Saturday following a system outage.

Travellers reported planes being stuck on the tarmac at the West Sussex airport after problems emerged around 8am this morning.

Dozens of departures and arrivals appeared to be affected, with football fans travelling to Premier League matches among those experiencing issues.

Gatwick Airport has apologised, saying the delays were the result of an “outage” to a National Air Traffic Services (NATS) system.

It comes just months after widespread disruption affected thousands of passengers at airports in August, with NATS chief executive then blaming a “one in 15 million” technical glitch.

Danny Bellringer, 45, was travelling from Dublin with fellow Brighton fans for the game against Burnley when the group was told their Aer Lingus flight would be delayed by at least two hours.

The oil rig worker said: “There’s not a huge amount we can do – we’re kind of used to it when travelling over from Ireland to the UK for games, (it) very rarely goes completely smoothly.”

Padraic Mac Aonghusa, 24, said fellow passengers on his Ryanair flight from Dublin were “angry” when the pilot announced there would be a delay due to the issues at Gatwick.

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A London Gatwick spokesperson said: “There was an outage to a local NATS system earlier this morning which has now been rectified.

“Some passengers may experience delays. We apologise for any inconvenience.”

The spokesperson added that one flight was cancelled and two were diverted from Gatwick.