Questions have been raised about British Government plans to introduce enhanced screening for Ebola at major airports and terminals, after Gatwick said it knew nothing about the measures.

A lightning strike caused delays for hundreds of passengers at Gatwick Airport this morning – with some people having to wait two hours for their bags.

The number of passengers at Gatwick airport rose last month.

Flights are returning to normal at Dublin Airport this morning following disruptions yesterday as a result of a technical fault at an air traffic control centre in England.

The first stage of a £21m (€24.2m) revamp of Gatwick airport's South Terminal shopping area has opened to customers.

Budget airline Flybe today announced it had dropped direct flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick.

Aviation regulators will tomorrow provide the first indication of how much airlines will be charged for using London’s three main airports over the period 2014-19.

Passenger numbers at a leading holiday airport dipped very slightly last month, though only because February had 29 days in 2012.

Dublin Airport is this morning advising passengers travelling to the UK to check with their airline before travelling to the airport.

Bosses of Gatwick Airport in England said the airport’s pre-tax profits for the period April-September had reached £172m (€212.7m).

Gatwick could be handling 40 million passengers a year by 2021/22 and around 45 million by 2030, the West Sussex airport’s bosses said today.

Plane arrivals and take-offs at Britain's two biggest airports were largely unaffected by today's strike.

In the UK, the owners of Gatwick Airport have reported an operating profit of more than £95m (€106.7m).

Airports operator BAA said it delivered a “robust” financial performance in 2010 despite disruption caused by volcanic ash, strikes and snow.

HEAVY snow and sub-zero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland and causing hundreds of highway accidents.

A decision that could force airport operator BAA to comply with an order to sell three of its airports was restored by the Court of Appeal in the UK today.

A ruling which could force airport operator BAA to comply with an order to sell three of its airports will be made in the Court of Appeal today.

The impact of the British Airways cabin crew strikes was revealed today as the airline announced a 14.2% dip in passenger numbers in May 2010.

Lily Cole has swapped catwalk runways for those at an airport – to launch a talent search which will see new modelling careers take off.

Travellers face further problems today as clouds of volcanic ash forced airports to close across Europe and flights to be cancelled.

AER Lingus is showing signs of improvement this year but its Gatwick and Belfast bases are struggling with losses.

Low-cost airline easyJet today lost the latest round of its legal battle over what it has described as an “exorbitant” increase in airport charges at Gatwick.

The £1.51bn (€1.66bn) sale of Gatwick airport was formally completed today, with unions anxious that the new owners preserve jobs and protect working conditions.

UK airports operator BAA today unveiled a deal to sell Gatwick to the owner of London City Airport for just over £1.5bn (€1.65bn).

British airports operator BAA said the recovery in market conditions continued last month after figures showed it handled 13 million passengers, a fall of 2.6% on last year.

EasyJet and Virgin Atlantic may join forces to make a £2.5bn (€2.9bn) bid for Gatwick Airport, it was reported today.

Airport operator BAA put the For Sale sign up over Gatwick airport today in a move likely to spark a lively bidding war.

Richard Branson's airline, Virgin Atlantic, has said it would "relish" the chance to buy Gatwick Airport after heavily-criticised airport operator BAA put it up for sal today.

Richard Branson’s airline Virgin Atlantic today confirmed its interest in bidding for Gatwick Airport as part of a consortium.

PASSENGERS at Dublin airport are experiencing the worst delays for five years, new figures show.

The London market was under renewed pressure today as fears over higher interest rates in the United States offset strong gains from BAA and Vodafone.

British airports operator BAA today said hurricanes in the United States and the Caribbean failed to hold back its business last month.

Passengers using Gatwick airport were today advised to check in as normal despite another strike by baggage handlers in a long running dispute over workloads and the suspension of a union official.

Mick Channon’s decision to run Gatwick again only four days after he landed a gamble at Goodwood paid off in dramatic fashion at Haydock.

Gatwick, who landed a big gamble at Goodwood on Tuesday, is set to make a quick reappearance in the £90,000 (€133,700) totesport Silver Bowl at Haydock Park on Saturday.

MARCUS TREGONING sent out the winner of the Letheby & Christopher Predominate Stakes for the second year running yesterday as Manyana improved considerably for the application of a tongue strap.

BRITISH airports operator BAA said yesterday a record 133.4 million passengers used its seven sites during the last financial year.

STAR performers such as Hardy Eustace, Harbour Pilot and Moscow Flyer are likely to be attracted by record prize money of €1.7m at the four-day Punchestown Festival next month.

The SARS crisis and the effects of the Iraq war drove long-haul passenger numbers down last month, figures from airport operator BAA revealed today.

British Airways is scrapping or suspending 190 services, including 36 flights to America, after the US terror attacks.

A body has been found in the wheel well of a US Airways jet at San Francisco International Airport.