Europe’s busiest airports could carry 28 million more passengers every year without further expansion or extra runways, a report claimed today.

The European Commission has warned airports of looming regulation to prevent a repeat of the Christmas travel chaos.

The EU Commission today slammed Europe's air travel disruption as unacceptable and urged airports to "get serious" about better planning for bad weather.

THE European Commission has given airlines the green light to seek state aid to help meet the cost of the estimated €2.5 billion compensation bill incurred during the recent volcanic ash cloud crisis.

The European Commission today signalled approval of state aid for airlines in the wake of the volcanic ash crisis – as long as it does not amount to “unfair assistance” undermining competition.

IN the ageless contest between man and nature, nature reasserted its primacy for an entire week, crippling air travel around the world and sending shudders through the global economy.

Air travellers hit by the grounding of all flights by the volcanic ash threat can still claim most of their EU rights even though the disruption is beyond airlines’ control, the European Commission confirmed tonight.

'Fall Out Boy' star Pete Wentz has hit back at a lawsuit claiming he assaulted a fan after a gig - insisting his accuser is just trying to make "a quick payoff".

The National Audit office today blamed the European Commission and the UK government for lax controls on EU spending after Europe’s financial watchdog refused to clear the accounts for the 13th year running.

Lobbyists frequently rule Brussels and after years of promising to take action, the European Commission is to introduce a register of the 15,000 or so working daily in the EU capital.

An EU official today expressed concern that Turkey’s reforms were slowing and urged the government not to lose its commitment to the European Union.