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London's Gatwick airport shut by 'deliberate' drone raid amid holiday rush

London's Gatwick airport shut by 'deliberate' drone raid amid holiday rush

Gatwick airport is closed to aircraft following multiple sightings of illegal drones, disrupting flights for as many as 115,000 people on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

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Bali, business and a fading boom: this is how Perth people fly
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Bali, business and a fading boom: this is how Perth people fly

Perth’s love affair with Bali appears to be at an all time high, with the number of flights to the holiday island increasing by 450 per cent in the past decade.

  • by Heather McNeill
Blood on the tarmac: Avalon Airport tests emergency response
Airports

Blood on the tarmac: Avalon Airport tests emergency response

As shock swept across their blood-stained faces, a plane passenger's worst nightmare played out in front of their very eyes.

  • by Erin Pearson
Strong winds causing headaches for Sydney airport, train and ferry users

Strong winds causing headaches for Sydney airport, train and ferry users

Thousands of travellers have been delayed at Sydney Airport as windy conditions forced the airport to alter its operations.

  • by Rachel Clun & Jenny Noyes
Danger when slipping fake designer handbags through the airport
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Opinion

Danger when slipping fake designer handbags through the airport

With the holiday season just around the corner, excitement is building about the souvenirs and novelty gifts to buy. Australians returning home from overseas however, need to be careful about what they bring back.

  • by Alison and Jillian Barrett
Sydney Airport named Australia's best capital city airport for second year running
Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport named Australia's best capital city airport for second year running

The debate of which city is better, Sydney or Melbourne, may still be unsettled - but Sydney has the upper hand when it comes to airports, according to an industry body.

  • by Maani Truu
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Democracy of air travel wins out over jingoism
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Opinion

Democracy of air travel wins out over jingoism

Why not fair dinkum priority boarding for poets, climate scientists, refugee advocates?

  • by Ian Warden
Air travel is about to get even less glamorous
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Airports

Air travel is about to get even less glamorous

Savour the boutique shopping and caviar bar at your next visit to an airport. Outside the walled gardens of business-class lounges, the future of aviation is likely to be a whole lot more functional.

  • by David Fickling
Qantas under pressure to salute veterans on flights
Aviation

Qantas under pressure to salute veterans on flights

Qantas is facing calls to match Virgin's decision to give priority boarding to war veterans and salute them before take-off.  

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Regional WA flight crew 'dismissed unclear warnings' before take-off

Regional WA flight crew 'dismissed unclear warnings' before take-off

An investigation into the incident began, with the flight crew reporting they had flown the plane into Esperance the evening before the incident without an issue.

  • by Jake Dietsch
Here's what Canberra biosecurity stopped from coming into the country
Airports

Here's what Canberra biosecurity stopped from coming into the country

More than 1800 items were seized by biosecurity during 2017-18 at Canberra Airport

  • by Andrew Brown