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Heathrow could be forced to allow other firms to build third runway to cut costs

long-delayed expansion project at Europe’s busiest airport, which it said “would allow for direct

Government expands e-gate access to include younger children

long disruptions at some airports in Europe, [including Italy and Portugal](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78k9ke78ljo), in recent months, leading to warnings that new passport scanning systems could cause major delays

‘Nightmare’ queues and missed flights: readers report turbulent start to EU entry-exit system

airports say. The new rules have gradually been introduced in [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news) since October 2025, and came into effect on Friday in the Schengen countries – 25 of the EU’s 27 states plus

Portugal and Italy will not suspend digital border checks for Brits

Europe's new fingerprinting and facial scanning checks, the European Commission has confirmed. Recent reports had suggested the two countries were set to follow the example of Greece, which has effectively suspended biometric checks

Another flight leaves passengers behind due to border delays

long delays European airports. Ryanair said: "Should these passengers have presented at the boarding gate desk before it closed, they would have boarded this flight." Earlier this month, [EasyJet left passengers behind in a similar

Heathrow in talks with airlines to end row that could delay third runway

delay the £49bn plan to build a third runway at Europe’s busiest airport. Philip Jansen, who was appointed at the start of the year, is understood to have held meetings with the airport

Airlines demand UK relax noise rules and cut flight tax as fuel shortage looms

delay. The full list of demands has emerged in a briefing document, first reported by ITV News, prepared by the trade body Airlines UK on behalf of carriers including [British Airways](https://www.theguardian.com/business/britishairways), easyJet

Airlines can cancel flights in advance over fuel shortages, under new plans

airports and many globally. Carriers have become increasingly concerned about what would happen to their slots if they have to respond to fuel shortages in the coming months. In late April, the government said

New EU entry-exit system causing up to three-hour delays, say airports

long delays at some airports. On Sunday the BBC reported that more than 100 passengers were unable to board an easyJet flight from Milan to Manchester before it took off because of delays at passport

UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel

delays. New legislation would allow for actions such as consolidating schedules on routes where there are multiple flights to the same place on the same day, which could be put in place to stop last

The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages

long-haul routes – [especially those normally served by the major Gulf carriers](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn08x9lw0pzo), where a steep reduction in capacity has combined with high fuel prices to make tickets a lot more expensive

Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows

Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news). That number grew significantly between 2022 and 2024, when it peaked at 18,500. Just 10% of people applied for asylum at an airport or port, while 90% made a first

Same but different: how Xi and China welcomed Trump and Putin

airport by China’s vice-president, a largely ceremonial role, outside the Communist party’s real power structure, while Putin was welcomed by a sitting member of the politburo, the party’s top decision-making

‘The birds will fly away’: can Albania’s flamingo revolution keep its wetlands free from Trumps and tourists?

Europe but boasts some of its wildest landscapes. The combination has drawn in holidaymakers seeking cheap getaways – a record 12 million tourists visited Albania in 2025 – but the government has also successfully enticed elites

No summer border delays for Brits, Greek tourism minister says

delays at the border, even at the height of summer, the country's tourism minister has told the BBC. Olga Kefalogianni said the Greek government did not want visitors to be "burdened" by bureaucratic procedures

Your next flight could be more expensive as jet fuel costs soar

airport operators, sent a letter to the European Commission earlier this month warning that if "significant and stable" passage doesn't resume through the Strait of Hormuz by the end of April, "systemic jet fuel

Putin says Russia will bolster air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks

long-range drone launched by servicemen of the 9th Kairos Battalion of the "Madyar's Birds" from an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on May 16, 2026, hours before Moscow reported the major attack amid