MARKET REPORT: Dixons falls after pulling the plug on airport shops

Shares in Dixons Carphone slumped after the Government’s much-criticised decision to end duty-free shopping led it to close its travel arm. The electricals retailer said the lost tax break, combined with the collapse in tourists using airports, meant the business and its 35 shops were no longer profitable. It does not expect passenger numbers to … Read more

Lizzo shows off her curves in a white dress while dancing on an airport tarmac

Lizzo shows off her curves in a white dress while dancing next to a private jet… as she celebrates album spending TWO YEARS on the Billboard charts By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 23:48 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 00:14 BST, 26 April 2021 She began her birthday celebrations early over the weekend despite … Read more

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky take off in a helicopter from the Sydney Airport heliport

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky have been travelling between Sydney and Byron Bay while they both work on projects in the Harbour City.  On Sunday, the actor, 37, and his Spanish actress wife, 44, flew in style aboard a helicopter.  The couple were took from from the heliport at Sydney Airport on what was Anzac … Read more

Eric Andre says he was victim of racial profiling at Atlanta airport by police officers

Actor/comedian Eric Andre said he was racially profiled while in line to depart for a plane at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday, by a pair of police officers with the Clayton County Police Department. The 38-year-old actor said he was in line for his flight when the officers asked for his consent to search … Read more

Heathrow told dedicate terminal to red list arrivals amid claims airport is Covid ‘breeding ground’

Ministers want Heathrow to dedicate a terminal to passengers arriving from ‘red list’ countries amid fears the airport has become a Covid ‘breeding ground’.  The Home Office is keen for Terminal 4 — which has been shut since last year — to process travellers from coronavirus hotspots with troublesome virus variants.  Officials are bracing for … Read more

FedEx shooting: ‘Multiple victims’ after shots fired at facility near Indianapolis airport 

‘Multiple casualties’ are confirmed after gunman opens fire inside a FedEx facility near Indianapolis Airport before killing himself A number of people have been taken to hospital for their injuries late Thursday evening, police confirmed Officers say they came in contact with an active shooter after they were called shortly after 11pm The male gunman … Read more

FedEx shooting: ‘Multiple victims’ after shots fired at facility near Indianapolis airport 

‘Multiple casualties’ are confirmed after gunman opens fire inside a FedEx facility near Indianapolis Airport before killing himself A number of people have been taken to hospital for their injuries late Thursday evening, police confirmed Officers say they came in contact with an active shooter after they were called shortly after 11pm The male gunman … Read more

Passenger collapses at Heathrow airport ‘after waiting in seven-hour queue’

A passenger collapsed at Heathrow Airport following a ‘seven-hour wait’ as travellers are forced to queue up due to coronavirus checks at the border, it has been claimed. Around 800 border staff are working at Heathrow and that all are currently in work subject to the normal reasons for absence, according to the Immigration Services … Read more

Hollywood star Matt Damon gives an airport employee a bear hug

He is known as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.  And Oscar winner Matt Damon, 50, proved it yet again on Sunday, when he was seen giving an airport employee a bear hug.  The Good Will Hunting star embraced the fan after landing via private jet in Sydney with his A-list pal, Chris Hemsworth. Mr … Read more

Passengers film chaotic scenes in Islamabad Airport as hundreds race to reach UK

This was the chaotic scene in Pakistan last night as thousands of travellers raced home to the UK to beat today’s hotel quarantine deadline as cases spiked in the country. Airline staff were forced to stand on check-in desks and urge people to form in orderly lines with one person in the scrum as ‘the worst experience … Read more