BAA said the rise in passenger numbers and the increase in the number of flights using Britain's biggest airport demonstrate the urgent need for extra capacity
7 Nov 2011:
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary shrugged off eurozone crisis saying price-sensitive passengers were switching to the budget airline
7 Nov 2011:
Ryanair announced a jump in six-month profits to £467m but said passenger numbers will fall 10% this month as it grounds more planes this winter
28 Aug 2011:
Managers insist Gatwick's position with regard to Heathrow will be threatened, undermining the benefits of breaking up BAA to provide more competition
19 Jul 2011:
BAA has warned it could seek a judicial review against the Competition Commission's decision on the south-east airport and either Edinburgh or Glasgow