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Terminal 5 opens
BAA's £4.3 billion Heathrow T5 officially opened for business today, over 15 years after formal planning applications were first submitted
Turboprop beats jet for VLM
Belgian carrier VLM has withdrawn its BAe146 jet aircraft from service, reverting to plying the LCY-Rotterdam route with its familar F50 turboprops
US carriers cut baggage allowance for domestic passengers
From May 5 both United and US Airways will begin charging some economy class domestic passengers when they check in more than one piece of baggage
Gatwick to lift "one-bag" rule
Gatwick airport is finally lifting restrictions limiting passengers to one piece of hand luggage, nearly three months after the limit was removed at other BAA airports
Jet confirms Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco schedules
After months of negotiations with the Chinese authorities Jet Airways is gearing up to launch its first transpacific service on May 5
Radisson SAS extends free internet access
Hotel brand Radisson SAS has extended its free internet access offering to non-residents visiting its properties for meetings
Sri Lankan Airlines launches FFP
Sri Lanka’s national carrier has announced the launch of its own frequent flyer programme, Smiles, which will start from April 1
Dot2Dot launches T5 service
Airport transfer firm Dot2Dot has announced a Terminal 5 door-to-door service
Just landed
Businesstraveller.com brings you stories from the lighter side of business travel. This week: Ritz-Carlton, Etihad Airways, Mandarin Oriental, Eos and British Airways
First mobile phone calls allowed on Emirates
The first authorised in-flight mobile phone calls were made today on an Emirates flight from Dubai to Casablanca