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Dispute at Prestwick Airport ends after 6.5% pay deal accepted

Union members at Prestwick Airport have voted to accept a 6.5% pay deal, ending the threat of strike action. Unite halted a walkout planned for August 12 to allow talks to continue, eventually reaching a deal. It will increase overall pay, which ...

18 Aug 2022 at 13:18

Scotland

Strike action planned for Prestwick airport as union protests over ‘rock bottom pay’

Workers at Prestwick airport are set to go on strike in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay, one of the country’s biggest trade unions has said. Unite said it will ballot its members over claims that Prestwick airport’s management has ...

06 Jul 2022 at 16:03

Scotland

Expression of interest made in sale of Prestwick Airport

An expression of interest has been made to buy the Scottish Government-owned Prestwick Airport, MSPs have been told. The airport was brought into public ownership in 2013 for £1, with the intent for it to return to the private sector ...

06 Dec 2023 at 14:07

Jet flames on plane’s wing ignited by fuel leak, investigators find

Jet flames ignited by fuel leak, investigators find

The wing of a passenger plane travelling from Edinburgh to New York partly ignited due to fuel escaping, a report has found. Video footage captured by a passenger as the jet diverted to Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire, showed ...

18 Jul 2024 at 12:38

Scotland

Prestwick Airport ‘financially strong’ despite sale failing – Forbes

Glasgow Prestwick Airport is in a financially strong position, Kate Forbes has said after the latest attempt to sell the Government-owned business fell through. The Finance Secretary said the Scottish Government decided not to ...

20 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

Minister reveals ‘potential interest’ in Glasgow Prestwick Airport purchase

Other potential bidders have come forward who could purchase Glasgow Prestwick Airport after an expression of interest was received last year, MSPs have been told. Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray said that “commercial ...

17 Jan 2024 at 16:02

Scotland

Man, 83, dies after being hit by lorry

An 83-year-old man has died after he was hit by a lorry in Ayrshire on Friday. Police were called to Ayr Road in Prestwick at around 9.25am after reports of a man being struck by a lorry. Emergency services were called but ...

09 Sept 2022 at 21:47

Scotland

Interest in sale of Prestwick Airport but no ‘going offers’ on table, MSPs told

There is ongoing interest in a private sector purchase of Prestwick Airport but no “going offers” are currently on the table, a Holyrood committee has been told. However a Conservative MSP said he has heard there has been ...

10 May 2023 at 11:53

Human leg found on beach in South Ayrshire

Police are investigating after a human leg was found on a beach. Officers were called to the scene on Prestwick Beach in South Ayrshire on the morning of June 10. Police Scotland said investigations are under way. A ...

16 Jun 2025 at 13:15

Heathrow ‘needs improvement’ in how disabled flyers are treated, regulator says

Heathrow “needs improvement” in how it assists passengers with disabilities or reduced mobility, a regulator has found. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which conducted the assessment, also gave the same rating ...

26 Jun 2025 at 11:01

Scotland

Bid for Prestwick Airport under consideration, Swinney confirms

A bidder is in talks to purchase Prestwick Airport, John Swinney has confirmed. The publicly-owned airport was sold to the Scottish Government for £1 in 2013 with the intention that it be returned to the private ...

26 Mar 2025 at 15:51

Scotland

Remains discovered on Scottish beach ‘linked to body found in Northern Ireland’

A human leg which was discovered on a beach in South Ayrshire two weeks ago is understood to relate to a body found in a coastal part of Northern Ireland in May. The limb was found on Prestwick beach on June 10,...

01 Jul 2025 at 11:30

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