“We know that X-rays are dangerous” and “statistically, there will be cases of skin cancer,” warns Dr. Michael Love, who directs a laboratory studying the X-ray department of biophysics at Johns Hopkins in the United States tells Le Parisien.
Another interesting article about airports.
That announcement alarming scientists who ask the question the safety of scanners used in airports!
Already in April this year researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have attracted the attention of the White House on “potentially serious risks to health” related to these scanners. She had replied that the scanners had been “thoroughly tested” by the health authorities and complying with safety standards in force.
But now, the problem is not the radiation doses received in depth … but the skin!
And this could lead to the development of skin cancer!
It is a phenomenon that primarily affects the United States where the aircraft is used regularly, just as the train home. 315 scanners are integral to X-rays that are currently used in 65 airports across the country, and nearly a hundred would soon enter service says Metro
And then, the technology used in France at Roissy Charles de Gaulle does not use X rays to radio waves but so-called “millimeter”, but would present no risk to their health.
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Budget airline Kiss Flights has collapsed, The British-company, based in Gatwick airport. Flew between Glasgow and Spain, the Canary Islands, Egypt, Turkey Cyprus, Greece and between Edinburgh and Corfu, Crete and Rhodes, along with Gatwick airport, Manchester and other UK airports.
Kiss Flights folded after its parent company Flight Options Ltd ceased trading at 5pm Budget. Kiss Flights was also part of the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Atol protection scheme, which kicks in when a travel company collapses, so travellers who have bookings with the company will be able to claim a full compensation under the (CAA) Atol protection scheme.
More than 60,000 travellers who had booked future flights with the company will receive refunds; several thousand who had booked package deals through the company could be left out of pocket.
Kiss Flights is the latest of a string of British travel companies to face problems and is the third British airline company to go bust in three months.
Travel experts have blamed the economic downturn and volcanic ash cloud which threw European travel companies into turmoil.
Around 11,000 Kiss Flights customers from across the UK were unable to return home after the firm ceased trading at 5pm on 18 August 2010.
Travel analyst expert Bob Atkinson, at holiday price comparison site travelsupermarket.com said:
“This is sadly yet another collapse in what could become a rash of company failures this autumn.”
Picture, thanks to ew4n
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Gatwick Airport parking
Gatwick Airport bosses have been ticked off for making people pay to ‘park’ – even when the car park is full.
Trading standards officers took action after a complaint from a driver who said he spent 20 minutes searching in vain for a space.
Gerald Steele, 63, was trying to use the multi-storey Gatwick Airport’s car park at Terminal Two so he could wave off a friend who was going on holiday.
He eventually gave up after realising the Gatwick Airport’s car park was full –but still had to fork out £2 to get out.
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Parking charges at airport
A WORD of warning to your readers who might be going to Gatwick Airport to collect visitors.
On Tuesday I decided to do a drive through the ‘pick up only’ area at Gatwick Airport to see if my guest was waiting for me.
She was not, so I exited the car park. Drive through time less than one minute – to be honest less than 30 seconds
On going around the block, my friend phoned to say she was now in the ‘pick up only’ area, so I drove into the ‘pick up only’ gatwick airport park to collect her… this took less than two minutes.
I put my ticket in the exit machine expecting the barrier to go straight up as I knew I had 10 minutes free time; to my amazement I was being charged £3.
I buzzed the intercom and was told somebody might be able to come and help me with my query.
Finally someone did turn up and told me the charge was correct as I had been through before (number plate recognition) and although the gentleman could not explain why if I had only been there in total for less than three minutes that I should be charged, he did agree he thought £1 a minute was excessive and unfair but there was nothing he could do about it.
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Gatwick Airport Parking
At the moment Gatwick airport handles just over 25 million passengers a year, although this number is estimated to increase to 40 million by 2010. All this means that Gatwick’s airport’s car parks fill up quickly and if you want to get the top rates it’s wise to reserve early.
The great thing about anyone looking to park their car at Gatwick airport is that there are more than 26,000 to choose between. Nearly 2.5 million cars are parked at Gatwick airport per year, which means that you can expect to receive a reasonably good service.
Gatwick airport parking
Parking at Gatwick airport you’ll be able to find the perfect spot for your car and can be guaranteed an ideal location, low prices and top quality security.
To keep the cost of parking at Gatwick airport low why not book your Gatwick airport parking online which will means you can access prices starting from just £6.75 per day – that’s a saving of up to 60% off the price of paying at the parking gate.
Booking your Gatwick airport parking online is not only cost affective, it offers a wide range of parking at Gatwick Airport you’ll be able to find the perfect location for your car and can be guaranteed an spot, low prices and top quality security.
Here is a selection of car parks available at Gatwick Airport:
Airparks (both Gatwick Terminals)
Just 1 mile from both North and South terminals, the Gatwick Airparks car park offers you Park Mark awarded security (24hr staff patrols and CCTV) and a 24hr transfer service taking just 10 minutes to the North terminal and 15 minutes to the South terminal.
South Gatwick Airport Parking (Gatwick South Terminal)
The Long Stay South car park is the official on-airport car park for Gatwick South terminal. With a ‘Park Mark Safer Parking’ award and transfers taking just 4 minutes to the terminal, this is the hassle free option.
North Gatwick Airport Parking (Gatwick North Terminal)
This is the official on-airport car park for Gatwick North terminal. The Gatwick Long Stay North car park holds the ‘Park Mark Safer Parking’ award and offers transfers every 10 minutes which will get you to the terminal in just 10 minutes.
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