Airports
Biggin Hill to build a four-star hotel
London Biggin Hill Airport (Booth No.

London Biggin Hill Airport (Booth No. 3593) has finally received local government approval to build a 75-room hotel after 15 years of lobbying. According to the privately owned airport, the four-star hotel is vital to its growth strategy and that of its tenants–providing convenient accommodation for visiting flight crew, technical staff and other visitors.

The hotel, which is due to open in the spring of 2011, will include special rest areas for business aircraft crew needing some downtime between flights. Its restaurant will have a panoramic view across the historic airfield (a key Royal Air Force base in the Battle of Britain) and to the center of London, 12 miles to the north.