Wonderful, we thought, after the impersonal British airport we'd come from.

You can fly from virtually any British airport and there's a good range of carriers.

About 2 million people bought shares in the company, which manages seven major British airports.

This still forms the basis of controlling passenger movements at British airports today.

The company operated charters from most British airports but by 1961 had ceased operating.

There are sovereign wealth funds around the world that would be only too happy to invest in significant long-term yield from a British airport.

Jet2 (0871 964 0016; jet2.com) flies from six British airports from £14.99 one way.

Q. Were you satisfied with the response of British airports to the snow this winter?

Travelers leaving British airports will pay a departure tax starting in October.

In 1946, Lamason was asked to be the lead pilot to test the flight paths for a new British airport.