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Heathrow sees passenger numbers fall in peak summer holidays month

The west London airport said 7.87 million passengers passed through its four terminals last month, down 2.1% year on year.

Evening Standard · Sep 11

Flight delay recovery caused by technical issue will ‘take some time’ – Nats

Passengers have been advised to check the latest flight information with their airlines.

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Flights departing UK disrupted by air traffic control ‘technical issue’

Heathrow Airport, in west London, confirmed it was one of the airports impacted.

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Heathrow warns of disruption at two terminals due to flooding

Passengers will not be able to drive to Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3

The Independent UK · Aug 15

Heathrow roads reopen after burst water main leaves passengers scrambling to catch flights

Flooding caused hours of disruption as passengers couldn’t access Terminals 2 and 3 by car

Evening Standard · Aug 15

Istanbul overtakes Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport after London hub sees passenger numbers fall

Heathrow has been knocked off the top spot for the first time since 2023, with Istanbul handling almost 300,000 more passengers in July as the London airport pushes ahead with plans for a third runway.

Euronews · Aug 11

Heathrow passengers to pay higher fares as airport recoups expansion costs

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced it has allowed Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) to recoup £320 million

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Summer holidays chaos: Heathrow boss tells EU chiefs to end border checks misery for UK holidaymakers

Exclusive: ‘The system is not working as fluently as it should be doing, and the EU needs to take responsibility for that,’ Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye tells the London Standard

Evening Standard · Jul 23

Heathrow on verge of losing title of Europe’s busiest airport

Heathrow continues to operate its two runways at near-full capacity

Evening Standard · Jul 10

Heathrow offers free therapy to residents impacted by third runway expansion

The expansion plans have been at the centre of a feud between residents and the owners of the airport

Evening Standard · Jun 30