BA’s owner says Arora’s plan for shorter third runway at Heathrow is ‘credible’ International Airlines Group chief executive Luis Gallego said ‘competition is good to improve things’. Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025
British Airways’ profits jump despite Heathrow fire closure The carrier reported a 48% jump in underlying operating profits to £824 million for the six months to June 30. The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025
What will expanding Heathrow do to UK’s net zero plans? Government is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025
Heathrow Unveils GBP49 Bn Expansion Plan For Third Runway London's Heathrow Airport on Friday unveiled a GBP49-billion ($65 billion) expansion plan, including the costs of building a long-awaited third runway, approved by the UK government after years of legal wrangling. International Business Times · Aug 1, 2025
Heathrow's £49 billion third runway expansion plan sparks major row as Sadiq Khan leads opposition to proposals London Mayor says ‘all options on the table’ as campaigners hit out at proposals amid environmental and cost concerns Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025
Why is Heathrow’s third runway back on the agenda? Plans submitted as big infrastructure projects form heart of UK government’s strategy to kickstart economic growth The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025
Labour split as Sadiq Khan threatens to take government to court over Heathrow expansion London mayor says he will consider ‘all options’ including suing the government The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
United Airlines flight forced to turn back to Heathrow as ‘fumes’ fill part of plane after take-off The plane reached Milton Keynes before looping back to London The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
Passenger ‘heartbroken’ at missing wedding because of air traffic control glitch Monica Clare was onboard an Aer Lingus plane preparing to take off from Heathrow when the problem began. The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
Air traffic control failure an isolated incident, says UK minister after meeting Nats blames ‘radar-related issue’ for disruption during which hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025
What caused the air traffic outage? Airlines ‘extremely disappointed’ after passengers stranded by cancellations British Airways cancels some Thursday flights to and from Heathrow while Ryanair demands resignation of Nats CEO The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
Heathrow Airport Flights Cancelled: What Went Wrong, Ongoing Disruptions and How It Could Affect Your Travel A radar failure on 30 July 2025 grounded flights at Heathrow and UK airports, cancelling 150+ and stranding 100,000 International Business Times UK · Jul 31, 2025
Billionaire hotel tycoon reveals Heathrow Airport expansion bid with ‘shorter’ third runway The billionaire’s Arora Group has published the plan which rivals a proposal from the airport’s owners The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025
Hotel tycoon unveils rival Heathrow expansion plan with shorter third runway Surinder Arora said the proposal would avoid the costly and disruptive need to divert the M25 motorway Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025 Stranded passengers and airlines demand answers over air traffic control chaos as delays could continue for days National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has confirmed problem which brought misery for thousands of holidaymakers caused by a ‘radar issue’ and were not cyber-related
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025 Airports in chaos after air traffic control outage grounds flights across UK Aircraft and crews were left out of place as planes grounded or turned around mid-air at peak holiday season
International Business Times UK · Jul 30, 2025 London Airspace Closed Today: Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, and More Affected Radar failure shuts down London airspace for over an hour, causing widespread disruption at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and beyond. NATS confirms system now restored.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025 Watch: Heathrow Airport after air traffic control outage grounds flights Watch a view of Heathrow airport as airlines attempted to recover their flight operations after an air traffic control (ATC) fault caused major disruption on Wednesday afternoon (30 July).
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025 Union bosses urge 'no further delays' to Heathrow third runway plans Leaders say construction will create tens of thousands of skilled jobs
Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025 British Airways plane forced to divert mid-air after pilots declared emergency on board The captain of the British Airways flight made an emergency ‘squawk’ approximately 30 minutes into the journey from London Heathrow to Belfast
Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2025 Heathrow-funded group sending 'incredibly misleading' mail to homes across west London, campaigners allege Campaign group Back Heathrow has been accused of distributing misleading leaflets
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Heathrow fire cost airport tens of millions of pounds, says CEO Thomas Woldbye speaks of damages claim as a possibility and expresses caution over a third runway
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Heathrow injunction against potential climate protesters continued at High Court Mr Justice Turner kept the injunction in place, which will be reviewed in a further 12 months.
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport to cost it ‘tens of millions’ More than 270,000 air passenger journeys were disrupted by the incident that led to the airport’s closure in March.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Heathrow reveals huge financial impact of fire that forced airport’s closure More than 270,000 air passenger journeys were disrupted by the incident