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The Latest Breaking News from Heathrow

Summer travel 2022: your questions answered by expert Simon Calder

Flight disruption, rail strike consequences and Australian air fares

The Independent UK

BA chief calls Heathrow chaos “acute” as airline cuts passenger capacity forecasts

Airline says bookings for the fourth quarter “seasonally low” for this time of year but returns to profit

Evening Standard

British Airways’ parent company IAG returns to profit between April and June

CEO thanks customers hit by Heathrow cancellations ‘for their loyalty and patience’

The Independent UK

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Drunk brawling Brit tried to kick in plane windows before being 'piled on' by marines

The incident involving an “unruly” plane passenger happened on a Virgin Atlantic trip from Heathrow to LA, with the flight ultimately being diverted to Salt Lake City

Daily Mirror

Passengers faking need for wheelchair to skip queues, Heathrow boss claims

John Holland-Kaye says TikTok video has led to rise in people trying to get fast-tracked through airport

The Guardian - UK

People are pretending to need wheelchairs to skip airport queues, says Heathrow boss

He said it was 'the wrong thing to be doing'

Wales Online

Passengers skipping queues by pretending to need wheelchairs, says Heathrow boss

Chief executive John Holland-Kaye said this is ‘one of the travel hacks that people are recommending’ on TikTok.

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Heathrow boss blames TikTok wheelchair travel hack for airport travel chaos

John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow’s chief executive, said demand has “significantly increased” for travellers who require wheelchair support which has has an impact on travel delays

Daily Mirror

Easyjet and Heathrow plunge to fresh losses as travel chaos grows

Heathrow boss hits back at travel chaos criticism

Evening Standard

Heathrow boss blames passengers with too much makeup for massive delays

Passengers taking too many liquids on holiday, airlines not hiring enough staff and travellers pretending to be disabled are to blamed for the chaos plaguing Heathrow, the airport’s chief executive claimed on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Easyjet makes £114m loss following months of airport disruption

Airports such as Heathrow and Gatwick have told airlines to cut flights following scenes of chaos

Birmingham Post

Heathrow warned for nine months about ground-handler staff shortage, claims CEO

John Holland-Kaye says numbers have been 30% down on pre-Covid levels since January

The Independent UK

Heathrow reports £321m loss after queues and flight cancellations

Passenger numbers return to near pre-Covid levels but airport is hit by staff shortages and increased costs

The Guardian - UK

IMF warns world economy may soon be on the cusp of recession – as it happened

International Monetary Fund cuts global growth forecasts as outlook darkens and inflation climbs, with UK seen as slowest-growing G7 member in 2023

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Wales Online

Heathrow's volunteer army steps up to help passengers amid summer holiday rush

Some 750 members of its non-operational staff - known as the Purple People - will be volunteering 10,000 hours and more than 2,200 shifts

Bangkok Post

Hot and a little bit bothered in the UK

It seems a bit of a paradox to be sitting in Bangkok and reading about how hot it is in London. But this was the case last week when for the first time Britain experienced temperatures exceeding 40C. Heathrow Airport was the first to clock that magic number. Last time…

The Guardian - UK

Queues, cancellations, chaos: what has gone wrong at Heathrow?

As the airport asks airlines to turn passengers away, a blame game is being played out between both sides

Wales Online

Ryanair sends urgent 'get to the airport very early' message to passengers

Low-cost airline wants customers there three hours before take-off due to security delays

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Wales Online

Heathrow strike threat lifted as check-in staff agree 13 per cent pay deal

Workers have accepted a new British Airways offer, after 'extensive negotiations' to avoid more chaos for passengers

Daily Mirror

British Airways workers call off Heathrow strike as airline agrees pay deal

British Airways strikes planned for the summer have been called off after the airline agreed a pay deal for members with the GMB union

Reuters

British Airways staff at Heathrow accept new pay deal, averting strike

British Airways staff accepted a new pay offer and called off a planned strike at London's Heathrow airport, two unions said on Friday, averting a further escalation in the disruption seen at airports this summer.

Evening Standard

Heathrow school holidays strike called off as British Airways workers vote to accept pay deal

Strike action during the peak summer holiday has been averted after the pay deal was backed by 75% of workers on Friday, the GMB union said

Wales Online

Low staff wages blamed for travel chaos and air fares must rise, states airport chief

Across Europe, more than 50 per cent of ground handlers had left the industry, with many snapped up as delivery drivers during the pandemic

Evening Standard

Hugh Grant Brands Priti Patel ‘Worst Home Secretary In British History’

Hugh Grant has slammed Priti Patel as the “worst Home Secretary in British history” in a rant over the “inhumane” conditions greeting tourists at Heathrow passport control.The actor posted a picture of a long line of tourists slowly making their way through border control checks as he jetted into London…

Daily Mirror

Heathrow workers suspend three-day strike in boost for Brits heading on holidays

Heathrow workers employed by Aviation Fuel Services have suspended a strike after a new pay offer was tabled, meaning a weekend of travel chaos has potentially been diverted

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