Hundreds of workers to strike at Heathrow in run-up to World Cup Flights are expected to be cancelled and delayed as thousands of football fans prepare to travel to Qatar for the World Cup Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022
Heathrow strike to disrupt travel plans as World Cup kicks off Industrial action particularly affects Qatar Airways, which has scheduled an additional 10 flights a week The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022
BA plane suffered ‘significant damage’ when nose struck ground at Heathrow A co-pilot and a member of the cargo loading crew were left with minor injuries The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022
Hundreds of Heathrow staff to strike in run-up to Fifa World Cup Three days of action from 18 November could mean disruption for football fans heading to Qatar The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022
Get ready for festive fun aboard the Heathrow Express Christmas carriage You can look forward to Christmas elves guiding you along the platform to the carriage Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022
Richard Branson urges Heathrow not to limit Christmas flights Strong dollar and end of Covid restrictions lead to huge boom in travel from US to UK, Virgin and Delta say The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022
London-Nepal is world’s third largest unserved flight route Some 89,200 people travelled on indirect flights between Heathrow and Kathmandu in the 12 months to the end of July. The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
Heathrow must be ready to provide ‘stellar’ passenger service for Christmas getaway, says Virgin Atlantic boss Heathrow must provide an “absolutely stellar” service to passengers desperate to fly again as the pandemic ends, the boss one of the UK’s biggest airlines has said. Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022
Cairo, Dubai and London Heathrow lead busiest air routes as Asia flights slump Top two international air routes both serve Saudi Arabia The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
UK's best and worst airports ranked including Manchester and Heathrow A Which? survey has condemned airports including Manchester and Heathrow, while praising London City and Doncaster Sheffield for the wait times and excellent customer service Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022
British Airways owner IAG boosts profits despite Heathrow chaos It comes as Heathrow explores a passenger cap to prevent fresh chaos at the airport on peak days in the run-up to Christmas Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2022
The UK’s worst airports revealed – and Manchester is bottom of the pack Doomed Doncaster Sheffield gains top spot less than a week before closure The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Heathrow warns passenger limits could return over peak Christmas period CEO John Holland-Kaye has said Heathrow Airport expected to carry between 60 million and 62 million passengers this year, which is a quarter fewer than the year before the pandemic began Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022
Heathrow’s Christmas crush – what could it mean for your travel plans? Britain’s biggest airport is seeking to align ‘supply and demand on a small number of peak days in the lead up to Christmas’ The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022
Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2022 Heathrow passenger numbers ‘will take years to return to pre-pandemic levels’ Employers at the airport have struggled to find the numbers of staff such as baggage handlers they need after pandemic travel restrictions were lifted
Wales Online · Oct 26, 2022 Heathrow Airport unlikely to return to pre-Covid passenger numbers for 'a number of years' Global economic crisis, war in Ukraine and Covid-19 to blame
Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022 Half term chaos as storms saw flights cancelled and passengers stranded Passengers have reported having to sleep on the floor after flights were cancelled from Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, with easyJet and British Airways services affected
Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022 Aer Lingus flights between Belfast and London suspended due to Brexit Aer Lingus is to stop flying between Belfast City Airport - also known as George Best Airport - and London Heathrow at the end of the month, when its Air Operator Certificate expires
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022 Airlines expect smooth half-term getaways from England after summer disruption British Airways and easyJet confident of fulfilling schedule in busiest weekend before Christmas
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 Travel retailers deplore government U-turn on VAT-free shopping Heathrow predicts: ‘Further regression of high streets, shopping centres, ports and airports as we continue to lose out to our European competitors’
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 Airports hit back at Emirates’ Heathrow criticism, accusing airlines of trying to talk down charges ‘Your job is to be up there and out there looking after consumers, not bellyaching about not being able to get staff,’ Emirates boss advises Heathrow counterpart
Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022 Chaos warning for Qatar World Cup fans as Heathrow workers threaten strike More than 700 transport, cargo and ground staff at Heathrow Airport, working for Menzies and Dnata, are being balloted for industrial action around the start of the Qatar World Cup
Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2022 Just Stop Oil Activists block main road in Knightsbridge Furious drivers have clashed with Just Stop Oil protesters as they staged a sit down protest blocking the road near Harrods in Knightsbridge on Tuesday morning. Thirty-two Just Stop Oil protesters established three road blocks at the junction of Knightsbridge and Brompton Road at 10am, stopping traffic in both directions,…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022 Heathrow predicts busy Christmas but warns over future demand Airport remained Europe’s busiest in summer though passenger numbers were below pre-Covid level
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022 My London: Jeff Bridges The Dude always goes straight from Heathrow to Kew Gardens, fancies a move to the London Eye and thinks our hash browns are things of wonder