Easing of restrictions has seen passenger numbers jump fivefold as airports struggle to cope Heathrow is the UK’s busiest airport, with 2.5 million passengers travelling to and from there in January Wales Online · Mar 24, 2022
Dnipro Kids charity chairman 'ecstatic' as 52 Ukrainian orphans arrive in Scotland They touched down at Edinburgh Airport late on Wednesday night following their flight from Warsaw in Poland, via Heathrow Airport. Daily Record · Mar 24, 2022
Ukrainian orphans evacuated by Hibs charity arrive in Scotland after rescue mission The children, aged between one and 18, touched down At Edinburgh Airport late on Wednesday night following their flight from Warsaw in Poland, via Heathrow Airport. Daily Record · Mar 24, 2022
Heathrow Airport chaos as travellers slam ‘mile long’ queues Furious passengers have slammed Heathrow as they faced “mile-long” queues for immigration control on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2022
Ukrainian orphans' flight to UK cancelled as Hibs charity rescue mission stalls The youngsters, aged two to 17 years old, were supposed to be travelling from Poland to Heathrow. Daily Record · Mar 21, 2022
The Queen amazes guests at Windsor Castle as she can identify Heathrow Airport planes by their sound Her Majesty is clearly a woman of many talents Wales Online · Mar 21, 2022
Mask confusion: British Airways now clear about lifting face covering mandate ‘For destinations where we have established that the wearing of a face covering is not mandated, you are able to make a personal choice’ – BA message to passengers The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022
Flight delays at Heathrow Airport blamed on bees and wasps nesting in planes A BA Airbus A320-232 abandoned take-off after the captain’s speed reading showed as less than the co-pilot’s. An inspection found the pitot probe was blocked with a 'solid soil-type material' Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2022
Heathrow airport mask mandate ends – but most passengers still wear face coverings Airport still ‘strongly encourages’ passengers to use masks The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022
Heathrow airport scraps mask mandate – with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to follow Passengers are still ‘strongly encouraged’ to continue wearing a face covering The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022
UK’s Covid travel restrictions to be dropped despite rise in cases Remaining rules including mandatory passenger locator forms and tests for unvaccinated arrivals will end Friday The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022
‘It’s like Heathrow control room’: creating Wondrous Stories, Birmingham 2022 festival’s opener Motionhouse artistic director Kevin Finnan reveals the challenges in preparing a spectacular start to a festival The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022
Aviation’s recovery remains overshadowed by war and Covid uncertainty, says Heathrow CEO In the year to the end of February, only 23.7 million passengers travelled through Heathrow – less than 30 per cent of 2019 traffic The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022
British Airways ’sorry’ after cancelled birthday trip to Dubai and compensation mix-up Exclusive: BA declined to book the Manchester family on an Emirates flight, and instead offered a departure from Newcastle The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022
Daily Mirror · Feb 27, 2022 Airport worker in his 70s 'crushed to death' by high loading machine at Heathrow The worker was reportedly crushed by the 'scissor' machine at Terminal 3 as he was on shift for cargo firm Dnata on the evening of February 23, with colleagues said to be "distraught"
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022 BA under pressure to improve IT systems and communication after cancellations British Airways cancelled a ‘significant’ number of flights from Heathrow.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022 Passengers criticise British Airways over ‘nightmare’ Heathrow delays Hundreds of people have been queuing outside Terminal 5 with staff only letting passengers into the building an hour before their flight.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022 Another British Airways systems failure will cost a fortune in compensation – and reputation The 25,000 to 30,000 people who are stranded either at Heathrow or at the other end of cancelled routes remain BA’s problem
Glasgow Live · Feb 26, 2022 Glasgow Airport flights to London cancelled after 'IT fault' causes chaos British Airways have issued an apology after customers had their flights between Glasgow and London Heathrow cancelled at the last minute due to a technical failure.
Belfast Live · Feb 26, 2022 British Airway flights cancelled at Belfast City Airport after 'technical issues' "We anticipate further disruption during the day"
Edinburgh Live · Feb 26, 2022 British Airways forced to cancel Edinburgh flights after 'IT failure' causes chaos British Airways issued an urgent announcement that all of their short-haul flights that involve London Heathrow will be cancelled due to an IT failure causing disruption.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022 British Airways cancels all short-haul flights from Heathrow after IT outage The airline said it was ‘extremely sorry’ about the Saturday morning cancellations.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022 British Airways cancels all short-haul flights from Heathrow Airport Airline suspends departures from UK’s busiest airport, with ‘further disruption’ anticipated
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2022 Chaos at Heathrow as British Airways cancels all short-haul flights British Airways passengers have criticised the “absolute chaos” at London’s Heathrow Airport after all short-haul flights on Saturday morning were cancelled due to a major IT outage.
Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022 British Airways cancels all short-haul flights from Heathrow over huge IT failure In a statement, British Airways said they know they have let their customers down and promised to provide more updates as the day progresses following Friday's outage