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The Latest Breaking News from London Heathrow

British Airways adds two new routes to expanding London Heathrow network for Summer 2026

Fancy visiting somewhere different this summer?

Evening Standard

Passenger on Heathrow flight 'handcuffed after shouting and swearing', court told

Simon Jones, 51, became ‘agitated’ on the flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Heathrow on May 23 this year, Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court heard

Evening Standard

Is this the quirkiest plane cabin? What it’s really like to fly business class on a British Airways A380

The Independent’s US Travel Editor flies business class on a BA A380 from London Heathrow to Miami. On paper, it’s a classic flight. But Ted Thornhill discovers it’s a journey with a twist

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British Airways flight to London Heathrow makes emergency landing after four suffer ‘smoke inhalation’

Medical crews boarded the aircraft immediately upon landing to treat the four affected

Evening Standard

Cyberattack cancelled your flight? Here’s what compensation you could be entitled to

The attack snarled up check-in and left airline staff trying options like handwriting boarding passes or using backup laptops.

Euronews

Man arrested in UK over alleged cyberattack that affected European airports

A man in his 40s has been arrested in southern England over an alleged cyberattack that disrupted several European airports, including London Heathrow

The Independent UK

Man arrested over cyber attack that caused Heathrow airport flight chaos

Alleged cyber attack saw check-in and boarding systems disrupted at London Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin airports

The Independent UK

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8 million passengers: Europe’s busiest airport kept queues short despite record-breaking August

Last year, nearly 84 million travellers passed through London Heathrow Airport.

Euronews

London Heathrow flight makes emergency landing in Russia after ‘engine failure’

The Beijing-bound aircraft made an unscheduled landing in Siberia this morning

The Independent UK

London Heathrow Airport flights among hundreds grounded as Air Canada staff strike

If you’re travelling to or from Heathrow and have been affected by the Air Canada staff strike, email megan.howe@standard.co.uk

Evening Standard

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

100ml liquid restriction set to be scrapped across European airports – but there’s a catch

Not all airports have the new scanners that enable relaxed restrictions, including London Heathrow

The Independent UK

I try United Airlines’ business class suite — here’s what I love about it (and what I don’t)

The Independent’s US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill puts United’s Polaris business-class suite to the test on flights between London Heathrow and Newark. The seat can cost up to $11,000 on this route. Ted discovers how much bang you get for this big pile of bucks

The Independent UK

British Airways steward arrested 'after dancing naked in business class toilet following suspected drugs binge'

The shocking incident occurred as the steward was supposed to be serving meals on a packed flight from San Francisco to London Heathrow

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Heathrow hotels charge stranded passengers up to £650 for rooms after airport closure

The cost of hotel rooms near London Heathrow airport on Friday night is up to seven times more expensive than the same night next week

Fortune

London Heathrow Airport thrown in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day

U.S. traveller on-route to England turned on in-flight world map and saw a big U-turn.

Evening Standard

Full list of cancelled Heathrow flights as airport recovers from power outage

More than 600 flights were due to land at Heathrow on Friday - carrying up to 145,000 people

Evening Standard

Heathrow flight drama as smoke alert forces emergency landing leaving nine in hospital

A passenger jet from Lisbon carrying 194 passengers was forced to divert to Porto due to a smoke alert

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Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: Motorists continue to face 'severe delays' after multi-car collision on M25

Traffic is currently queuing for at least seven miles on the motorway

The Independent UK

British Airways suspends summer flights from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi

Engine supply chain problems have put the UAE summer flights on pause

The Independent UK

Storm Darragh brings travel chaos to UK on rail, air and sea amid weather warnings

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled amid Storm Darragh and several weather warnings

The Independent UK

World’s best-connected airports revealed as London Heathrow drops out of top 10

Exclusive: UK’s busiest hub falls to 12th in terms of destinations served, behind continental rivals, with Gatwick at 14th

The Independent UK

British Airways baggage chaos at Heathrow follows latest airport systems failure

BA’s allocation system at London Heathrow Terminal 5 failed, causing severe disruption

The Independent UK

Virgin Atlantic plane forced to reroute due to cracked windshield at 40,000ft

Damage to the cockpit windscreen prompted the U-turn to London Heathrow

Evening Standard

British Airways passengers endure nine-hour 'flight to nowhere' as plane forced to return to Heathrow

Passengers crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice before returning to London Heathrow

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