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Follow the latest news and updates from London Heathrow Airport, a key global aviation hub.
Summer travel woe: Heathrow caps capacity, asks airlines to stop selling tickets
London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) is putting a cap on the number of passengers it can handle in light…
Heathrow faces further disruptions after plane refuelers vote to strike
London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) is set to face further disruptions during the busy summer period because workers at…
UK CAA tells Heathrow passenger charges must come down over next few years
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has set out what charges London Heathrow can demand of its airline…
Heathrow raises passenger, revenue forecast amid ‘stronger than expected’ demand
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) expects higher passenger traffic in 2022 due to “stronger than expected demand”, the airport…
Could BA check-in staff strike in July? Unions ballot members over action
British unions have warned that passengers could be facing disruption this summer after announcing plans to ballot British…
Virgin Atlantic is relaunching its daily London to Cape Town flights
Virgin Atlantic has announced the return of its London Heathrow to Cape Town service from November 5, 2022…
Heathrow, British Airways & Virgin Atlantic ease face mask rules
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is dropping the requirement for travelers to wear face masks. The main carriers using…
Heathrow experiences worst year in history with passenger numbers at 1972 levels
London Heathrow (LHR) experienced the worst year in its history in 2021, the operator of Britain’s largest airport…
A sting in the tail at Heathrow after nesting wasps block pitot tubes
Wasps and bees nesting in the pitot tubes of aircraft led to a spate of incidents involving eight…
UK Authority issues special bulletin about BA Boeing 787 nose gear incident
A Boeing 787-8 aircraft, registration number G-ZBJB, suffered damage to its lower forward fuselage following a nose gear…
JetBlue brand new Airbus A321LR arrives at London Heathrow
New York-based low-cost air carrier, JetBlue (JBLU), conducted its first test flight to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) with…
Heathrow: transatlantic travel shutdown costs UK £23m a day
On July 12, 2021, London Heathrow London (LHR) urged ministers to reopen transatlantic travel, warning that the shutdown…
London Heathrow says it is still losing 6.2M passengers, 92% traffic per month
In April 2021, air traffic in London Heathrow Airport (LHR) remained 92.1% lower than before the pandemic, the…
UK CAA rejects Heathrow’s request for £2.6bn – allows just £300M
The Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom (CAA) announced having implemented a package of new measures on…
What is the status and future of aviation’s largest hub airports? [VIDEO]
When airlines grounded numerous flights in March and April 2020, they left little incentive for going to airports…
British Airways fined for breaching slot regulations at LHR
British Airways was handed a fine by Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) that found the airline had breached slot…
Weather at Heathrow ruins symbolic British Airways 747 take-off
British Airways (BA) bid a farewell to its final two Boeing 747-400 aircraft based at Heathrow Airport (LHR),…
SpiceJet continues long-haul odyssey with London-Heathrow slots
After SpiceJet announced its intentions to become a designated airline to establish routes between India and the United…