24

Feb

Britain’s Heathrow sinks to $2.8 bln loss during pandemic

Britain's Heathrow Airport plunged to a 2 billion pound ($2.8 billion) annual loss after passenger numbers collapsed to levels last seen in the 1970s during the pandemic. Heathrow called on…

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11

Jun

Heathrow starts voluntary redundancy scheme, cannot rule out more job losses

Britain's Heathrow Airport, which before the coronavirus pandemic was the busiest in Europe, said it had started a voluntary redundancy scheme after passenger numbers fell to an all-time low and…

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22

May

Heathrow testing thermal imaging temperature checks for Terminal 2 arrivals

Passengers arriving at Heathrow's Terminal 2 are being screened for high temperatures from Thursday in a bid to identify travellers who might be infected with coronavirus. Thermal imaging cameras mounted…

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27

Feb

Heathrow third runway ruled illegal over climate change

Plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport have been ruled illegal by the court of appeal because ministers did not adequately take into account the government’s climate change commitments.…

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17

Feb

Flight cancellations continue at Heathrow after technical failure

British Airways has cancelled more than 80 flights to and from the UK’s busiest airport following another IT failure. On Sunday afternoon Heathrow’s system handling check-in and flight information failed…

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13

Sep

Attempt to disrupt Heathrow air traffic with drones thwarted

Climate change protesters trying to fly drones to disrupt Heathrow Airport claim they have been blocked by "signal jamming" as two people were arrested on Friday. Heathrow Pause - a…

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08

Aug

Further problems expected for BA flights due to IT glitch

British Airways travellers have been warned of possible further delays to flights, despite fixing an earlier IT glitch that crashed online check-ins. The airline cancelled 117 flights at Heathrow and…

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05

Aug

Monday’s Heathrow strike suspended

A strike due to start at Heathrow Airport on Monday has been suspended so that further talks can take place to resolve a pay dispute. Thousands of members of the…

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01

Jul

Stowaway found dead in garden after falling from plane’s landing gear near Heathrow airport

A stowaway fell from a plane's landing gear as it approached Heathrow Airport and was later found dead in a garden. The man fell from a Kenya Airways plane at…

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18

Jun

Scale of Heathrow airport’s expansion revealed

The Guardian reports that the "scale of the disruption from Heathrow airport’s expansion project has been revealed with the publication of detailed plans to lower the M25 for the third…

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16

Jun

An initiative to raise awareness of neuro-developmental disorders at Heathrow airport

  A canopy of brightly coloured umbrellas has appeared at Heathrow, but it has nothing to do with the torrential rain falling across large parts of the UK. The umbrellas…

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08

Jun

Air Malta flight bound to Heathrow diverts to Paris – Orly after medical emergency

Air Malta flight KM106 from Malta International Airport declared a medical emergency while en route to Heathrow Airport. The aircraft landed safely at Paris Orly Aeroport at 18:35 local time.…

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07

Jun

Passengers will soon be able to carry liquids and laptops inside hand luggage in Heathrow

Passengers will be able to carry liquids and laptops through security at Heathrow inside their hand luggage after new security scanners are installed. Other airports including Luton are also trialing the…

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19

Apr

London climate activists threatening to shut down Heathrow airport

Climate protesters from the Extinction Rebellion movement in London are threatening to shut down Heathrow airport. Police have appealed to the group, saying it could cause misery to thousands of…

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06

Mar

Irish Police helping British colleagues investigate London parcel bombs

The Irish Police or Gardaí announced that it was helping British colleagues investigate who mailed three small bombs to two of London’s airports and a major rail station on Tuesday.…

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09

Feb

Video – Breathtaking footage as British Airways jet is seen struggling in landing manoeuvre in Heathrow

A BA jet was forced to "go around" after it's first attempt to land at London Heathrow was aborted due to strong winds. A flight was buffeted by winds at Heathrow and…

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23

Jan

Weather conditions force delays in flights in main UK airports

Airline passengers have expressed their fury as dozens of flights have been delayed across the UK amid plumetting temperatures. More than 50 flights were delayed by over an hour at Heathrow airport and 34 British…

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08

Jan

Flights have resumed at Heathrow Airport after reports of drones forced departures to be temporarily suspended

Flights have resumed at Heathrow Airport after reports of drones forced departures to be temporarily suspended. It is understood that the airport's northern runway was closed following the sightings on…

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26

Jun

British Parliament approves Heathrow Airport Expansion

  MPs have voted 415-119 in favour of building a £14bn third runway at Heathrow Airport. Prime Minister Theresa May’s government agreed to the £14 billion (US$18.5 billion) plan earlier…

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