Heathrow closure cost British Airways owner £40m August 1, 2025 The closure of Heathrow airport in March had a “severe impact” on the owner of British Airways and cost the group tens of millions of pounds in lost profit. International Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns the likes of Spanish carrier Vueling and Ireland’s Aer Lingus, said the blaze that brought operations at London’s flagship [...]
Heathrow tables third runway bid August 1, 2025 Heathrow’s top brass have tabled their proposal to manage the hub’s long-awaited third runway expansion in a bidding process that will pit it against a rival operator for the first time in the airport’s history. Officials from the airport confirmed had submitted “shovel-ready” plans for a privately financed runway ahead of the Department for Transport’s [...]
Hotel billionaire launches shock bid to run Heathrow expansion July 31, 2025 The race to manage Heathrow’s multibillion-pound third runway expansion has been thrown wide open after a rival suitor confirmed it will submit a proposal to go up against an expected bid from the airport’s current operators. The Arora Group, a hotel chain with 13 hotels in transport hubs across London and the South East, confirmed [...]
Drop off charges at UK airports hit £1 per minute July 17, 2025 Drop off charges at UK airports have reached the highest level on record amid booming travel demand over the summer. Analysis from the motoring group RAC found 11 airports have jacked up so-called ‘kiss and fly’ fees since last year as part of a long-running trend in the UK. Heathrow, Britain’s biggest airport, increased charges [...]
Virgin Atlantic and British Airways owner’s fury at Heathrow charge hike July 11, 2025 Plans for a fresh landing charge hike at Heathrow Airport have triggered fury from its largest airline stakeholders, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. The UK’s biggest airport on Friday announced its intention to hike the levy it charges airlines for using its runways by 17 per cent, a move that will likely push up ticket [...]
Heathrow: Third runway car park plans more costly than entire Gatwick expansion July 11, 2025 Upheaving Heathrow Airport’s car parks as part of plans for a third runway would cost more than the entire expansion of its closest rival Gatwick, leaked documents that reveal the magnitude of financing the controversial project show. The UK’s biggest airport plans to replace most, if not all, of its existing car parks to build [...]
Labour moots breaking Heathrow third runway ‘doom loop’ with new powers July 7, 2025 The Labour government is exploring how to break Heathrow’s third runway “doom loop” via new parliamentary powers that would fast-track big projects. Ministers are examining whether legislation could be enacted to enable the UK’s biggest hub to bypass parts of the planning process. The proposals, first reported by the Times, would also apply to other [...]
Heathrow: Fault that caused power outage was ignored for seven years July 2, 2025 Heathrow has said it is considering legal action against National Grid after it was revealed that a “catastrophic failure” of equipment led to the substation fire which caused a huge power outage at the airport earlier this year. A damning report into the incident found the UK’s electricity operator had failed to address excessively high [...]
Heathrow eyes earnings crunch as national insurance hike weighs June 27, 2025 London Heathrow airport expects its earnings for 2025 to take a hit as it weighs the cost of Labour’s hike to employer’s national insurance contributions. The airport expects earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) to decrease by three per cent to near £1.98bn over the year due to higher operating costs brought on [...]
Heathrow reports dip in transatlantic travel as Trump turbulence hits demand June 11, 2025 Heathrow Airport has reported a dip in transatlantic travel as Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking hits demand to the US. Some 1.9m passengers flew to North America in May, down 2.1 per cent year-on-year despite the airport reporting a record month overall. It comes after the European Travel Commission warned last month that Trump’s tariff war [...]