‘Catastrophic’: Airports demand meeting with Rachel Reeves over business rates November 27, 2024 A draft letter from Airports UK, which represents over 50 airports in the UK, claims the industry will be forced to pay out more than £1bn.
Exclusive: Labour approves Ardian and Saudi swoop for majority stake in Heathrow Airport November 19, 2024 The private equity group Ardian and Saudi Arabia’s £3.3bn deal for a 38 per cent stake in Heathrow Airport has cleared the final hurdle after receiving approval from the Cabinet Office, City AM understands. Whitehall sources confirmed to City AM the deal has been signed off by the government’s Investment and Security Unit (ISU), which [...]
Ryanair calls for ‘urgent’ action to reform UK’s ‘hopeless’ air traffic control body November 14, 2024 The boss of low-cost airline Ryanair has labelled the UK's air traffic control body as "hopeless" and called for its chief to be sacked after a damning report revealed a litany of failures at the organisation.
London Heathrow Airport set for busiest year ever after record October November 11, 2024 London Heathrow airport is set to surpass its pre-pandemic passenger record after its busiest October ever saw seven million travellers use the airport. More than 7.2m passengers flew through Heathrow in October as the half term peak helped the airport to its sixth consecutive month of more than seven million passengers. “This year has been [...]
Heathrow Airport: Passengers reach record high on summer boom October 23, 2024 Heathrow Airport smashed through its record-breaking 30m passenger target over the summer. It welcomed 30.7m between June and September, a record for the group. The figures brought the total number of passengers over the first nine months of the year to 63.1m, compared to 59.4m in 2023 – a record. The busiest day(s) in the [...]
Sir Rocco Forte leads 300 business leaders in call to scrap ‘spectacular own goal’ tourist tax October 21, 2024 Over 300 business leaders have signed a letter asking Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reinstate tax-free shopping in the UK, calling the so-called tourist tax a “spectacular own goal” for retail. The signatories, which include hotelier Sir Rocco Forte, Paul Smith, Heathrow, John Lewis and Shakespeare’s Globe, have said that if Reeves is serious about promoting [...]
London Heathrow Airport: Record run continues as September traffic booms October 11, 2024 Heathrow's bullish performance comes as the West-London hub mulls whether to pursue its long-delayed expansion plans.
Databricks opens first European HQ in London in bet on UK September 20, 2024 Data and AI giant Databricks is set to open its first official European headquarters in London, as it looks to cement the UK as a key market for growth. The company’s UK staff are set to move into the new Fitzrovia-based office on Monday, ahead of an official launch event on 3 October. While Databricks [...]
Heathrow crowned most connected airport despite recent concerns September 13, 2024 London Heathrow has been crowned the most connected airport in the world despite recent concerns it may be losing ground on international rivals. New analysis from global travel data provider Official Airline Guide (OAG) found the West-London hub topped the charts for the second year running. The figures, which included transfer flights, reveal that Heathrow [...]
Visitors to the UK will need to pay £10 to change at Heathrow from next year: Here’s what you need to know September 12, 2024 From next year, all visa-exempt passengers travelling to the UK, or through airports such as London Heathrow, will have to pay a £10 charge and wait up to three days for a permit, as the government significantly expands the scope of a new scheme. It was announced on Tuesday that the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) [...]