British Airways threatens to cut Heathrow flights if recovery-undermining airport charges don’t come down November 22, 2021 The boss of British Airways’ parent company warned today that the airline will cut Heathrow flights if proposed increases in charges are implemented, IAG chief executive Luis Gallego said the west London airport’s fees are already among the highest in the world and are becoming “more and more expensive”. In October, the Civil Aviation Authority [...]
MP register update shows Boris Johnson used Heathrow lounge and Geoffrey Cox pocketed another £54k November 19, 2021 The latest update to the register of MPs’ interests shows that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was given use of the Windsor Suite at Heathrow Airport for three people on October 7, before he flew to Marbella on holiday. The Windsor Suite is a VIP lounge at Heathrow and has been used by royals including the [...]
Christmas chaos as Heathrow inaccessible via Tube or rail November 16, 2021 Passengers will have to take the car if they want to go to Heathrow on Christmas and Boxing Day. Network Rail and Transport for London (TfL) will be in fact carrying out works on the railway network and Tube services to the airport, MyLondon reported. Network Rail will be carrying out signalling and HS2 work [...]
Heathrow lambasted by Virgin Atlantic and BA’s owner over fees November 14, 2021 British Airways’ (BA) former boss Willie Walsh alongside Luis Gallego – the chief executive of BA’s owner IAG – and Virgin Atlantic’s chief Shai Wess has lambasted Heathrow airport for its decision to increase fees. Walsh, Weiss and Gallego, writing on the Sunday Telegraph, have criticised the London hub saying it is ‘”back at its [...]
Heathrow’s passenger traffic rockets after end of restrictions November 11, 2021 October’s passenger traffic at Heathrow airport has gone up 144 per cent compared with the same time last year, following the easing of restrictions. Data from the London hub has revealed that last month more than 3 million passenger passed through the airport, delivering the sixth consecutive month of growth. The relaxation of travel rules [...]
Heathrow’s e-gates fail again leaving passengers stuck November 10, 2021 E-gates at Heathrow airport have failed for the third time in three months, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in hour-long queues. The hub said it was working with Border Force to find a solution as quickly as possible. “This issue is impacting a number of ports of entry and is not an isolated issue at [...]
Heathrow to become hub for eVTOLs after deal with Vertical October 25, 2021 Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles could be flying from Heathrow within the next few years. Aerospace and technology company Vertical has announced a collaboration with the London hub to explore how aerial taxis could fly people from the airport to the City in around 12 minutes and at the cost of a taxi. [...]
Aviation regulator sets five-year cap on Heathrow’s charges October 19, 2021 The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will set a five-year price cap on the maximum charges Heathrow can ask its airline customers for using the airport. Coming into force in the summer of 2022, the cap is expected set affordable charges for airlines while making sure the airport can get back on track with its [...]
Former BA boss slams Heathrow’s ‘outrageous’ £100 price hikes October 17, 2021 Former British Airways boss Willie Walsh has criticised Heathrow’s plans to hike landing fees by 90 percent. The move could cost families travelling through Heathrow nearly £100 more for their flights. Walsh called the proposals ‘outrageous’. He said, “Heathrow must understand that gouging its customers is not the road to recovery, for itself, the airlines, [...]
47 countries removed from UK red list at 4am, including South Africa and Thailand October 11, 2021 Forty-seven countries were removed from the red list at 4am this morning, meaning arrivals from those locations will no longer need to spend 11 nights in a quarantine hotel. This includes South Africa, Mexico and Thailand. The changes make it easier for people to obtain travel insurance for trips to those destinations. In addition, the [...]