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- Heathrow runway plans scrapped by new government
- 13th May 2010
- Plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport have been scrapped by the new government. Councils, residents and green groups had opposed the expansion scheme which Gordon Brown said was needed for economic reasons. John Stewart, from Hacan ClearS...
- Volcanic ash cloud hits transatlantic flights
- 10th May 2010
- Hundreds of transatlantic flights have been cancelled or delayed by a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano drifting south over Western Europe. Sixteen Spanish airports - including the international hub, Barcelona - are closed, with many flights being re...
- British Airways strike hits Heathrow flights
- 20th March 2010
- About 40% of long-haul and 70% of short-haul British Airways flights from Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 have been cancelled due to the cabin crew strike. The airline has said passengers have experienced little disruption, however. Some flights are being ...
- Heathrow third runway plan unfair, High Court told
- 26th February 2010
- Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are a "breach of natural justice" because the consultation process was unfair, the High Court has heard. Local councils, residents and green groups want a judge to quash the expansion plans for the London air...
- Heseltine backs Heathrow expansion report
- 21st January 2010
- Conservative leader David Cameron's decision to oppose the expansion of Heathrow airport has been questioned in a report backed by Lord Heseltine. Mr Cameron wants to cancel Heathrow's third runway and spend the money instead on high-speed rail. But a re...
- Airport baggage staff to strike
- 18th December 2009
- Airport baggage handlers and check-in staff at Heathrow and Aberdeen airports are set to hold a series of 48-hour strikes in a row over pay. The Unite union said members working for SAS Ground Services would walk out from 22 December, with further strikes...
- Last call for Heathrow terminal 2
- 23rd November 2009
- Heathrow Airport's terminal 2 is closing after 54 years to make way for a £1bn replacement. The last passengers checked in to the terminal on Monday, with work due to start on the new building in 2010. It is expected to open in 2014. BAA chief exe...
- Heathrow crash passengers to sue
- 21st November 2009
- Ten passengers on a plane from Beijing to London which crash-landed at Heathrow Airport are to sue aircraft manufacturer Boeing. The British Airways flight, with 152 people on board, crashed in January 2008. Everyone on board survived. But a number of p...
- Actors stage third runway protest
- 14th November 2009
- Actors, politicians and the country's leading poet planted an orchard on the site of the proposed third Heathrow runway during a protest on Friday. Actors Alison Steadman and Richard Briers, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy join...
- 'Drunk' pilot is held at Heathrow
- 10th November 2009
- A United Airlines pilot was arrested on suspicion of being drunk on board a plane at Heathrow Airport on Monday, a Scotland Yard spokesman has said. The 51-year-old, who has not been named, was breath-tested and taken to London's Heathrow police statio...
- BAA to buy 700 homes near runway
- 02nd November 2009
- Airport operator BAA has agreed to buy 700 homes under threat from the new third runway at Heathrow Airport. Proposals for the runway have made it difficult for residents in the area to sell their properties. BAA had refused to commit to buying the ...
- Bogus student checks 'don't work'
- 02nd November 2009
- Immigration officers have warned bosses that new rules designed to stop bogus students entering the UK are not working, the BBC has learned. Non-EU students are supposed to apply to registered institutions, and must prove they can support themselves. ...
- BA boss questions flying motives
- 21st October 2009
- "I don't believe people fly because they like the idea of flying, particularly business people," British Airways boss Willie Walsh has said. His comments came in a BBC interview about the environmental challenges facing aviation. The airli...
- Study backs Thames island airport
- 21st October 2009
- There are no "insoluble" issues to prevent an airport being built in the Thames estuary, a report has concluded. London Mayor Boris Johnson is considering building an airport several miles off the Essex and Kent coasts. A feasibility study...
- Heathrow terminal revamp unveiled
- 10th August 2009
- Plans for a £1bn refurbishment of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 2 in west London which will increase passenger capacity has been unveiled. The terminal will be able to cater for 30 million travellers a year by 2019, airport operator BAA said. Th...
- Heathrow enjoys passenger pick-up
- 10th August 2009
- Heathrow enjoyed its third-busiest month on record in July, owner BAA said, giving a boost to the struggling airline industry. The airport, the UK's largest, saw passenger numbers of 6.48 million, up 0.9% from the year before. BAA said that the rece...
- Losses up at BAA London airports
- 30th July 2009
- Losses have tripled at the three London airports owned by BAA, due to a larger pension fund deficit and falls in the value of Heathrow's older terminals. The Spanish-owned company said that pre-tax losses totalled £545.7m in the first six months ...
- BA evacuates fume-filled US jet
- 11th July 2009
- Hundreds of people have been evacuated from a British Airways plane in the US after the cabin filled with fumes. The BA Boeing 747 was due to depart for London Heathrow from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona state. More than 300 pa...
- Jobs risk as Virgin cuts flights
- 03rd July 2009
- Virgin Atlantic, the airline majority-owned by Sir Richard Branson, says it will cut back on winter services and may cut up to 600 jobs. Virgin said its daily Heathrow to Chicago service will not operate this winter and it would suspend one of two dail...
- Taxpayers 'could pay' for runway
- 16th June 2009
- Taxpayers could end up subsidising the £9bn bill for Heathrow's third runway because of the "precarious" finances of the airport's operator, an MP has said. Hayes and Harlington MP John McDonnell was speaking amid reports on what would ...
- Vote on Heathrow Express strike
- 06th June 2009
- Workers on the Heathrow Express are threatening a strike to reinstate a driver they say was unfairly dismissed. Omono Edokpayi handed Heathrow Express his notice to start a new job - but when the role fell through they would not let him stay on, it is ...
- Pilot held over breathalyser test
- 23rd May 2009
- A pilot stopped at Heathrow Airport as he was about to fly a Boeing 777 to Chicago has failed a breathalyser test. American Airlines said its pilot was stopped at the west London airport as he boarded flight AA87, on Wednesday, which had 204 passengers...
- High costs fuel record loss at BA
- 23rd May 2009
- British Airways has announced the biggest loss since the company was privatised in 1987. BA reported a loss before tax of £401m for the year to 31 March, after seeing its results hit by a weak pound and higher fuel costs. The airline made a re...
- Heathrow Crash Jet Caused by Cold Weather
- 14th May 2008
- Aviation experts have attributed the crash landing of a British Airways Boeing 777 jet at Heathrow to problems with fuel flow. All 136 passengers and 16 members of crew survived the crash, which occurred in January, although one passenger suffered a broke...
- Heathrow Responsible for Millions of Pounds in Lost Tax Revenue
- 14th May 2008
- Figures obtained by reporters at The Times indicate that over a quarter of passengers at Heathrow Airport are overseas travellers who are stopping there only to change planes. Since 1991, the amount of international passengers arriving at Heathrow Airpor...
- Heathrow Terminal 5 Boss Leaves
- 14th May 2008
- BAA has announced that Mark Bullock, the Heathrow Airport boss who oversaw the opening of the disastrous Terminal 5, is to leave his job. Spanish-owned BAA operates Heathrow Airport, as well as Gatwick and a number of other airports throughout the country...
- Heathrow and Gatwick Operator BAA Delays Refinancing
- 24th April 2008
- According to reports, the global credit crunch has caused airport operator BAA to delay the planned refinancing of their massive debt. Just last month, the business said that it hoped to have refinancing in place by June, although this is no longer likely...
- Snow Causes More Delays at Heathrow’s Terminal 5
- 23rd April 2008
- The weather caused yet more problems at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 this week, after the heaviest snow in two decades prompted a number of flight cancellations. Since the terminal opened at the end of March, it has been plagued by baggage problems that c...
- Scottish Airports Suffer Due to Heathrow Chaos
- 23rd April 2008
- According to statistics, passenger numbers at Scottish airports have dwindled due to the chaos surrounding the opening of Heathrow’s new Terminal Five. Airport operator BAA has said that the number of people passing through the country’s th...
- Naomi Campbell Banned from BA after Abusing Staff at Heathrow
- 23rd April 2008
- Temperamental supermodel Naomi Campbell, 38, has been banned for life from flying with British Airways after her recent arrest in Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 on suspicion of assaulting a police officer. The charge occurred after the model rowed with B...
- Dead Man’s Baggage Lost in Heathrow’s Terminal 5
- 23rd April 2008
- The family of a man who died on a British Airways flight from Hong Kong have accused British Airways of losing his luggage at Heathrow’s Terminal Five. British airways confirmed that the man’s things were among the 20,000 items of lost luggag...