Tag: Heathrow Airport

• Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 08:50 UTC

  Britain orders review of air traffic controls system that cancelled flights and left thousands stranded

  

  The British government has ordered a review into the country's air traffic control system on Tuesday after a glitch stranded thousands of passengers and caused delays that are set to last for days

• Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 19:05 UTC

  Heathrow caps number of departing passengers to avoid overcrowding

  

  Managers at London's main airport announced they were imposing a 100,000-daily-passenger cap in a move to curb traveler lines and luggage delays amid recurrent cancellations and other nuisances. Heathrow serves 203 destinations in 84 countries.

• Sunday, September 5th 2021 - 06:53 UTC

  Heathrow chaos: Huge crowds overwhelm understaffed airport

  

  Some Heathrow passengers were reporting absolutely absurd queue times due to a Border Force staff shortage which kept travelers waiting in lines for five hours.

• Monday, May 20th 2019 - 08:58 UTC

  Automated ePassport gates for eleven countries visitors to the UK

  

  Starting this Monday visitors to Britain from eleven countries are eligible to use automated ePassport gates (e-gates) at 15 airports across the country.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:10 UTC

  Heathrow is in World Cup fever and it pays off

  

  London Heathrow Airport its busiest June on record, as more than 7 million passengers traveled through the UK’s hub (+5.4% vs June 2017). On June 26th Heathrow saw a 50% increase in the number of passengers traveling to Russia, compared to the same time last year, as fans traveled out for the football

• Monday, June 4th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Heathrow with less connections to Latin America than major European hubs

  

  London Heathrow is connected to fewer Latin American country markets and individual destinations than all of the other major European hubs. That’s the conclusion from the analysis of which airports are missing from Heathrow’s route network in the lead-up to the anna.aero-RABA Heathrow HubLAB Conference in London on 12 June.

• Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  Heathrow is UK's largest port by value: £106bn worth of goods; needs urgent expansion

  

  Britain’s exporters risk being held back by a lack of access to key trading markets, new data has revealed. As Britain prepares to leave the EU, the data shows that key routes from Heathrow to Shanghai, Delhi, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda and Dubai are virtually full and unable to accommodate further growth in trade. Combined, these six routes alone account for nearly 18% of Heathrow’s total cargo volumes.

• Saturday, January 13th 2018 - 09:33 UTC

  Record breaking year for London Heathrow Airport: 78 million passengers

  

  A record breaking 78 million passengers travelled through London Heathrow Airport in 2017, up 3.1% on last year with passenger volumes driven by larger and fuller aircraft. Heathrow became one of the fastest growing major European hubs for cargo, with 1.7 million metric tons travelling through the airport – equivalent to the weight of 134,000 London buses or 136 London Shards.

• Wednesday, January 3rd 2018 - 10:37 UTC

  Heathrow aggressive program to make the airport cleaner and quieter

  

  Environmental charges at Heathrow are set to increase by 7% as the airport seeks to minimize its impact on local communities. From 1st January 2018, airlines are being incentivized to deploy their newest aircraft at Heathrow – making the airport cleaner and quieter for local communities.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 05:45 UTC

  London Heathrow and Star Alliance win the World's Airport of the Year award

  

  London Heathrow and Star Alliance have won the World’s Airport of the Year at Air Transport World’s (ATW) 41st Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards, honored jointly for their collaborative work on the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow.