London Heathrow

World’s best and worst airports for business class travelers - While flying business class is something that many travelers will never get to experience, it can make for a nice treat…

Over 860,000 passengers travelled through Heathrow in July, down 88% on the previous year the airport has revealed. This reflects a slight uplift in passenger traffic, since the start of…

A British Airways aircraft loaded with vital medical supplies from China came back to London Heathrow. The Boeing 777 was loaded with ventilators as well as personal protective equipment…

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has launched tickets to Sweden and Norway’s largest ski resorts, Sälen and Trysil, for winter 2020-21. Direct flights from London Heathrow to Scandinavian…

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has launched its ultimate mid-year seat sale to destinations across the Far East and Australasia with return flights from London Heathrow to Hong Kong from GBP…

Customers can now book flights on Virgin Atlantic’s brand new A350 aircraft, featuring an entirely redesigned upper-class cabin, as well as the airline’s unique social space - The Loft.…

China’s largest air carrier to the UK, Air China, will move its direct service between Chengdu and Beijing from London Gatwick to London Heathrow.

Finnair has announced its plans to add capacity on its route between Helsinki and London Heathrow for the summer 2019 season starting on 31 March 2019.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) offers value for money on return flights to Asian and Australasian destinations with its 'Great Winter Seat Sale.' All daily flights on the airline’s new Boeing…

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has announced that it is the Official Airline Partner of AFL Europe. The partnership will assist the ongoing development of Australian Football in Europe,…

Virgin Atlantic is set to operate four flights between London Heathrow and Las Vegas in January next year. In conjunction with joint venture partner Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic…

BA gets biometric boarding gates British Airways has become the first UK airline to introduce automated biometric airport technology, with the launch of self-service boarding gates at…

In its best February performance to-date, Heathrow welcomed a record 5.27m passengers (+5.5% when adjusted to remove last year’s leap day) alongside surging cargo volumes with 127,000 metric…

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye has unveiled Heathrow 2.0, the airport’s new sustainability leadership strategy which aspires to make the airport a centre of excellence for the aviation…

Heathrow celebrated 70 years of history as Britain’s air hub in 2016, welcoming a record 76 million passengers (+1%) alongside 1.5 million tonnes of cargo (+3%).  For the second year…

Demand for Heathrow’s on-board meals have boomed, evidencing how passengers are responding to the rise of ‘clean eating’. 2016 data shows a trend towards lighter meals with sushi now…

Heathrow has revealed that today’s kids are a generation of tiny travellers, visiting more countries, clocking up more air miles and having more overseas experiences than ever before. New…

Heathrow is to commence the preparation of a planning application to expand the airport with a new runway.   The application is intended to be formally submitted in 2019, after the…

Heathrow welcomed a record 5.72 million passengers in November (+2.5%) alongside a 4.4% growth in cargo volumes. Heathrow is Britain’s largest port, accounting for almost 30% of all UK…

Plaza Premium Lounge at London Heathrow, Terminal 2, has been awarded the Priority Pass Global Airport Lounge of the Year Award.  Now in its twelfth year, the awards are based on…

Vietnam Airlines has celebrated the delivery of the flag carrier’s 10th Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Hanoi, with the new aircraft set to be deployed on the airline’s services to London Heathrow…

Just days after the Government decided Heathrow will expand, union and business leaders have taken the unprecedented step to pledge their ongoing support for Heathrow expansion throughout…

The UK government’s decision to back the development of a third runway at London Heathrow in a bid to meet growing air capacity demands in the capital has received strong support from the…

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has announced that it will be launching a new seasonal service between London Heathrow and Sion in February 2017.   SWISS will operate three round…

London Heathrow has launched the first flight aggregation Facebook tool Go Heathrow, in partnership with Skyscanner, to help customers with their search for the best deal when flying from…

Gatwick Airport has published a new report that it claims shows 19 of 26 separate monitoring sites around Heathrow are up to 162% above legal NO2 limits.  The data - collected over…

Flybe CEO Saad Hammad has welcomed the proposal put forward by Heathrow Airport last week to push forward with capacity expansion that will significantly benefit regional operators. The…

Passengers travelling through Heathrow this week will be treated to a new installation in the form of a giant floral map of the world.  Created by florist Larry Walshe using around…

London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) handled a record 7.34 million passengers in August with Middle East passengers helping to drive this increase.  Europe's busiest airport said numbers…

Heathrow has launched a series of commitments to guarantee SME involvement in future work at the airport as well as a competition for a business to win a £5,000 development grant. …

London Heathrow has begun the installation of fifty new noise monitors in local areas as well as upgrades to its existing monitoring network.   The action, one of 10 steps set out in…

Travel data specialist ADARA has reported a 25% increase in flight bookings to the UK in the wake of Brexit, with American customers taking advantage of sterling’s fall, with seven out of 10…

London Heathrow accommodated 35.7 million passengers in the first six months of 2016, marking a year-on-year rise of 0.6%.  The result helped revenue increase 1.0% to £1,320 million,…

As the government stalls on deciding which London airport should be awarded a new runway, Flybe has once more proposed opening up RAF Northolt to scheduled commercial flights. The airline…

The Government of Vietnam has announced that it is extending its visa exemption programme for UK passport holders for single-entry stays of up to 15 days, until 30 June 2017.  The…

ibis Styles London Heathrow Airport has officially opened for business.  The 140-room hotel is located adjacent to London Heathrow Airport and features a contemporary stylish design with…

Virgin Atlantic’s replacement of its old 747-400s with top of the range Dreamliners has improved the airline's noise record at London Heathrow over January to March of this year, the latest…

To celebrate Heathrow’s 70th anniversary, Joanna Lumley has revealed the final of 70 unique platinum plaques, that will be on show around the airport, each representing an iconic moment of…

Planning permission has been granted for construction of the first stand-alone office building to be built at Heathrow since 2001.  Arora Group, which now manages more than 750,000…

Oman Air has confirmed its intent to start operating daily flights from Muscat to Manchester. The new service is scheduled to begin from 1 April 2017. The United Kingdom has always…

British Airways has launched direct flights between Inverness and London Heathrow. The daily service reconnects the capital of the Highlands to Heathrow for the first time in almost a…

 On 19th May, Icelandair will begin a seasonal service to Montreal’s, Pierre E. Trudeau International airport (YUL). Flights to Montréal will operate four times a week between May and 7th…

More than 16.8 million passengers used Heathrow in the first three months of 2016, representing a 2.6% year-on-year increase. Garuda Indonesia is the latest airline to move its London…

Responding to Network Rail’s consultation on Western Rail Link, which closes today, Heathrow has restated its support for the project and has called for Network Rail and the Government to…

Ryanair has confirmed it will launch flights to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport daily, from London Gatwick and Heathrow respectively in November. It will join easyjet and British Airways in…

Garuda Indonesia has launched its new service from London to Jakarta, with the inaugural flight departing from the airline’s new UK home at London Heathrow Terminal 3.   The Indonesia…

Garuda Indonesia has appointed dnata to provide all ground handling services for its new five weekly flights from Jakarta and Singapore to London Heathrow.  The agreement strengthens…

Network Rail has released the findings of a new study that shows there is a strong case for a new southern rail access link to Heathrow, which would connect passengers to the…

With Heathrow expecting a record 850,000 passengers and an extra 200,000 families to take off from there this Easter, the airport has announced a lyrical new initiative; Heathrow’s Passport…

Heathrow has been recognised with three titles at this year’s Skytrax World Airport Awards. For the second year running, Heathrow received the honour of being named ‘Best Airport in…

Heathrow Airport Holdings has announced that Lord Paul Deighton will succeed Sir Nigel Rudd as chairman of the Board when he steps down later this year.  Lord Deighton will guide Heathrow…

Heathrow is urging supporters of Network Rail’s proposed Western Rail Link to make their views heard in a public consultation, which opens this week.  The rail link is an important part…

Heathrow welcomed a record 5.5 million passengers in January, marking its best ever start to the year (+1% on January 2015). Larger, fuller, quieter aircraft continued to be a driver for…

Striking images of Cumbria, Lancashire, Scotland and Yorkshire have been unveiled across Heathrow’s terminals today in a bid to promote some of the worst affected areas following recent…

Heathrow will be working in collaboration with Westfield Sportscars, and Oxbotica, to develop new iconic automated pods for public trials this summer.  Using entirely British…

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has launched its new Exotic Car Collection in the UK to give consumers access to some of the world’s most desirable vehicles. The launch follows a trial period,…

In a first for Heathrow, the airport operator has announced a collaboration with New York City’s official destination marketing organisation, NYC & Company and Virgin Holidays to…

Heathrow has issued its 2015 full-year traffic results, which show that nearly 75 million passengers travelled through the airport during the year, representing an increase of 2.2% on 2014…

Heathrow Airport has celebrated its 70th year of operation as a commercial airport.  Over the course of 2016, Heathrow will be celebrating a number of key moments with colleagues,…

Qatar Airways recently announced its intent to introduce two additional frequencies between Doha and Manchester from 2 May 2016. The additional flights will be operated by the Boeing…

A decision by the UK government to delay a decision on Heathrow expansion has rattled supporters of the plan, with UKinbound calling on ministers to ‘act quickly’ to resolve the impasse.…

Cathay Pacific has confirmed its lounge located in Terminal 3 of Heathrow Airport will be closed for renovation from 25 November until June 2016.  During this time, Marco Polo…

Heathrow has partnered with concierge service company Quintessentially to launch an in-depth review of its retail service offering. Quintessentially will be given access to Heathrow’s…

A record 6.77 million passengers (+2.9% on September 2014) travelled through Heathrow on 40,292 flights in September 2015, making it the busiest September on record for passenger volumes.…

World Rugby has announced the appointment of Heathrow as an official Tournament Provider to Rugby World Cup 2015. Heathrow will welcome the majority of the 500,000 anticipated overseas…

In a recent development, Emirates reported its busiest July on record in the UK, with 208,000 passengers departing from its six gateways: London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester,…

The Arrivals Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2 has launched a new Power Breakfast designed to help business travellers hit the ground running after arriving in London on a long-haul…

Thai Airways (THAI) recently celebrated the departure of the first Airbus A380 direct flight from London to Bangkok at Heathrow’s Terminal 2.  Passengers who travelled on flight TG910…

London Heathrow has teamed with airport shuttle bus operator easyBus to launch a new bus route from Shepherds Bush to Heathrow that will deliver passengers to the airport in under 30…

The month of April has been positive for Abu Dhabi Airports. The Authority recently announced that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 15.5% in April…

Plaza Premium Lounge Management has opened the first independent lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4, providing access to all travellers regardless of airline or class of travel.   The…

Qatar Airways will introduce a second Airbus A380 aircraft on the London Heathrow to Doha route from 1 July. It will replace the existing A330 aircraft.   The arrival of the second A380 …

The domestic passenger charge for airlines flying from Heathrow would be reduced by a third, from £29.59 today to £19.59, under new proposals announced by the UK’s hub airport.  With 95%…

Abu Dhabi Airports has revealed that traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 21.5% in February 2015.  A total of 1,715,540 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi…

Qatar Airways' celebrated the inaugural flight of its first A380 in Doha in the presence of the Patron, The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the State of Qatar, His Excellency…

The three months of runway closures saw Dubai International slip behind London Heathrow despite 34.67 million passengers travelling the airports in the first half of the year. These…