All London Heathrow Airport articles – Page 3
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NewsTravellers to UK must present negative Covid-19 result
International passengers travelling to the UK will soon be required to present a negative Covid-19 test result prior to departure, under tighter restrictions announced today by the government.
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UK Supreme Court rules in favour of Heathrow expansion
UK Supreme Court judges have ruled in favour of a government plan to build a third runway at London Heathrow , overturning an appeal court ruling against the scheme brought about by Friends of the Friends of the Earth and Plan B Earth. Earlier this year, the Court of ...
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Heathrow to keep Terminal 4 shut until end of 2021 as traffic slumps
London Heathrow airport is to keep Terminal 4 non-operational until the end of next year as a recovery in air traffic continues to falter. Passenger numbers fell by 88% in November at Europe’s biggest hub over the previous year as it handled just 747,000 passengers. Source: ...
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Romanian budget carrier Blue Air to add Heathrow and Frankfurt
Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air is to switch its London flights to Heathrow from December and launch Frankfurt services next summer as it bids to challenge network carriers in their hubs. Blue AIr has served London Luton airport since 2012, but will begin Bucharest to Heathrow flights from the ...
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Heathrow passenger numbers down more than 80% in September
London Heathrow’s chief executive has once again urged the UK government to “act quickly” on introducing an airport Covid-19 testing programme, after the airport’s passenger numbers fell 81.5% year on year in September.
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SpiceJet to launch A330neo flights to London in December
SpiceJet plans to operate nonstop Airbus A330neo flights from two points in India to London Heathrow from 4 December under an “air bubble” agreement.
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BA adds back Bahrain and South Africa as part of October expansion
British Airways today resumed flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Bahrain, part of a number restored routes as it steps up its network this month after suspending a swathe of services during the global pandemic.
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RwandAir switches London services to Heathrow airport
The African carrier has been serving Heathrow on a cargo-only basis during the coronavirus crisis, and says today that its passenger services to the UK capital will also serve the hub when they resume on 3 October.
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Why transatlantic return matters so much to airlines
When Virgin Atlantic broke the news it would need to cut over 1,000 more jobs, even having secured its future within £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) in refinancing commitments, it underlined just how damaging the failure to reignite the key transatlantic market was.
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Heathrow airport begins formal consultation on cuts as union talks stall
Heathrow airport has formally initiated consultations with unions over salary cuts as it battles the fallout of the sharp drop in traffic due to the global pandemic.
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Heathrow boss urges pre-board virus trial on New York flights
John Holland-Kaye claims checking passengers for Covid-19 at airport, using emerging technology, could kick-start traffic on one of world’s busiest routes
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Heathrow awaits approval for ‘oven-ready’ Covid-19 testing centre
London Heathrow’s Covid-19 testing facility is “ready to go” and awaiting UK government approval to test arrivals at the airport as a way of reducing the amount of time for which travellers from high-risk countries are required to quarantine.
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Heathrow issues Covid-19 testing plea as losses mount
London’s Heathrow airport has reiterated calls for the UK government to introduce a Covid-19 testing programme as an alternative to quarantine for arriving passengers.
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Heathrow chief sees biosecurity standards key to air travel recovery
London Heathrow Airport chief executive John Holland-Kaye believes introducing common rules around biosecurity standards will be key to restoring confidence in and fuelling the recovery of air travel.
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Heathrow ruling suggests new legal front in airline sustainability battle
The UK appeal court’s ruling that plans for a third runway at London Heathrow airport are unlawful on climate grounds is in line with intensifying pressure on a commercial aviation industry that had been enjoying years on largely unconstrained growth.
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Heathrow third runway delayed by ‘at least 12 months’
Heathrow now expects to complete its third runway “between early 2028 and late 2029” – rather than in 2026 as previously targeted – following a Civil Aviation Authority review of expansion costs.
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Norwegian granted London Heathrow slots
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has provisionally been allocated slots at London Heathrow for the summer 2020 season.
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Police prepare to counter Heathrow drone disruption
London's Metropolitan Police has vowed to "do everything in its power to prevent and stop" any attempt to disrupt operations at Heathrow, after reports that climate-change activists planned to fly drones within the UK airport's restricted airspace on 13 September.
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A320 took drone-avoidance action during Gatwick approach
Investigators have disclosed that an Airbus A320 crew took evasive action to avoid a drone during the final stages of an approach to London Gatwick earlier this year.
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Unite calls off Heathrow strike after new pay offer
Trade union Unite has suspended plans for a strike at London Heathrow after a new pay deal was put forward.
