heathrow airport news
Heathrow Airport is the world's busiest international airport. It was voted 'Best Airport in Europe' in 2007, there are more than 90 airlines flying to over 170 international destinations from the hub and in 2008 66.9 million passengers passed through its 5 terminals. It accounts for almost 30% of UK air passenger activity and more than 35% of Heathrow's passengers are business travellers. It is also the world's second busiest airport for cargo, with 55% by volume of all UK air freight. Almost 70,000 people work at the airport.
Below we have collated all of the latest heathrow airport news. Click on any of the links to find out more:
July 2009
02.07.09 Virgin to axe 600 staff and 10% of flights
02.07.09 BA want mediation on pay dispute
02.07.09 BA increase some flights, cut others this winter
01.07.09 BA – union talks to resume today
June 2009
30.06.09 BA hits staff deal deadline day without agreement
30.06.09 BA in talks with oil companies to cut fuel costs
30.06.09 BA.com top travel website
29.06.09 Baggage chaos at Heathrow T5 again
29.06.09 BA add Uganda flights this winter
29.06.09 BA teams up with Dorchester hotel to offer afternoon tea
28.06.09 Heathrow T5 to become art gallery
28.06.09 Heathrow survey reveals Queen postcard is top souvenir
26.06.09 Almost 7000 BA staff agree voluntary pay cuts
26.06.09 BAA seeks to make Heathrow ‘Europe’s hub of choice’
26.06.09 Heathrow seeks frequent fliers to join consultative committee
26.06.09 BAA appoint treasury director
25.06.09 BA close to deal with main union
25.06.09 Walsh continues to press for staff concessions
25.06.09 BA adjusts Heathrow and Gatwick flight schedule this winter
25.06.09 BA ‘value calculator’ – budget airlines not always cheaper
25.06.09 Continental cut Heathrow – Cleveland flights
24.06.09 Hounslow council ‘noise free’ Heathrow plan
24.06.09 Reading Council join 2M Heathrow campaign group
23.06.09 Lufthansa agree compromise deal to buy BMI
23.06.09 UK taxes ‘force Clickair to raise Heathrow fares’
23.06.09 Virgin order 10 long haul planes
23.06.09 Dynamic packaging added to ba.com
22.06.09 BA increases South African market share
22.06.09 BA pensions row
22.06.09 BA to sell / close OpenSkies?
21.06.09 Branson says Government should not bail out ‘worthless’ BA
21.06.09 New Transport Secretary sees demise of short haul flights
21.06.09 New Spa opens as Heathrow T5
20.06.09 Hacan say double previous estimate affected by Heathrow noise
19.06.09 Continental say transatlantic flights need 10-20% cut
19.06.09 Heathrow launch noise consultation
19.06.09 BA and BMI near the bottom of lost bags league
18.06.09 BA pilots union agree pay cuts deal
18.06.09 Brown promises probe into Heathrow campaigners dossier claims
17.06.09 BA want staff to work for free
17.06.09 MP: taxpayers could pay for Heathrow runway
16.06.09 Goodrich sign BA engine support deal
15.06.09 BAA staff threaten strikes over Ferrovial dividend
15.06.09 Flight punctuality improves on lower capacity and passengers
14.06.09 MP’s ‘mislead’ over Heathrow
14.06.09 BA’s Openskies subsidiary under threat
13.06.09 BA highlight ‘cash rich’ competitor threat
13.06.09 2M say Hoon exit is ‘time for Heathrow rethink’
13.06.09 Austrian moves to Heathrow T1
13.06.09 Alice Cooper suffers Heathrow baggage horror
12.06.09 As BA seek staff job and salary cuts, Walsh gets 6% pay rise
12.06.09 BA rumoured to be talking to India’s Kingfisher
12.06.09 Walsh: air passengers should pay emissions tax
11.06.09 BAA passengers down 7.3%
11.06.09 BA adds first new long haul plane to fleet in 8 years
10.06.09 BA cabin crew ‘paid twice as much as Virgin’
10.06.09 Airfares ‘to slump by 10%, particularly on transatlantic routes’
10.06.09 Air Canada to debut ‘quick drop-off’ at Heathrow
10.06.09 Virgin top of airline satisfaction league; BA below average
09.06.09 Walsh: airlines can do nothing to stimulate demand
09.06.09 Heathrow police banned from wearing union jack badges
09.06.09 Bag with £800,000 worth of cocaine abandoned at Heathrow
09.06.09 Virgin exits Virgin Nigeria
09.06.09 BAA fined over Heathrow worker fall
09.06.09 BA picks up awards
08.06.09 BA face strikes over staff cuts
08.06.09 Walsh confident on Iberia / pension deficit; won’t change plane orders
08.06.09 BA / AA bosses confident on US / EU antitrust approval
08.06.09 BAA to spend £137m on Heathrow IT overhaul
08.06.09 American Airlines accept PayPal
08.06.09 Recession causes BA to slash IT spend
07.06.09 BA pilots to take pay cut
07.06.09 BA ‘to cut 4000 jobs’
07.06.09 Hoon quits as Transport Secretary
07.06.09 Swiss to move Heathrow terminals this week
07.06.09 BA seeks bigger share of pink pound
06.06.09 ANZ cut Heathrow – Hong Kong flights
06.06.09 Virgin to expand China routes?
05.06.09 BA ‘could close pension scheme to current members’
05.06.09 Iberia considers other options to BA merger
05.06.09 BA in F1 sponsorship talks
04.06.09 BA passengers, load factor and premium traffic down
04.06.09 Airline CEO’s say regulation ‘unacceptably burdensome’
03.06.09 Hoon wants aviation included in international climate change deal
03.06.09 Hacan research challenges Heathrow noise claims
03.06.09 Heathrow Express strike threat
03.06.09 Bmi open new Heathrow lounge
02.06.09 Walsh: BA facing ‘fight for survival’
02.06.09 Branson vows to fight APD increases at Tokyo flights celebration
02.06.09 BA returns to Saudi Arabia
01.06.09 Heathrow's Terminal 5 has subsidence
01.06.09 2M group want powerful airport regulator
01.06.09 Pilot ‘saves BA plane seconds from disaster’
01.06.09 £270,000 damages for builder hurt in Heathrow fall
May 2009
31.05.09 BA / Iberia merger talks ‘to resume this week’
31.05.09 BA flight delayed – by missing ashtray
31.05.09 New Heathrow lounge for Delta / Air France / KLM
29.05.09 Moody’s cut BA’s credit rating
28.05.09 Flybe unhappy after BA writes down value of its stake
28.05.09 BA to delay plane replacements to reduce costs
27.05.09 BA could bid for BMI’s Heathrow slots
27.05.09 Bishop takes Lufthansa to court over BMI sale
27.05.09 BMI and Virgin expand Heathrow codeshare agreement
26.05.09 Virgin profits double, but loss likely this year
25.05.09 Government 'spying on Heathrow critics'
25.05.09 BA to ditch first class seats
23.05.09 Lord Stern criticises Heathrow runway debate as ‘immature’
22.05.09 BA make record loss
22.05.09 ‘Drunk’ AA pilot arrested at Heathrow
21.05.09 Bondholders ‘fresh threat to BAA finances’
20.05.09 Clickair to move flights from Gatwick to Heathrow
20.05.09 BA / AA alliance wins support in US
18.05.09 Airports back BA / AA alliance
17.05.09 Eurovision flashmob at Heathrow
17.05.09 BA to announce daily Las Vegas flights
16.05.09 Lufthansa ‘does not want to buy BMI’
16.05.09 BA offer free cabs to Heathrow T5
15.05.09 EU clear Lufthansa’s BMI purchase
15.05.09 Branson: BA / AA deal would be ‘absolutely disastrous’ and could kill Virgin
12.05.09 Lufthansa seeks to renegotiate BMI takeover terms
12.05.09 Market volatility delaying BA / Iberia deal
12.05.09 BAA and JCDecaux end £500m UK airport ad deal
11.05.09 BAA passengers down 2.3%
10.05.09 BA axe 100 pilots
09.05.09 S&P lowers BA debt rating on weak demand
08.05.09 EU freeze slot rules
08.05.09 Hoon wants Phase 2 EU – US open skies deal next year
07.05.09 Virgin and Jet codeshare agreement
07.05.09 BA to open new Heathrow Airport lounge
06.05.09 CBI says business backs Heathrow expansion
06.05.09 Late Easter boosts BA passenger figures
05.05.09 BAA losses up and passengers down
05.05.09 BA seeks Indian airline alliance
04.05.09 Virgin launch daily Heathrow – Chicago flights
04.05.09 Continental launch Heathrow – Cleveland flights
03.05.09 Business revolt against Heathrow expansion
03.05.09 Heathrow cutbacks ‘increase disease risk’
02.05.09 Heathrow cargo down 14.6%
01.05.09 BMI wants Heathrow – Baghdad flights
April 2009
30.04.09 Work starts on Heathrow’s underground baggage system
29.04.09 BA ordered to hand over ‘top secret document’
28.04.09 Pilot arrested at Heathrow over drink allegations
28.04.09 Analyst raises BAA debt concerns over flu
26.04.09 BA boss sees no recovery before 2011
25.04.09 BA cabin crew member hospitalised with flu after Mexico flight
25.04.09 Aviation problems threaten BA / Iberia merger
24.04.09 Virgin threaten BA over agent incentives
22.04.09 Brown’s green adviser slams Heathrow decision
22.04.09 Go-ahead for new Heathrow hotel
21.04.09 EU announce airline alliances investigation
21.04.09 Free upgrade on Heathrow Express this summer
19.04.09 BA up on pension plan reform rumours
18.04.09 Heathrow offers free gadget charging
17.04.09 Virgin says BA / AA response to US authorities is incomplete
17.04.09 Airport worker praised in Heathrow fire report
16.04.09 Three cargo airlines fined $214m over price fixing
15.04.09 BAA passengers down 11.3 percent
15.04.09 BA cargo down 7.8%
14.04.09 BA rejects union’s cost savings proposals
14.04.09 Ex-American boss says alliances are bad for customers
12.04.09 BAA ‘fresh row with bondholders’
12.04.09 Virgin Heathrow flight diverts over smoke smell
10.04.09 Heathrow T3 evacuated over bomb scare
10.04.09 BA not interested in Czech Airlines
10.04.09 Over 20m have passed through Heathrow T5
09.04.09 Further delay for BA / Iberia merger
08.04.09 Hoon held Madrid talks with Ferrovial over BAA
08.04.09 Airlines propose carbon trading scheme
07.04.09 Go-ahead in US for BA lost luggage lawsuit
07.04.09 Arrests at Heathrow after mid air ‘sex act’
06.04.09 BA launch biggest ever Middle East flights schedule
06.04.09 BA win pilot holiday pay case
05.04.09 BA seeks to cut cabin crew pay and perks
04.04.09 BA passengers down 7.3%
04.04.09 Skyteam Heathrow move update
03.04.09 Whitehall probed BAA’s finances
03.04.09 Heathrow runway judicial review
03.04.09 BMI open premium check in at Heathrow
02.04.09 American starts Heathrow lounge renovation
01.04.09 Lufthansa launch Heathrow – Milan flights
March 2009
30.03.09 Heathrow and Gatwick rated worst UK airports
29.03.09 Heathrow security manager sold lost goods on eBay
29.03.09 Aer Lingus resume Shannon – Heathrow service
28.03.09 Icelandair to operate Heathrow – Seattle flights (via Reykjavik)
26.03.09 BA ‘likely to be based in Spain’
25.03.09 MPs seek support for Heathrow links to regional airports
25.03.09 BA shift two routes from Gatwick to Heathrow; axes others
25.03.09 BA use technology to cut fog delays at Heathrow
22.03.09 On time flights improvement
21.03.09 Drunk Heathrow pilot spared jail
20.03.09 BAA may appeal CC ruling
19.03.09 BAA ordered to sell three airports
18.03.09 Two protesters arrested at Heathrow
18.03.09 2M group predicts big rise in Heathrow night flights
17.03.09 Hoon admits runway benefit error
17.03.09 BA file information on AA antitrust application
16.03.09 Passengers down at UK airports
16.03.09 BA boss wants ‘swift progress’ on pay and productivity talks
12.03.09 Bmi make £100m loss
11.03.09 EU could allow airlines to keep unused slots
10.03.09 BA – Iberia deal ‘within weeks’
10.03.09 BAA cargo down 21%
09.03.09 Cartier joins Harrods at Heathrow T5
09.03.09 Virgin appoint new COO
08.03.09 Plane Stupid activist arrested over Mandelson gunging
08.03.09 Virgin to ‘suspend’ Heathrow – Mumbai route
07.03.09 Mandelson gunged by Heathrow protestor
06.03.09 BA will make a loss next year too
05.03.09 BA yet to submit information to US DOT on AA alliance
04.03.09 BA passengers down 8.3%
04.03.09 BA management restructuring ‘progressing’
03.03.09 Qantas A380 grounded at Heathrow by fuel leak
02.03.09 2M group criticise Labour over Heathrow decision
02.03.09 No bonus for BA managers
01.03.09 Conservative’s say Labour ‘ignored Heathrow views’
01.03.09 Council to help fund Heathrow challenge
February 2009
28.02.09 Jet engines to be modified after Heathrow crash report
27.02.09 BA to shift cargo operations to Kent Airport?
27.02.09 Air India to replace BA Heathrow – Calcutta flights
26.02.09 Laptop security trial ends at Heathrow and Glasgow
25.02.09 BAA operating profit down on passenger falls
24.02.09 BA seeks global marketing chief
22.02.09 bmi paperless boarding for all Heathrow domestic flights
21.02.09 More A380 flights from Qantas at Heathrow
21.02.09 Heathrow voted world’s most tedious airport
19.02.09 Iberia moves Heathrow terminal
18.02.09 bmi to cut Heathrow links to Durham Tees Valley and Leeds Bradford
17.02.09 Pro and anti-Heathrow activists to clash this week
17.02.09 BA ‘burning £2.7m a day’
16.02.09 Second South African crew arrested at Heathrow
16.02.09 bmi to go double daily on Heathrow - Tel Aviv route
15.02.09 Walsh blasts BA staff restrictive practices
14.02.09 Parts missing on Virgin emergency landing jet
12.02.09 Payout victory for stranded passengers
12.02.09 Virgin consult on 600 redundancies
11.02.09 BA expects anti-trust approval for American tie up by late summer
11.02.09 BA debt rating downgraded
10.02.09 BAA passengers down 6.3 percent
09.02.09 Regional flights to London switching from Heathrow to Gatwick
09.02.09 BA reports improved cargo performance
09.02.09 Hughes & Hughes to close T5 store
08.02.09 Watchdog questions Heathrow expansion
08.02.09 BA predicts rise in some long haul travel
07.02.09 BA plan more capacity cuts
07.02.09 BA postpone Saudi flight relaunch
06.02.09 ABTA: snow shows need for Heathrow runway
06.02.09 BA talks to unions over pay and productivity
05.02.09 BAA announces £4bn plan for Heathrow improvements
04.02.09 Ferrovial ‘may sell BAA stake’
04.02.09 Bond sales to finance Heathrow runway
03.02.09 Main Iberia shareholder: BA merger ‘close’
03.02.09 BA picks up travel awards
03.02.09 bmi ‘prime position’ ad at Heathrow
02.02.09 Anti-Heathrow MP backs the runway by mistake
02.02.09 Climate expert snubs Heathrow campaigners
01.02.09 bmi reneges on pay rise, threatens job cuts
January 2009
31.01.09 BA boss expects Iberia decision ‘soon’
30.01.09 IATA report big drop in passengers and cargo
30.01.09 Virgin premium traffic up
29.01.09 Labour survives Heathrow Commons vote
29.01.09 Airlines cut capacity
28.01.09 Environment agency doubts Heathrow runway viability
28.01.09 S&P may cut BA’s debt rating to junk
28.01.09 Iran Air adds Heathrow flight
27.01.09 Balfour Beatty wins Heathrow East contract
27.01.09 BA expects £150m loss
26.01.09 BA want early start to Heathrow runway
25.01.09 BA to halve emissions by 2050
25.01.09 BA flight emergency in Nigeria
24.01.09 Walsh cast doubt on Iberia deal
24.01.09 BA may cut Heathrow flights once London City – New York flights launch24.01.09 BA may cut Heathrow flights once London City – New York flights launch
24.01.09 European safety experts say pilots flying tired
23.01.09 Boris says Heathrow runway will ‘never happen’
23.01.09 Virgin win customer service award
23.01.09 Personal transport pods coming to Heathrow car park
22.01.09 Monarch boss slams Heathrow runway decision
21.01.09 Heathrow East terminal delayed
20.01.09 Entire South African flight crew held over Heathrow drugs find
18.01.09 BAA ‘plans 30% rise in Heathrow night flights’
17.01.09 bmi to launch Heathrow – Kiev flights
17.01.09 Jersey lose Heathrow link
17.01.09 Aer Lingus carries 250,000 on Belfast – Heathrow route
16.01.09 BA cuts Heathrow – Tokyo flights
15.01.09 Heathrow runway approved – but not mixed mode
15.01.09 CAA questions Competition Commission’s BAA remedies
14.01.09 Passengers down at BAA airports
14.01.09 BA workers arrested after plane damage
14.01.09 AA van tows car in to barrier at Heathrow car park
13.01.09 Greenpeace buys Heathrow runway land
13.01.09 Heathrow runway a 'white elephant'
12.01.09 Heathrow protesters hold terminal tea party
12.01.09 Business leaders back Heathrow expansion
12.01.09 Emergency landing for Virgin Heathrow flight
12.01.09 Roadworks near Heathrow
11.01.09 Boris to lead Heathrow legal challenge
11.01.09 Heathrow rail hub bid to raise £10m
10.01.09 Brown expected to back Heathrow Expansion
10.01.09 Mass blockade planned for Heathrow decision
09.01.09 Virgin launch business class price war
08.01.09 ‘Far reaching’ reorganisation at BA
08.01.09 Walsh confident on American deal
07.01.09 BA passengers down 3.4%
07.01.09 BA chairman warns of Oneworld breakup
05.01.09 Global passengers down 4.6% in November; IATA predicts $1bn losses for European airlines
04.01.09 Government push Heathrow rail link plan
04.01.09 New Heathrow flightpath ‘will bring jet roar to millions’
04.01.09 100s of BA staff face axe
04.01.09 BA eye stake in Indian airline
03.01.09 Telegraph says Ferrovial’s BAA holding at risk
03.01.09 BAA emission controls ‘fail to halt Heathrow breaching limits’
December 2008
31.12.08 Campaign group release footage of broken Heathrow promises
29.12.08 New oneworld moves at Heathrow
29.12.08 Big drop in transatlantic flights
28.12.08 Iberia employ consultants to look at BA pension deficit
25.12.08 BAA predict passenger drop
24.12.08 ‘Drunk’ pilot removed from Heathrow plane
24.12.08 Continental Cleveland flights to switch from Gatwick to Heathrow
23.12.08 Virgin hope to create ‘true network carrier’ at Heathrow with bmi deal
23.12.08 Aer Lingus to resume Heathrow – Shannon flights
20.12.08 Brown backs Heathrow expansion
20.12.08 US seek more information on BA – AA alliance
19.12.08 Campaigners say Heathrow third runway planned before Terminal 5
18.12.08 BAA to fight airport break up
18.12.08 Labour MPs want Heathrow runway vote
18.12.08 BA / Qantas drop merger talks
17.12.08 Boris slams Heathrow expansion plans
17.12.08 BA and Virgin cut fuel surcharge
16.12.08 bmi scrap short haul fuel surcharge
15.12.08 Council says Heathrow decision delay shows Government losing argument
15.12.08 bmi testing in-flight text and email
14.12.08 Heathrow plans concern Environment Minister
14.12.08 BA seeks flexible working
13.12.08 FT: BAA to be forced to sell three airports
12.12.08 BAA passengers down 8.9%
12.12.08 Plane Stupid plan Heathrow protest
11.12.08 Virgin seek compensation over fresh Dreamliner delays
10.12.08 Virgin in talks with Lufthansa over bmi
08.12.08 Qantas CEO: major obstacles for BA deal
07.12.08 Northern Foods wins BA catering contract
06.12.08 Business leader ‘misleading the public’ on Heathrow expansion
06.12.08 BA still losing thousands of bags each week
05.12.08 AOA: Heathrow's growth remains urgent and necessary
05.12.08 BA flight punctuality best in 7 years
04.12.08 Heathrow runway decision delayed
04.12.08 BA passenger traffic down 5.9%
03.12.08 Heathrow voted ‘worst airport’
03.12.08 Virgin criticise BA – Qantas deal
02.12.08 BA in merger talks with Qantas
02.12.08 Protesters ‘to target Heathrow with music, jams and action’
01.12.08 Emirates A380 begins Heathrow – Dubai flights
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