Boeing 787 Dreamliner Virgin Atlantic is relaunching its daily London to Cape Town flights Virgin Atlantic has announced the return of its London Heathrow to Cape Town service from November 5, 2022… ByMichael JongaMay 24, 2022
Passenger numbers Heathrow increases yearly passenger traffic forecast to 53 million London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is anticipating better than expected yearly passenger traffic numbers. Heathrow now forecasts that a… ByVytė KlišauskaitėMay 10, 2022
British Airways Heathrow, British Airways & Virgin Atlantic ease face mask rules London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is dropping the requirement for travelers to wear face masks. The main carriers using… ByVictoria BryanMarch 15, 2022
financial results Heathrow experiences worst year in history with passenger numbers at 1972 levels London Heathrow (LHR) experienced the worst year in its history in 2021, the operator of Britain’s largest airport… ByVictoria BryanFebruary 23, 2022
British Airways A sting in the tail at Heathrow after nesting wasps block pitot tubes Wasps and bees nesting in the pitot tubes of aircraft led to a spate of incidents involving eight… ByVictoria BryanJanuary 27, 2022
airport Heathrow hit by Omicron, says 2021 passengers less than 25% of pre-COVID levels Over 600,000 passengers canceled travel plans from London Heathrow (LHR) in December due to the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the… ByVictoria BryanJanuary 12, 2022
JetBlue JetBlue extends London Heathrow ops until October 2022 JetBlue (JBLU) has extended its schedule for transatlantic operations between New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)… ByVytė KlišauskaitėDecember 22, 2021
airlines UK removes all 11 countries from its red list The UK government is removing all 11 countries currently on its red list from 4am local time on… ByVictoria BryanDecember 14, 2021
COVID-19 Heathrow expects slow start to 2022 as Omicron raises new fears London Heathrow Airport (LHR) expects to carry 45 million passengers in 2022, almost half the amount compared to pre-pandemic levels. “We… ByVytė KlišauskaitėDecember 13, 2021
Canada Canada’s WestJet to launch London Heathrow operations Canada’s second largest carrier WestJet is set to launch operations to London Heathrow (LHR), the United Kingdom. The… ByVytė KlišauskaitėNovember 21, 2021
Airbus A350-1000 After 600 days of restrictions, parallel take-offs for BA & Virgin as US reopens Is today a crucial step in coming out of the pandemic? After more than 600 days of tight… ByVictoria BryanNovember 8, 2021
financial results Heathrow sees traffic recovery taking until at least 2026 The operator of London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Britain’s biggest hub, does not expect traffic to fully recover until… ByVictoria BryanOctober 26, 2021
airport Heathrow charges set to rise as UK CAA sets out price proposals The UK aviation regulator has set out proposals for how much Heathrow Airport can charge airlines over the… ByVictoria BryanOctober 19, 2021
Airbus BA confirms return of A380 from November 2021 British Airways confirmed its Airbus A380s will be returning to the skies sooner than expected, with first flights… ByVictoria BryanOctober 6, 2021
Britain “No logical reason”: British airports urge COVID travel testing shake-up Some of Britain’s biggest airports have called on the UK government to simplify travel rules, ahead of a… ByVictoria BryanSeptember 13, 2021
London Qantas eyes Darwin instead of Perth for non-stop flights to London Qantas says that it expects its non-stop flights between Australia and the United Kingdom to be in higher… ByJean Carmela LimAugust 26, 2021
Airbus A321LR JetBlue Airbus A321LR touches down for the first time at London Heathrow The New York-based air carrier JetBlue (JBLU) arrived at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) with its brand new Airbus… ByVytė KlišauskaitėAugust 12, 2021
aircraft incident UK Authority issues special bulletin about BA Boeing 787 nose gear incident A Boeing 787-8 aircraft, registration number G-ZBJB, suffered damage to its lower forward fuselage following a nose gear… ByMichael JongaJuly 15, 2021