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Virgin Atlantic joins calls for improvement at Heathrow border
Virgin Atlantic has called on the border force to take action as the number of international visitors to the UK waiting more than two hours to clear immigration continues to increase.
Heathrow sees busiest ever day in July
Heathrow saw its busiest ever day on July 29th, as the airport welcomed nearly 262,000 passengers in 24 hours.
BA chief criticises UK border wait times
Alex Cruise, chief executive of British Airways, has urged the UK government to address lengthening queues at Heathrow Airport. The airline chief executive called on home secretary Sajid javid to “take immediate action to address this border farce”.
Heathrow Hub seeks judicial review into airport expansion
Lawyers acting for Heathrow Hub have filed papers at the High Court in London seeking permission to judicially review the decision to expand the airport.
Heathrow records busiest ever first half of year
Heathrow welcomed an all-time high of 38.1 million passengers during the first half of 2018, up by 2.5 per cent on the same period last year. At the same time, four new connections to China in 2018 helped trade through Heathrow grow 2.2 per cent, to 841,449 tonnes of cargo.
Busiest ever June at London Heathrow
World Cup fever has delivered Heathrow’s busiest June on record, as more than seven million passengers travelled through the UK’s hub. In total 7,125,000 passengers passed through the terminals last month, a figure 5.4 per cent up on June last year.
CAA urges Heathrow to cooperate on pricing following third runway approval
Heathrow Airport must “rise to the challenge” of keeping landing charges flat following expansion, according to Richard Moriarty, chief executive of the Civil Aviation Authority.
UK government green-lights Heathrow expansion
The construction of a third runway at London Heathrow Airport is set to begin in earnest following approval for the project by the UK parliament. The government made a series of pledges to ensure the passing of the bill, including that there would be no cost to taxpayers.
Gulf Air launches double daily Bahrain-London connection
Gulf Air has launched its double daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner service connecting Bahrain International Airport and London, Heathrow. Onboard the airline’s inaugural double daily Dreamliner service to London Heathrow were members of the airline’s executive management team.
Heathrow expansion likely to face judicial review
DAC Beachcroft, legal advisers to the consortium proposing an extended runway at Heathrow Airport, have written to secretary of state for transport, Chris Grayling, highlighting what it calls serious errors by his department in the Airports National Policy Statement.
Passenger numbers increase at Heathrow as expansion vote nears
A total of 6.7 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in May, up 3.1 per cent on the same month last year. At the same time, wedding watchers from the US travelling to nearby Windsor pushed up passenger numbers five per cent on North American flights.
Heathrow expansion plans given go ahead by UK cabinet
Long-debated plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport in London have been approved by ministers. The government’s economic sub-committee, chaired by prime minister Theresa May, backed the plans which were then approved by her full cabinet.