Heathrow Express News
Key appointments at Heathrow Express
Dedicated airport rail service Heathrow Express has announced two new senior appointments with Les Freer becoming director and Sophie Chapman appointed head of operations.
Crauford takes up head of commercial role with Heathrow Express
Former head of commercial planning at Heathrow Airport, Chris Crauford, has been appointed to Heathrow Express’ senior leadership team as head of commercial.
No concerns at Heathrow Express over Crossrail arrival
With under a year to go until the start of Crossrail services through central London, Heathrow Express has said it has no concerns over the launch of the new line.
WTM 2017: Heathrow Express tickets available through Virgin Atlantic Wi-Fi
As Virgin Atlantic becomes the first European carrier to offer Wi-Fi across its entire fleet, passengers will be able to access heathrowexpress.com for free to buy tickets at 36,000ft for the fastest route into central London.
Passengers endorse Heathrow Express service
Heathrow Express has received an overall satisfaction rate of 96 per cent from the latest National Rail Passenger Survey, placing it head and shoulders above the national average of 81 per cent and 17 percentage points ahead of the London & South East average of 80 per cent.
Heathrow Express launches new multi-lingual advertising campaign
Heathrow Express is joining the #LondonIsOpen campaign with the first dynamic advertising campaign to be translated into six languages. Heathrow Express has loaded their smart screens, which are situated in the baggage re-claim area at Heathrow and show live price and journey time comparisons between taxis and the airport’s train service to central London, with Cantonese and five different European languages.
Heathrow Express to welcome BBC World News
Heathrow Express passengers will now be kept up to date with a new BBC World News on-board service, which will provide one-minute news and business bulletins on the 15-minute journey to and from Heathrow and Paddington. The bulletins will be delivered through the existing Express TV service, which are positioned on screens throughout First and Express Class on Heathrow Express trains, which depart from Paddington on average every 15 minutes.
Fault found on Heathrow Express rolling stock
Following investigation, a fault – a structural defect on the underside of the carriage – has been found on some Heathrow Express trains. The trains have been taken out of service for the foreseeable future causing disruption between London and the airport. The trains will now undergo further examination and maintenance work.
Star Alliance joins forces with Heathrow Express
Star Alliance and Heathrow Express have teamed up to offer Star Alliance Gold Card holders a special benefit when travelling on Heathrow Express trains – a free upgrade. Making use of this offer is very simple. Customers just need to purchase a standard class single or return ticket for the Heathrow Express, the fastest rail link between the airport and London Paddington Station.
Heathrow Express cuts prices for advanced bookings
Passengers can now buy a ticket for the fastest route from central London to Heathrow for just £5.50 when buying a Heathrow Express ticket at least 90 days in advance. Tickets can be purchased through the Heathrow Express website. Heathrow Express, which takes as little as 15 minutes from London Paddington to Heathrow, has introduced a raft of new tickets to help holidays cost less, which along with the kids go free permanent offer, means a family of four can travel between central London and the UK’s hub airport from just £11.00.
Airport passengers hit by major rail engineering works
Passengers headed for London airports over Christmas are set to experience disruption as National Rail begins a period of intensive engineering works. Gatwick Express train services from London Victoria will stop for the next ten days, reassuming only on January 4th.
Amadeus Selling Platform welcomes airport express tickets
Travellers are now much closer to a door-to-door experience as Amadeus Selling Platform’s latest module enables travel agents to sell airport express tickets as they book a flight or hotel. Heathrow Express is the first to launch this tool with Airtrain in Brisbane to follow in 2016. For many travellers, arriving at a destination airport is the easy part - working out how to get to the city centre once there is often an altogether different story.