Planned £5 charge for Heathrow drop-off
Heathrow looks set to introduce £5 vehicle access charges in front of all terminals in a bid to recoup some of the losses incurred...
Virgin adds St Vincent as new Caribbean route
Forget the lockdown and think of sun-kissed beaches. Virgin Atlantic has announced it is launching the first direct route from Europe to the Caribbean...
Renewed crisis for Heathrow as lockdown bites
Heathrow faces a renewed crisis as the government puts a block on all but essential air travel for a month.
The decision, prompted by the...
Virgin Atlantic gradually resumes routes
Virgin Atlantic is gradually re-establishing its route network as the demand for holiday flights returns.
Flights to popular tourist destinations Antigua and Grenada are set...
Rapid Covid test facility unveiled at Heathrow – with results in under an hour
A rapid Covid test which produces results within an hour is now being offered at Heathrow – and is aimed at departing travellers needing...
Flying out of Heathrow – our experience
These our difficult times for everyone. The pandemic is taking a heavy toll but people recognise that there is a need for effective air...
Bad weather mars farewell to BA’s jumbo jets
It may not have been the weather they were hoping for but hordes of spectators and plane spotters turned out to watch BA’s last...
Madeira shows how airport testing can work
Madeira is a lush portugese island in the middle of the Atlantic favoured as a winter destination by slightly ageing British tourists and keen...
North Atlantic routes highlight collapse
There’s been a virtual collapse of air travel across the North Atlantic from Heathrow with a reduction of around 95 per cent compared to...
Willie Walsh quits as British Airways supremo
Willie Walsh, the Chief Executive of IAG, the owners of British Airways, has finally retired after a turbulent career which saw a transformation of...
From the archive...
Downton actresses at Heathrow in 2013
It was a long way from Downton Abbey as actresses Michelle Dockery and Phyllis Logan arrived at Heathrow in 2013 from a Los Angeles award ceremony. Carrying their own bags and ignored by other passengers, the two actresses, who played Lady Mary and Mrs...
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