Yearly Archives: 2020

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...

Downton actresses from Los Angeles – 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...

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...

Singer Prince walks through Heathrow largely unnoticed – 2006

A rare public view of singer Prince as he walks through Heathrow after a flight from the United States in 2006 The normally camera-shy celebrity...

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...

The Queen opens terminal 2 extension in 1996

The Queen arrives to open the £32 million pound extension to Heathrow's terminal 2 as part of the airports 50th anniversary celebrations. The building...

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...
- Advertisment -

Most Read