London Heathrow workers call off 31 days of strike this summer as pay deal reached June 23, 2023 31 days of strike action at Heathrow have been averted following a last-ditch deal with Unite members, meaning Brits can once again go on their summer holidays without disruption. A new pay deal was reached between Britain’s biggest airport, and the UK’s biggest union, with 2,000 security officers at terminals 3 and 5, scheduled to [...]
BP and Heathrow join new BCC business council pitched as CBI rival June 5, 2023 Top global firms have led the charge to support a new rival to the under-fire CBI lobbying organisation. Energy giant BP, power firm Drax, Heathrow Airport and international hoteliers IHG have become founding members of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) business council. The organisation is set to take on the Confederation of British Industry [...]
New transatlantic airline Global buys first plane May 29, 2023 A new UK-US airline, Global, which is intending to launch flights across the Atlantic by spring 2024, has officially announced the acquisition of its first plane. The company said this morning that it had acquired an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, according to the PA news agency. It confirms last week’s revelation’s in [...]
Heathrow: Half-term hell for families as British Airways cancellations hit 175 May 26, 2023 Half-term holiday plans for thousands of families have been thrown into disarray after British Airways’ flight cancellations due to an IT failure reached 175. Most of the affected flights were on short-haul routes to and from Heathrow Airport. British Airways said the “technical issue” was resolved on Thursday night, but disruption continued into Friday because [...]
Heathrow: BA IT issues set to cause cancellations and delays today May 26, 2023 British Airways has apologised after an IT issue caused the cancellations of domestic and European flights on Thursday, as Britain heads into the Bank Holiday weekend. There were more than 50 cancelled British Airways flights departing Heathrow on Thursday with the airline urging passengers to check their flight status before going to the airport on [...]
Heathrow: London airport lands Coronation boost with 6.4m flyers – and 90 per cent get through security in 10 mins May 11, 2023 Heathrow Airport reported 6.4 million passengers over April, a month which included travellers flocking to the UK for King Charles’ coronation, as well as continued strike action. The West London hub said that there were indications passenger growth may be levelling off after the post-pandemic rebound, with recovery now stable at between 93-95 per cent [...]
Heathrow narrows losses, but claims hit from strikes and CAA price-cap April 26, 2023 Heathrow Airport narrowed its losses this quarter, but said results were impacted by the CAA’s price cap, as well as ongoing strike action. The airport posted adjusted pre-tax losses of £139m, down from £223m the previous year, writing that this was due to the “the revenue allowance in the CAA’s H7 settlement being set too [...]
Confirmed: More strikes at Heathrow risk throwing May and coronation travel plans into chaos April 19, 2023 Heathrow Airport has said that eight further days of walkouts by security staff will not disrupt travel for the tens of thousands of overseas visitors heading into London for the coronation of King Charles III. Unite the Union have announced walkouts on May 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 25, 26 and 27. It is the [...]
Heathrow to appeal against CAA price cap as airport warns passengers will bear the brunt of ‘underinvestment’ April 19, 2023 Heathrow Airport has said it will launch an appeal against the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) decision on how much it can charge passengers until December 2026. The Competition and Markets Authority will review the airport’s grounds for appeal and decide if any can proceed. Last month the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) confirmed that the cap [...]
London Heathrow reports busiest day since Covid with 6.2m jetting off for Easter despite strikes April 11, 2023 London’s Heathrow Airport reported over 6.2m passengers travelled through Britain’s biggest airport in March, a rise of more than a million since February. The West London hub also recorded its busiest day since 2019, with 221,606 flying through on 31 March, despite it being the first day of Unite’s industrial action. The five-week walk-out by [...]