London Heathrow Airport News

Snow Forces Heathrow To Cancel Half Its Flights

February 6, 2012

London's Heathrow Airport cut around half of the 1,300 flights scheduled for Sunday after snow and freezing temperatures hit much of England on Saturday.
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Flights From Heathrow Hit By Cold Weather

February 5, 2012

London's Heathrow Airport said it would operate a much reduced service on Sunday with snow and freezing temperatures predicted to hit much of England over the weekend.
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London First Says UK Needs Heathrow Expansion

February 1, 2012

Britain should consider all options for increasing capacity at London Heathrow Airport, including a third runway and allowing planes to land and take-off simultaneously on its two runways, according to business group London First.
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Half Of EU Airport Traffic In CO2 Pledge

January 31, 2012

More than 50 European airports representing half of total EU air passenger traffic have signed up to an industry scheme to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, airports body ACI Europe said on Tuesday.
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British Airways To Resume Flights To Libya

January 24, 2012

British Airways is to resume flights to Libya despite the UK Foreign Office still advising Brits not to travel there unless their journey is absolutely necessary.
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Heathrow Plans For Olympic Exodus

January 19, 2012

Olympic athletes and spectators might be counting down to the July 27 opening ceremony of the London Games, but Heathrow Airport managers are focusing much of their attention on the day after the closing ceremony.
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BAA Traffic Up, Heathrow Has Record December

January 11, 2012

Traffic at airports operated by BAA rose last month with London Heathrow enjoying its busiest December ever in terms of both passenger numbers and cargo which grew for the first time since February 2011 on an underlying basis.
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UK To Go Ahead With Heathrow Rail Link

January 10, 2012

Britain will build a high-speed rail link between London, Birmingham and cities further north, Transport Secretary Justine Greening said on Tuesday.
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Striking UK State Workers Challenge Coalition

November 30, 2011

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday to protest over pension reform, in a walkout billed by unions as the biggest in a generation but derided by Prime Minister David Cameron as a "damp squib".
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Airlines Cut Flights Ahead of UK Nov 30 Strike

November 28, 2011

Airlines are cutting flights into London's Heathrow airport on Wednesday because of fears of long delays and overcrowding when border staff join a mass strike over public sector pensions.
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