Heathrow mocked over ‘zero carbon’ pledge

Heathrow mocked over ‘zero carbon’ pledge as environmentalists accuse the airport of ‘brazen greenwashing’ Britain’s busiest airport says its buildings should be zero carbon within 15 years  The announcement has been dismissed as propaganda by green campaigners   Airport’s third runway will mean an extra 700 planes in the sky every day Heathrow currently operates a … Read more

Coronavirus: eight planes in lockdown on Heathrow runways

Passengers endured hours of misery at Heathrow Airport this morning when up to eight planes were put on lockdown over coronavirus fears after passengers on board complained of symptoms of the deadly virus.  MailOnline understands a British Airways flight from Kuala Lumpur was held up on the tarmac for two hours when it landed at 6.45am after cabin crew … Read more

San Francisco flight on lockdown at Heathrow over coronavirus fears

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

Heathrow warns it may fall behind Paris as Europe’s No1 airport hub ‘within two years’

Heathrow warns it may fall behind Paris as Europe’s No1 airport hub ‘within two years’ Heathrow says that Paris-Charles De Gaulle is growing at twice the rate that it is   Figures show that 6.1million passengers travelled through Heathrow in January  Heathrow’s chief executive said new runway was needed to make UK a ‘winner’ By Jennifer … Read more

Holiday Inn near Heathrow to be a coronavirus quarantine centre

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

London Heathrow had its busiest year ever in 2019 with 80.9million passengers using the airport

Revealed: Heathrow had its busiest year ever in 2019 with a record 80.9million passengers using the airport Heathrow says passenger growth was down to availability of larger planes The airport also had its busiest ever December welcoming 6.7million passengers  UK services saw the biggest surge last month followed by flights to Middle East   By Jennifer … Read more

Frequent fliers and British Airways crew reveal their HEATHROW HACKS  

London’s Heathrow Airport can seem unfathomable if you don’t use it very often. The trick to taming it? Follow the advice of the experts, right here. MailOnline Travel has asked frequent fliers from aviation sites, British Airways and American Airlines employees, etiquette expert William Hanson and Heathrow Airport’s Director of Customer Relations and Service for … Read more

Kay Burley discovers the joys of Charleston thanks to direct BA Dreamliner flights from Heathrow

Four thousand miles is a long way to go for a Shag – the dance that is – but Charleston is definitely worth the journey. The alluring South Carolina city, named after Charles II, is home to the six count, eight step moves and it’s easy to fall into line with the pace and sway … Read more

Taking the controls in a British Airways A350 simulator at BA’s Flight Training Centre near Heathrow

Gulp. Captain Mike Blythe, British Airways Flight Technical and Training Manager for the Airbus A380 and A350 is sitting next to me. ‘Take a deep breath,’ he says. Why? Because I’m about to take a British Airways Airbus A350 down one of London Heathrow’s runways and take-off for the very first time. Ted prepares to … Read more