Heathrow

Heathrow Border Force staff are ‘cavorting around terminal buildings without masks’

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Heathrow Border Force staff are ‘cavorting around terminal buildings without masks as if they are invincible’ Travellers and airport and airline staff are required to wear masks at all times Sources say Heathrow Border Force staff are walking around terminals maskless Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye is said to be ‘outraged’ at Border Force By Tom … Read more

Virgin Atlantic resumes flights from Heathrow to Hong Kong, New York and LA

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Virgin Atlantic resumes flights from Heathrow to Hong Kong, New York and LA but warns passengers ‘it’s essential travel only’ Virgin Atlantic will fly to Hong Kong tonight, with New York and LA tomorrow The airline giant expects to run three round trips to the cities each week  Flights will leave from Terminal 2 until … Read more

Quarantine rule caused seven per cent drop in passengers flying in to Heathrow

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Heathrow bosses say Government’s quarantine rule caused seven per cent drop in arrivals – part of a 95 per cent fall in business compared to 2019 Heathrow said passenger numbers were down 95 per cent year-on-year in June   Airport claims it saw seven per cent drop in travellers after restrictions imposed  Total passenger numbers for … Read more

Heathrow bosses CLOSE runway after airport suffers collapse in air traffic due to coronavirus crisis

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Heathrow bosses CLOSE a runway after the airport suffers collapse in air traffic due to coronavirus crisis London Heathrow airport closed one of its two runways at midnight yesterday It comes a few days before the airport’s appeal for a third runway is reviewed The runway will be reopened in October after staff carry out … Read more

Pictured: British Airways’ reopened Heathrow Terminal 5 first-class lounge

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British Airways has begun reopening its swanky lounges at Heathrow Terminal 5 and has released images of the coronavirus measures that have been put in place in one of them – Galleries First. The pictures show staff in masks serving customers as well as plastic protection screens at reception desks. BA is reopening its lounges … Read more

BA’s Heathrow Terminal 5 reopens with coronavirus measures

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British Airways has begun reopening its swanky lounges at Heathrow Terminal 5 and has released images of the coronavirus measures that have been put in place. The pictures show staff in masks serving customers as well as plastic protection screens at reception desks. BA is reopening its lounges in phases. On July 4, the Galleries … Read more

Holocaust survivor’s treasured gold pendant that survived Hitler and Stalin is LOST at Heathrow 

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A family heirloom that survived the Holocaust and escaped the rise of communism has been lost in the post while travelling through customs. The gold pendant was crafted by Vilém Werner, a Jewish Czech, for his niece, Eva Porges and featured her name. The heirloom, believed to have been crafted between 1927 and 1941, was … Read more

American Airlines to move Heathrow flight operations from Terminal 3 to Terminal 5 from July 7

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American Airlines to move Heathrow flight operations from Terminal 3 to Terminal 5 from July 7, with qualifying passengers able to use British Airways’ swanky lounges First-class passengers will be able to check-in at BA’s exclusive ‘First Wing’  American’s check-in desks will be located in Zone C for business and economy American will be operating … Read more

Tom Payne finds chaos in Heathrow on first day of new quarantine rules

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It is early afternoon on Day One of the Government’s new quarantine plan and confusion and chaos are unfolding in front of me at Heathrow Terminal 5. Touching down after a two-and-a-half hour British Airways flight from Lisbon, myself and up to 100 passengers are among the first to arrive in the UK with the … Read more