KARACHI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has given its landing slots at Heathrow – one of the world’s busiest airport – to foreign airlines. According to report, the national flag-carrier has sublet seven landing spots at London Heathrow to two different airlines. The airline has handed over six slots to Turkish Airlines and one slot to … Read more
Emirates agrees to cap sales of its flights out of Heathrow. The airline had rejected the airport’s request for it to stop selling summer tickets. The surge in demand has seen airlines struggle to cope, leading to delays and cancellations. Emirates President Sir Tim Clark and Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye held talks on Friday. Heathrow … Read more
Emirates refused Heathrow’s request to stop selling summer tickets. Airport has set a daily cap of 100,000 passengers for the summer. Emirates claims that customers are keen to fly after two years of pandemic restrictions. Emirates deemed the request from Heathrow Airport to stop selling summer tickets “unreasonable and unacceptable” and refused it. After the … Read more
UK’s busiest airport has ordered airlines to stop selling summer tickets. Heathrow will cap the number of passengers who can depart each day to 100,000. This is 4,000 fewer than originally planned for the busy summer months. As the UK’s busiest airport struggles to keep up with the uptick in air travel, Heathrow Airport has … Read more
10,300 more short-haul flights cancelled by British Airways. Airports in London’s City, Gatwick and Heathrow affected by the cancellations. Staffing issues have plagued the sector as demand for air travel has increased. 10,300 more short-haul flights that were scheduled to run on British Airways’ schedule between August and the end of October will be cancelled. … Read more
“Agreement in principle” being negotiated after nine hours of talks, unions say. GMB and Unite union members could vote on a contract later on Thursday. BA has contingency plans to cover personnel if talks fail and there is a strike by check-in staff. A settlement with British Airways that would prevent strikes this summer may … Read more
Heathrow instructed airlines to cancel 30 flights from Thursday’s itinerary. Travellers have complained of lines and “absolute mayhem” at the airport. Heathrow has apologised for the disruption this has caused. After Heathrow instructed airlines to cancel 30 flights from Thursday’s itinerary, travellers at the airport have complained of lines and “absolute mayhem” there. Because it … Read more
Civil Aviation Authority orders Heathrow to lower airline passenger fees yearly until 2026. CAA claims that allowing the airport to invest, the fee cut reflected the uptick in traveler numbers. Heathrow said that the action would jeopardise the implementation of crucial enhancements. The Civil Aviation Authority has ordered Heathrow to lower airline passenger fees yearly … Read more
Heathrow airport projects 9 million more passengers for 2022 than originally forecast. UK’s largest airport anticipates 54.4 million passengers, or 67% of 2019 levels, this year. Heathrow anticipates a 257% increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization to £1.37 billion. London Heathrow airport has increased its traffic prediction for 2022, projecting that … Read more
Heathrow Airport in London said on Tuesday that it expects another loss-making year in 2022 as a result of high inflation, renewed Covid travel restrictions, and the Ukraine war. “Heathrow expects to remain loss-making throughout this year,” it said in a statement. Despite the fact that the airport handled five million passengers in April, nearly … Read more
British Airways and AirPortr have partnered up to provide additional quick bag drop locations at Heathrow Terminal 5. Customers will be able to drop off their bags quickly and securely at the Heathrow Express train platforms, allowing them to go bag-free directly through security. Before being picked from the reclaim at their destination, the team … Read more
