Dozens of homeless people are sleeping at deserted Heathrow airport during coronavirus pandemic after being stranded Woman in her 40s revealed the number of rough sleepers at Heathrow has risen She said when she arrived in October there were 15 but now more like 30 people Is the responsibility of Ministry of Housing, Communities and … Read more
Even the blue face mask covering the Iranian-British businessman’s face couldn’t conceal his consternation as he emerged into the arrivals hall at Heathrow Airport. Before boarding his Iran Air flight from Tehran, Farzad Parhizkar’s temperature – and those of the other 80 or so passengers – was checked by a laser-beam thermometer, he told me. … Read more
Flight prices will soar without health checks: Heathrow chief’s warning as he sets six-week deadline to solve social distancing snag on planes By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 18 April 2020 The boss of Heathrow has warned that air fares will soar unless a … Read more
Heathrow becomes a cargo hub amid scramble to fly in medical supplies like ventilators and PPE By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:45 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 14 April 2020 Heathrow has become a cargo hub as the number of passengers has plummeted. Flights by freight-only planes using the … Read more
Heathrow boss calls for common international standard of health screening to be used at all airports to help air travel recover from coronavirus pandemic John Holland-Kaye wants all airports to use the same health screening system He believes it would help people travel with confidence after the pandemic The boss also claimed standard screening could … Read more
Heathrow bosses threaten thousands of staff with the sack if they refuse to take 15% pay cut during coronavirus crisis Employees at London Heathrow Airport are told to accept coronavirus pay cut ‘Dismissal and reinstatement might be the final step’ for anyone not agreeing Human resources chief Paula Stannett sends strongly-worded memo to staff She … Read more
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
Charter flight carrying 214 Brits who were trapped on two coronavirus-hit cruise ships in Florida finally arrive back at Heathrow after being trapped on board for days MS Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships docked in Florida on Thursday Officials had been reluctant to let them dock over fears of Covid-19 patients President Trump intervened to … Read more
Heathrow Airport has sparked fury after announcing it will keep one of its runways open amid the coronavirus pandemic. Furious passengers returning to the UK bemoaned the lack of checks and advice upon landing as the spread of the killer bug – that has infected more than one million and killed 53,000 – intensifies. The … Read more
Heathrow will close one of its runways next week as air traffic continues to fall globally amid the coronavirus pandemic. The decision comes after furious passengers returning to the UK said there was a lack of medical advice at the airport. The London hub will operate its landings and takeoffs from one strip from Monday … Read more