Passengers urged to stay home as Heathrow closed following electrical fire March 21, 2025 Heathrow airport will be closed for all of Friday, after a large electrical fire at a nearby substation. Passengers are being urged not to travel to Europe’s busiest airport, with the website FlightRadar24 reporting that at least 1,300 flights will be cancelled. In the surrounding area in West London, around 150 people have been evacuated [...]
Growing aviation does not conflict with protecting the environment, says transport secretary March 19, 2025 Growing the UK’s aviation sector is not a trade-off against protecting the environment, the Transport Secretary has said. Speaking at the annual dinner of the trade association AirportsUK, Heidi Alexander said she will “never accept the false trade-off” that pits the two issues against each other. The UK government has placed airport expansion at the [...]
Heathrow taps transatlantic demand in busy February March 11, 2025 Heathrow Airport said it had benefitted from a surge in transatlantic traffic as it served more than 5.7m passengers in February. The Hounslow hub said flights to and from the USA and Canada increased seven per cent year-on-year when adjusting for leap years. Its February total was also a record for the airport by that [...]
Heathrow: Business travel groups join calls for change March 10, 2025 Representatives of the business travel and global tourism industry have joined calls for Heathrow Airport to alter its regulatory model ahead of any expansion. The Business Travel Association (BTA), The Advantage Travel Partnership and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) on Monday announced their support for change at the UK’s busiest hub, adding to a [...]
Gatwick expansion raises questions over Heathrow third runway, Khan says February 27, 2025 Sir Sadiq Khan has said the government’s pathway towards approving plans for use of a second runway at Gatwick “begs the question” over the need for a third runway at Heathrow. The mayor of London made the comments following the launch of his London Growth Plan at Imperial College this morning which sets out how [...]
Transport secretary ‘minded to approve’ Gatwick expansion February 27, 2025 The transport secretary is “minded” to approve Gatwick Airport’s plans for a second runway but only if it accepts certain revised requirements, it has been announced. Heidi Alexander on Thursday gave the £2.2bn project a ministerial nod of approval should the airport agree to some additional demands. These include noise mitigation and the extent to [...]
The Capitalist: Tardy Tories, Heathrow’s VIP lounge and the ‘shadow DOGE’ February 27, 2025 Tory time zones, Heathrow’s new VIP lounge and a ‘shadow DOGE’. Catch up on the latest gossip in this week’s edition of The Capitalist TARDY TORIES If Reform do manage to oust the Tories from their HQ on Matthew Parker Street, they may wish to check the clocks. Reportedly, Tory aides have taken to working under [...]
Heathrow to pay first dividend in five years to new owners February 26, 2025 London Heathrow Airport plans to pay its owners a first dividend in five years after passenger numbers reached record highs in 2024. The West London hub has settled on a payout of £250m over the coming weeks, the first since before the pandemic. Heathrow’s ownership underwent its most significant change in decades in 2024 after [...]
Gatwick expansion rationale not impacted by Heathrow third runway, regulator says February 25, 2025 The UK’s aviation regulator has put its weight behind Gatwick Airport’s proposals for a second runway as it accepted a range of financial commitments from the hub over the next four years. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday said the expansion plans would still provide “benefits to consumers” even if Heathrow also gets a [...]
Heathrow could face legal challenge if airlines forced to pay for third runway February 24, 2025 Emirates’ boss has warned that London Heathrow Airport could face a legal challenge from its airlines if they are forced to pay for a third runway. In an interview with the Financial Times, industry veteran Sir Tim Clark warned against further hikes to landing charges to pay for the expansion. “This could end up in [...]