Tag: Heathrow Aiport

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Heathrow ‘back to its best’ with ‘record’ passenger satisfaction

Heathrow Airport is "back to its best" as 7.5m passengers pass through in August, says its boss. The latest figures from the UK's biggest airport showed a total passenger growth of 25 per cent up from August last year across all markets. UK terminal passengers saw an increase of 46 per cent wh...

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Gatwick and Heathrow airports found to have RAAC concrete

RAAC has been found onsite at Gatwick and Heathrow airports, amid the school concrete crisis. Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), which is estimated to have a lifespan around 30 years, is less durable than traditional concrete and has been used in the construction of public sector buil...

Transatlantic demand spurs traffic rebound at Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport reports more than a 38.1 per cent increase in passenger numbers for July with summer holidays spurring passenger demand across the UK. Holiday and intercontinental travel is showing robust signs of improvement with one particular destination in the US proving extremely popular am...

Cirium reveals Europe’s busiest airports in 2022

According to data from Cirium, London Heathrow has once again emerged as Europe's busiest airport by the important measure of available seat kilometers (ASKs). This further emphasizes Heathrow's importance in the long-haul market. Despite its capacity limitations, Heathrow has been leading all Eu...

Menzies Aviation Delivers Seamless Service During Heathrow Strike

Menzies Aviation confirms that despite three-days of industrial action at Heathrow Airport it delivered a seamless service for airline customers and their passengers. Unite’s claims of widespread travel disruption did not eventuate thanks to Menzies’ robust contingency plans and the support o...

Hundreds of workers to strike at Heathrow Airport in run-up to World Cup

By James Sillars, sky.com Hundreds of workers at Heathrow will walk out in the run-up to the World Cup finals this month over demands for better pay. Unite said 700 staff, who are involved in ground-handling, airside transport and cargo and are employed by Dnata and Menzies at Heathrow, will s...

Heathrow regains status as Europe’s busiest airport

Neil Lancefield, yahoo.com Heathrow has regained its status as Europe’s busiest airport. The west London airport said it was used by more passengers between July and September than rivals in cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Madrid. A year ago, Heathrow blamed the UK’s comp...

Covid losses exceed £4bn at Heathrow

This morning Heathrow Airport report they will remain loss-making in 2022 as “demand remains very volatile”. Despite recent upsurgence of outbound demand for travel, they are not forecasting a return to profit and dividends this year. The loses felt by the airport during the pandemic have inc...

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