British Airways has announced a number of enhancements to its Chicago service, as the carrier celebrates its 70th anniversary of flights to the Windy City. The carrier has switched its departures from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3 at Chicago O’Hare, enabling customers to benefit from American Airlines’ check-in desks and lounges, as well as improved…
The Unite union has warned flights could be disrupted at Heathrow next month, with refuelling workers set to take strike action. A total of 50 refuellers working for AFS are set to walk out for 72 hours beginning on 4 May, “after their employer imposed drastic cuts to the terms and conditions of new staff…
Heathrow Airport says the recently introduced Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme is impacting transit figures, and is urging the government to take action “to level the playing field”. The phased roll out of the ETA scheme was launched in November for Qatari citizens, requiring travellers to apply for the digital documentation ahead of travel and…
RwandAir has moved its operations at Heathrow Airport to Terminal 4 “to enhance the customer experience” for those travelling to and from Rwanda. The press release stated that the move is “part of a series of changes implemented by Heathrow Airport’s operators to streamline operations at the busy airport”. The African airline launched flights from…
The Department for Transport has granted extensions to some UK airports which have yet to finishing installing new-generation CT scanners, effectively abandoning the June 2024 deadline. It means that for many travellers restrictions limiting passengers to carrying liquids no more than 100ml in size – which have been in place since August 2006 when a…
The Association of International Retail has submitted its proposals for the reintroduction of a tax-free shopping scheme in the UK, stating that “The situation and the facts have changed”. The scheme was scrapped in 2021 following Brexit, and in September 2022 then UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed plans to reintroduce tax-free shopping for overseas visitors,…
European budget chain B&B Hotels has added its first UK property following an agreement with the Arora Group. B&B has taken on a long-term lease for the former Arora Park Hotel, located on Bath Road about ten minutes’ drive west of Heathrow Airport. Note the image above is of a room at one of the…
Heathrow is targeting record traffic figures this year, as 2023 saw the airport post its first annual profit since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The London hub welcomed 79.2 million passengers last year – the third highest annual traffic figures in its history – and hopes to increase this to 81.4 million in 2024. If successful…
Loganair has announced a number of enhancements to its services from Heathrow for this summer. There will be a third weekly one-stop flight to Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday), a second Saturday service to the Isle of Man, and a third Sunday flight to Derry. Loganair says it has also improved…
Low-cost carrier Vueling has announced two new routes from London Heathrow airport to Barcelona El Prat and Paris Orly, launching on 7 April. Vueling last operated out of Heathrow in March 2020, with the route to A Coruña in northwestern Spain. The carrier is returning this spring, operating the only flight from London Heathrow to Paris…
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