Transport for London has outlined plans for a part closure of the Piccadilly Line from this weekend, affecting travel to and from Heathrow airport. The line will be closed between Hammersmith and Heathrow in the early hours of Saturday 10 February (meaning no Night Tube west of Hammersmith station), and then between Acton Town and…
ACI EUROPE has released its latest traffic data, showing European airports welcoming a total of 2.3 billion passengers last year. The figures means the continent’s air passenger traffic reached 94.6 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, driven by a 21 per cent increase in international passenger traffic compared to 2022. As previously reported London…
Gatwick has yet to report its annual traffic figures for 2023, while London Luton – the UK’s fifth largest airport – welcomed 1.2 million passengers last month, slightly down on the 1.3 million in December 2019. Commenting on the news Gareth Powell, London Stansted’s managing director, said: “To end the year with another strong performance…
Heathrow welcomed 6.69 million passengers last month- a record for December – bringing its total traffic for 2023 to just over 79 million. The annual figure is third only to 2018 (80.1 million) and 2019 (80.9 million), and is up some 17.5 million on the annual traffic for 2022. The airport’s T5 also recorded its…
British Airways will temporarily close the security area within its Heathrow T5 First Wing this week. The move is to allow for the installation of new CT scanners, which will enable customers to leave electronic devices and liquids in their hand luggage during security checks. The UK government has set a deadline of June 2024…
Emirates says it is experiencing “a surge in forward bookings to and from UK” over the next 12 months, with destinations including London and Glasgow faring particularly well. London is perhaps not a surprise, with the carrier offering some 82 weekly flights across its routes to and from Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted. But the carrier…
LATAM has announced plans to suspend its flights between London and Lima from 2 February, 2024. The route was only launched at the start of December, and Business Traveller’s Hannah Brandler reviewed the carrier’s business class service on the London-bound leg. Flight review: LATAM Boeing 787 Premium Business Lima-London As flagged on our forum, the…
Heathrow has announced plans to build a new dedicated baggage system at its Terminal 2. The terminal currently uses a 30-year-old system housed within the airport’s Terminal 1, which closed to passengers in 2015 after 47 years of operation. BEUMER Group has been appointed to deliver the six-year project, with the new system capable of…
Virgin Atlantic has outlined plans to increase capacity on its key US routes from London Heathrow to Boston and New York JFK next summer. The carrier will operate seven daily flights to JFK for summer 2024, as well as offering a twice-daily service to Boston. Virgin highlighted that when combined with flights operated by its…
Business Traveller also enquired about the lack of premium economy onboard. “At the moment, analysing our customers and the demand for South America, we consider that there is no need for premium economy. We have premium seats within economy, called LATAM+, with a little bit more comfort, legroom, a specific compartment for luggage and premium…
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