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Apprentice star Tom Skinner is voice of Elizabeth line journey between Heathrow and Essex
Tom Skinner marks the new direct Elizabeth service from Shenfield, Essex to Heathrow, with the journey taking just 80 minutes.
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London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Website: www.heathrow.com
Heathrow Airport in London is the UK’s largest and busiest airport as well as being the busiest airport in Europe and the seventh busiest in the world based on passenger traffic.
Located in the west of the city, in the London borough of Hillingdon, Heathrow hosts two runways and four operational terminal buildings. It is the primary hub for British Airways and the main operating base of Virgin Atlantic.
Approximately 80 airlines fly from London Heathrow, taking passengers to over 180 destinations around the world.
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BA and Heathrow launch appeal against changes to London’s airport landing charges
Following the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) ruling to cut landing fees from London's Heathrow International Airport, British Airways and Heathrow Airport have lunched an appeal. They are arguing the change will be costly for passengers.
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Developing routes at the most slot constrained airport in the world: London Heathrow
At the Routes Asia 2023 conference, International Airport Review Editor, Holly Miles, caught up with Alyson Playford, Head of Aviation Business Development and Ben Hoskins, Senior Manager - Airline Network & Business Development at London Heathrow Airport, to hear what they had to say about the airport's post-pandemic recovery.
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How airports are seizing the opportunity to incorporate drones and unmanned vehicles into their ecosystem
Thanks to a quick recovery of passenger traffic, the industry’s focus can now shift to yet another transformative challenge ─ Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). With safety, security, and passenger experience in mind, AAM will complement and enhance existing aviation network by providing fast and reliable connections to and from airports…
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Easter proves to be egg-cellent for Heathrow Airport
Heathrow International Airport reported a strong rise of passenger traffic during the Easter and managed to function well, despite doing so against a disruptive backdrop of industrial action.
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European passenger traffic recovered by nearly 50% in February, reports ACI Europe
ACI Europe, in their air traffic report of 2023, found that passenger traffic had recovered by 48%. The growth is accredited to an influx of international travel, with a lesser impact made by domestic.
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ACI World reveals top 10 busiest airports in the world
ACI World revealed the top 10 busiest airports globally for 2022 - a pivotal year marking an important milestone for aviation's post-pandemic recovery. Holding their positions on the leader board are five U.S. airports, scroll down to find who they are.
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Heathrow ‘on track’ with net-zero and community commitments
Marking a year since the launch of Heathrow 2.0: Connecting People and Planet, Heathrow's 2022, the report updates the airport's progress. It finds that over half of its net-zero and community commitments have been marked as 'on track' or 'progressing.'
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Rising airfares in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East threaten aviation recovery
ACI reported, in their Asia-Pacific’s latest Airport Industry Outlook, that rising airfares across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East posed a threat to the aviation sector's recovery. Fuel prices, lack of airline competition and wage inflation were identified as the cause of these surging airfares.
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UK Government to review noise objectives for night flight policy
The UK Government continues to review its night flight policy for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, with a new and sustained focus on its noise objectives. The consultation aims to better the detrimental impact that night flying has on local residents, without disregarding the positive contributions aviation has on the…
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Largest growth of carbon accreditations awarded to airports worldwide, reports ACI
Airports Council International (ACI) have reported the highest growth of Airport Carbon Accreditations awarded to airports. It shows the commitment airports have worldwide in mitigating their impact on greenhouse gasses and climate change.
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January 2023 sees passenger traffic close to pre-pandemic levels
Passenger traffic across European airports is nearly restored to pre-pandemic levels due to a rise in international and domestic travel. European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, reported a 69% increase in January compared to the same month last year.
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Heathrow grew more than any other airport in the world last year
Heathrow heads towards year of renewal. Results for the year ended 31 Dec 2022 have been revealed and Heathrow grew more than any other airport in the world last year.
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In conversation with Anita Chagar, Heathrow at IAR Summit 2022
Watch this exclusive interview at the International Airport Review Summit 2022, where we caught up with Anita Chagar, Diversity Network Lead at Heathrow Airport.
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Heathrow prepares for Christmas getaway
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With over 55 million passengers travelling through London Heathrow Airport in 2022, the airport is looking forward to welcoming people heading off for their first Christmas with loved ones in three years.
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