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Heathrow’s new Star Alliance hub dubbed “The Queen’s Terminal”
TransportHeathrow may not get the extra runway it needs, but it’s been on a tear building new terminals. The new Terminal 2 that’s currently in progress will be home to the 23 Star Alliance airlines, as well as Virgin’s Little Red, Aer Lingus, and germanwings. Today Heathrow authorities announced that Terminal 2 would be known as [...]
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Airport industry bosses agree that Heathrow is a mess
TransportHeathrow has been branded one of the biggest airport problems by senior industry figures. Aviation bosses say the west London hub is too expensive and overcrowded, warning that its service may decline unless it changes course. Tony Tyler, the director general of the International Air Transport Association (Iata), said Heathrow “drives me mad with frustration”, [...]
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Heathrow flight cancellations spike after British Airways flight emergency landing
TransportThousands of families have had their bank holiday break ruined after being stranded at Heathrow following the emergency landing of a British Airways airbus. The airport was forced to cancel 193 flights on one of the busiest days of the year after closing both its runways when the service to Oslo turned back following an [...]
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How UK airports use Twitter to better communicate with travelers
TransportUK airports are a busy bunch on Twitter. Six of the ten most followed airports are located in England and Scotland with Heathrow leading the way with 142,092 followers. Tweeting airports is not a new thing; most registered their accounts back in 2009. Now, with tens of thousands of followers, Twitter has become key component of airport’s [...]
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Delta says Virgin Atlantic won’t join SkyTeam now, but maybe later
TransportDelta Air Lines Inc. said its new partner Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. doesn’t plan to join the SkyTeam group and that their joint venture will remain separate from that between the U.S. company and Air France-KLM Group. Virgin said Dec. 11 it was looking at joining SkyTeam and might reach a decision in a matter [...]
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What the future of travel will look like: Best new airport designs
TransportAirports, especially those in big cities, expose an architect’s work to millions of people every year and are highly sought-after assignments. New projects are awarded through competitions that can span years; once granted, they may take decades to be fully completed. The latest airport award to be given will be happening in London. The British [...]
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Airlines get furious as Heathrow moves to increase passenger fees
TransportBritain’s leading long-haul airlines have responded furiously to Heathrow airport’s plan to increase charges by more than three times the rate of inflation. The owners of Europe’s busiest airport have revealed a £3bn investment plan for 2014-19 – but say that fees must soar to pay for the new facilities. Charges for Heathrow are set [...]
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Is Britain’s economic decline a victory of sorts for the country’s airport expansion foes?
TransportThe anticipated number of people wanting to fly from British airports in future has been cut substantially in official forecasts to reflect the nation’s economic decline. Campaigners seized on the Department for Transport (DfT) figures to query the aviation industry’s claim that new airports are urgently needed to meet demand. However, the DfT said the [...]
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A brand new London hub airport could cost the government up to $48 billion
TransportA new hub airport for London would need a subsidy from government funds of as much as 30 billion pounds ($48 billion), a report into the commercial viability of the plan found. The research, commissioned by the House of Commons Transport Committee from Oxera, an Oxford, England-based policy analyst, assessed scenarios and alternative plans for [...]
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London snowstorm pits British Airways against Heathrow airport
TransportBritish Airways and Heathrow Airport have become locked in a blame game after tens of thousands of passengers’ journeys descended into chaos. Thousands of people were left sleeping at the airport, many after spending up to six hours on aircraft waiting for clearance to take off, only to have their flights cancelled. Many complained that [...]
