Articles tagged “lhr”

The great London airport debate won't be solved by these numbers, as each side will spin these facts to their benefit: either Heathrow's delivering the goods, or it is too congested for future.

With ticket prices increasing on busy routes, any increase in passenger duty will have a big price effect on more-price-sensitive traveling families and make them switch to smaller/alternative airports.

The cancellations will cause a huge backlog of passengers waiting at either end of the rail line, and a multitude of missed flights could impact connecting flights throughout the day.

Yes, Delta is hoping for some cool-by-association with Virgin Atlantic as the Atlanta-based airline looks for new international investments as a key part of its inorganic growth strategy.

Delta operates routes from Heathrow with Air France-KLM, but a Virgin partnership would really put a little sizzle into Delta's slots at the airport.

This is some tough talk by a man who's knees deep in labor problems and consolidation issues of his own making, but it will likely force movement on the ongoing saga of Heathrow's new runway.

Heathrow's owners have been content to let others lead the argument up to this point, but are now stepping into the debate with the presence of a parent separating the children.

The British government's own intransigence over deciding the fate of a third runway at Heathrow or a new airport gives competing nearby airports and countries an opportunity to capitalize on their delay. Brilliant for Schiphol to start this new campaign.