Heathrow Airport News

Cutting fuel use grows at Heathrow, while Government continues to stall on securing aviation’s greener future image: @elmdon74 Heathrow’s pioneering Sustainable Aviation Fuel scheme will incentivise the use of up to 155,000 tonnes of SAF at the airport in 2024, which targets the equivalent of 341,755 tonnes of carbon cut from flights1 £71m is available to airlines to support the swap to cleaner fuels It comes as Government misses opportunity to back a UK SAF industry at the Autumn Statement, while EU and US markets take off Airlines at Heathrow are anticipated to use record amounts of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) next year as the airport extends its carbon cutting scheme for a third year. In 2024, £71m will be available to...

Heathrow gears up for holiday season as UK’s hub climbs to world’s 4th busiest airport · A busy October with nearly 7 million passengers has helped to prepare us for the peak season of festive travel ahead, with the strong demand to fly from Heathrow propelling the UK’s hub airport to the 4th largest globally · 2.2 million passengers passed through our terminals during the October half-term, with Dubai, New York and Los Angeles proving popular this year. Team Heathrow colleagues provided great service, keeping the airport moving, despite weeks of heavy rain and two named storms · After reopening its borders, Hong Kong became our 12th “millionaire route” for the year, surpassing 1 million passengers and following in the footsteps...

Heathrow delivers strong summer with eyes on future - Results for nine months ended 30 Sept 2023 Heathrow is back at its best after a super summer - Our colleagues welcomed 29 million passengers this summer, taking the total for the first nine months of the year to 59 million. Passenger satisfaction levels have continued to exceed 2022 levels. Britain's hub "the most connected airport” globally - Britain's hub airport reclaimed the crown as "the most connected airport in the world", providing a boost to the country's growth potential and prosperity. With connections to over 214 destinations and more coming on board with flights to Peru and Turkmenistan commencing this winter season, Heathrow connects all of Britain to global growth...

Heathrow’s new CEO plans stronger hub for UK Thomas Woldbye has officially taken over as Heathrow CEO His arrival marks a new chapter for Heathrow that will push innovation in passenger service, sustainability and growth at the airport over the next decade He is spending his first day meeting colleagues across the airport seeing first-hand what goes into making Britain’s hub one of the top 10 airports globally Thomas Woldbye has officially taken the helm of the UK’s hub airport this morning following the departure of former CEO John Holland-Kaye. As a champion of passenger service, sustainability and growth, Thomas’s arrival opens a new chapter in Heathrow’s story after a decade of transformation. On his first day, Thomas is...

Heathrow delivers a super summer getaway for millions 7.5m passengers travelled through Heathrow in August, as we became the London airport of choice for passengers wanting a smooth journey this summer. Passengers checked in more bags than ever before, and our baggage support team went the extra mile to help airline handlers get bags away on time. Passenger satisfaction was higher than pre-pandemic, reflecting the investment the airport, airlines and their ground handlers have made in recruiting and training over 25,000 new colleagues in the last two years. This extra resilience meant that while flights at Heathrow were impacted by the UK-wide air traffic restrictions in August, operations quickly returned to normal. Security wait...

Heathrow ready for the summer getaway The summer getaway has started early at Heathrow with our teams welcoming over 7 million passengers last month Transatlantic travel continued to drive passenger numbers, especially in the last three days of the month as travellers headed home in time for Independence Day Service levels have been very high, with security queues under 5 minutes across all terminals and our Here to Help teams out in force More families arriving back at Heathrow from their summer holidays are set for a speedier immigration experience after Border Force announced that all children over 10 will be able to use eGates instead of queueing to see an immigration officer. Families can also benefit from the wide array of...

Heathrow entertains young travellers with new Mr. Men Little Miss mobile game Heathrow has partnered with Mr. Men Little Miss to create a mobile game to entertain young travellers at the airport over the summer holiday period. The game features Mr. Adventure and Little Miss Explorer, characters created exclusively for Heathrow. It can be easily accessed by scanning a QR code which will be posted throughout the airport, with no downloads or sign-ups necessary. The game is available now and suitable for 2-12-year-olds, providing parents with a quick and engaging way to entertain children throughout the airport. Activities include travel-themed quizzes, colouring-in pages, and a search and find game where kids can hunt for their...

British Airways and Heathrow partner with London Wildlife Trust to help protect Hillingdon's wildlife New conservation and outreach project funded by British Airways and Heathrow will protect and enhance five nature reserves and two country parks in west London The investment is London Wildlife Trust’s largest corporate partnership to date and will fund ‘Connecting with Nature in Hillingdon’, a project which aims to deliver improvements to vital natural habitats Working closely with Hillingdon Council, the project will also support volunteering and community engagement activities across the seven sites British Airways and Heathrow have announced a new partnership with London Wildlife Trust to help protect local wildlife and ensure...

Heathrow increases lead over EU rivals for flight connections to the USA The triple bank holiday in May, helped drive monthly passengers at Heathrow up to 6.7 million Heathrow currently has more daily flights than ever before between the UK and USA as airlines switch capacity to North Atlantic routes and away from European and East Asian markets, which have been slower to recover In May alone 1.6m Heathrow passengers flew across the North Atlantic. One in four passengers flying between the USA and Europe in May passed through Heathrow thanks to the choice of destinations and frequency. 248 daily flights to and from Heathrow now connect Britain to 31 US destinations, building trade links with the UK’s most important export market. As...