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Heathrow Airport said it was disappointed with today's decision

UK watchdog backs aviation regulator in Heathrow row

A plan by Britain's aviation regulator to cut charges for airlines at Heathrow Airport was given the go-ahead by the competition authorities today, despite the reduction angering both the airport and its customers.

Business • 17 Oct 23

Heathrow charges provisionally backed by UK regulator

Britain's competition regulator has given its provisional backing for most of the CAA aviation regulator's decisions over how much Heathrow can charge airlines over the 2024-2026 period after appeals by the airport and carriers.

Business • 08 Sep 23

Heathrow Airport had said that said lower fees would hit investment

UK regulator provisionally backs CAA on Heathrow charge

Britain's competition regulator said it provisionally backed the aviation regulator, the CAA, in most of its decisions over how much Heathrow Airport can charge airlines over the 2024-2026 period, after both airlines and the airport launched appeals.

Business • 08 Sep 23

Transatlantic routes are driving demand.

Heathrow passenger numbers near pre-pandemic levels

Heathrow Airport, Britain's busiest, said 7 million passengers traveled through it last month.

Business • 11 Jul 23

London's Heathrow Airport regained its top spot as the busiest airport in western Europe last year

London's Heathrow picks Danish airport boss as new CEO

London's Heathrow Airport has appointed Copenhagen Airport boss Thomas Woldbye as its next chief executive, who will take charge of western Europe's busiest airport later in the year.

Business • 30 Jun 23

Walk-outs had been due on 31 days over the summer.

Heathrow strikes off after security workers accept deal

Strikes at Heathrow Airport, Britain's busiest, were called off today, after security workers accepted an improved pay deal, the Unite union said.

Business • 23 Jun 23

May passenger numbers at the airport are just below the 6.77 million passengers it carried in the same month in 2019

Heathrow Airport has busiest month since pandemic

Britain's Heathrow said 6.73 million passengers passed through the hub in May, making it the airport's busiest month since the pandemic as travel demand continues to bounce back.

Business • 12 Jun 23

The UK Civil Aviation Authority said that Heathrow could charge an average maximum price per passenger of £27.49 over the 2022-2026 period

Heathrow Airport told to cut fees in win for airlines

Britain's Heathrow Airport was told by the aviation regulator it will have to cut the fees it charges airlines over the 2024-2026 period, bowing to pressure from airlines who have long said charges at the hub are too high.

Business • 08 Mar 23

Heathrow said its passenger numbers trebled to 61.6 million passengers in 2022 - 25% fewer than in 2019

Heathrow Airport reports smaller annual loss for 2022

Heathrow Airport, Britain's busiest hub, has today reported a smaller annual loss, as it continues to recover from the pandemic, but said underlying profitability was impacted by inflation and lower passenger numbers.

Business • 23 Feb 23

Heathrow, the UK's busiest airport, revealed that more than 5.4 million passengers travelled through it in January

Heathrow airport says it sees busy start to the year

Heathrow Airport is "back to its best" having recorded the busiest start of the year since before the pandemic, its boss John Holland-Kaye has said.

Business • 13 Feb 23

Uranium was detected in a package during routine screening

Probe after uranium detected in package at Heathrow

British counter-terrorism police are investigating after material contaminated with uranium was seized at Heathrow Airport.

UK • 11 Jan 23

British Border Force workers are due to strike for several days from December 23 at airports including Heathrow, the UK's busiest

Heathrow sees minimal impact from planned strikes

Heathrow Airport said today that it expected the vast majority of travellers will be unaffected by this month's planned strikes by Border Force workers.

Business • 12 Dec 22

The CEO of transatlantic-focused Virgin Atlantic said 2023 would be 'tough'

Aviation bosses worry about demand amid inflation

The outlook for airlines has darkened as the post-pandemic boom in travel wears off and recession looms, with carriers focused on Britain particularly exposed, industry executives have warned.

Business • 22 Nov 22

Heathrow said it is on track to get back to pre-pandemic employment levels before the peak summer holiday period in 2023

Heathrow's October passenger numbers rise

London's Heathrow airport, one of the world's busiest, will not need to cap passenger numbers for the Christmas peak as it works to minimise the impact of strike action at the airport ahead of the holiday season.

Business • 11 Nov 22

Heathrow forecast that total passenger numbers for 2022 would reach between 60-62 million, about 25% fewer than 2019

Return to pre-pandemic demand years away - Heathrow

Britain's biggest airport Heathrow said today its nine months loss increased to £442m as it warned it was unlikely to return to pre-pandemic demand for several years.

Business • 26 Oct 22

Heathrow said while it expected peak Christmas days to be very busy, the overall outlook was uncertain

Heathrow Airport warns on demand outlook for travel

Britain's biggest airport Heathrow has warned that the demand outlook for the coming winter was uncertain given the growing economic headwinds plus the impact of a new wave of Covid-19 and the escalating situation in Ukraine.

Business • 11 Oct 22

Earlier this month, BA had halted ticket sales for short-haul flights departing from London's Heathrow before the middle of August

British Airways to cut winter schedule capacity

British Airways is to make further cancellations up to the end of October and tweak its winter schedule, the airline has said, following Heathrow airport's decision to cap capacity to tackle widespread disruption.

Business • 23 Aug 22

Spain's Ferrovial holds a 25% stake in London's Heathrow Airport

Ferrovial studies options for stake in Heathrow airport

Spain's Ferrovial is looking at options for its 25% stake in London's Heathrow, two sources told Reuters, and has held preliminary talks with external advisers on the future of its holding in Britain's biggest airport.

Business • 10 Aug 22

Ferrovial has yet to take a final decision and the discussions may not result in a sale

Ferrovial considers selling stake in Heathrow Airport

Spain's Ferrovial is looking at options for its 25% stake in London's Heathrow, two sources told Reuters, and has held preliminary talks with external advisers on the future of its holding in Britain's biggest airport.

Business • 09 Aug 22

It said the decision had stabilised its operations, but it was still struggling with a lack of ground handlers.

Heathrow says passenger cap has improved operations

London's Heathrow said a decision to cap flight numbers after it struggled to cope with a rebound in travel had delivered a marked improvement in punctuality and baggage handling.

Business • 26 Jul 22

Refuellers at Heathrow rejected a revised pay offer

Refuellers at Heathrow to stage strike action this week

A strike by refuellers at Britain's busiest airport Heathrow is set to go ahead later this week and cause delays for hundreds of flights after workers rejected a revised pay offer, labour union Unite has said.

UK • 19 Jul 22

Passengers in the arrivals hall of Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport

Heathrow caps daily passenger numbers to 100,000

London's Heathrow Airport has imposed a capacity cap of 100,000 daily departing passengers until 11 September, as one of Europe's busiest airports tries to control demand during the busy summer season amid a lack of resources.

World • 12 Jul 22

The airport said rebuilding capacity quickly was "very challenging".

London's Heathrow Airport apologises for poor service

London's Heathrow Airport has apologised for unacceptable service in recent weeks, with long queues, delays for those with reduced mobility and baggage issues, as it struggled to cope with 40 years of passenger growth in four months.

Business • 11 Jul 22

BA said it would now reduce its April-October schedule by 11%, having said in May the cuts would amount to 10%

British Airways to cancel more flights

British Airways is cancelling more flights scheduled for the summer holiday season, it said today, at a time of widespread disruption at airports caused by staff shortages and a surge in travel demand.

Business • 05 Jul 22

Major airlines including BA and Virgin Atlantic have been locked in a bitter dispute with Britain's biggest airport for months

Heathrow Airport landing fees to be cut after protests

London's Heathrow Airport will be forced to lower the landing fees it charges airlines over the next four years after Britain's aviation regulator responded to pressure from airlines over the cost of flying at the hub.

Business • 28 Jun 22