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Fog caused travel disruption and delays in London with more than 70 flight cancellations

Fog affects flights at London airports

Fog has swept over the south east of England, causing delays and cancellations at London airports.

Heathrow passenger numbers up by 3.6% to 54.8 million in the nine months to the end of September

Heathrow earnings up 22% on Asia traffic

British airport operator Heathrow reported a 22.1% rise in earnings today, boosted by higher passenger traffic to Asia and the Middle East.

Business • 21 Oct 13

David Miranda (right) arriving in Rio de Janeiro airport with Glenn Greenwald (pic: The Guardian/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras)

US denies ordering Miranda detention

The White House has said US law enforcement officials did not ask their British counterparts to detain the partner of the journalist who first reported secrets leaked by Edward Snowden.

News • 19 Aug 13

Europe clears US Airways' proposed merger with American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corp

European watchdog approves US Airways, AMR deal

European authorities have cleared US Airways Group's proposed merger with American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corporation.

Business • 05 Aug 13

Heathrow is currently operating at 99% capacity

Heathrow urges authorities to allow third runway

Britain's biggest airport, London's Heathrow, has urged the government there to let it build a third runway, saying its plans would provide more flights, less noise and be cheaper and quicker to build than rival proposals.

Business • 17 Jul 13

NATS said restrictions are in place to ensure safety

Technical problems restrict flights in UK

British air traffic control company NATS said it is restricting the number of aircraft flying across the south of England and those taking off from airports.

News • 09 Jul 13

The British Airways plane carrying 75 passengers and crew landed safely at Heathrow Airport

Engine doors left open on BA plane - report

A report into an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport last week has found that doors on both engines of the British Airways plane had been left unlatched during maintenance.

News • 31 May 13

Eyewitnesses described seeing smoke coming from the plane, with the right engine on fire

Plane billowing smoke forced to return to Heathrow

A British Airways plane had to return to Heathrow Airport with smoke billowing from the aircraft.

News • 24 May 13

Delta Airlines to buy 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic

Delta Airlines is to buy Singapore Airlines' 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 million (€227.2m) and has agreed to a transatlantic joint venture with the British carrier.

Business • 11 Dec 12

Virgin wins key Heathrow slots

Virgin Atlantic has won all of the London Heathrow take-off and landing slots that British Airways was forced to give up after the acquisition of bmi.

Business • 19 Nov 12

London needs four runway airport - study

Britain needs to build a four-runway airport in west London or north of the city if it wants to compete with other European hubs, according to a report by UK think tank Policy Exchange.

Business • 05 Oct 12

BAA to abandon Stansted sale fight

British airport operator BAA is to give up its long legal battle over the forced sale of Stansted Airport.

Business • 20 Aug 12

BA restarts Belfast-Heathrow routes after 11 years

British Airways has relaunched services between Northern Ireland and London Heathrow today after an 11-year gap.

Business • 02 Jul 12

Aer Lingus Belfast story is just 'speculation'

A Belfast City Airport spokesman has described as "rumour" and "speculation" reports that Aer Lingus is planning to move its operations to the facility from Belfast International Airport.

Business • 15 Jun 12

Euro zone crisis dents BAA airport traffic

UK airports operator BAA said the euro zone crisis had dented traffic numbers from UK airports to Greece, Spain and other European countries suffering worsening economic conditions.

Business • 12 Jun 12

BA boss not happy with Heathrow queues

The head of British Airways' parent company has accused the British government of misleading the public over immigration queues at Heathrow Airport.

Business • 01 May 12

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