British Airways Dreamliner 787 nose COLLAPSES on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport 

British Airways Dreamliner 787 nose COLLAPSES on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport British Airways Dreamliner 787 seen with nose to the ground at Heathrow Airport Aircraft confirmed to have suffered a front landing gear collapse at its stand Flight operator said plane was transporting freight and had no passengers By William Cole For Mailonline Published: … Read more

British Airways unveils new ‘Forty Winks’ lounge at Heathrow that features free power-nap sleep pods

British Airways unveils new ‘Forty Winks’ lounge at Heathrow that features free power-nap sleep pods The pods are available in British Airways’ Galleries First Lounge in Terminal 5 They’re described as ‘world’s first chair designed exclusively for power napping’ Passengers can set them for a desired duration or a programmed 20-minute nap By Jennifer Newton … Read more

Virgin Atlantic to trial vaccine passport app trial on Heathrow to Barbados flights

Virgin Atlantic has become the latest airline to announce a trial of so-called vaccine passports. Customers on flights to Barbados from April 16 will be invited to use the Travel Pass app to verify they meet the Caribbean island’s entry requirements for pre-departure coronavirus testing. Future versions of the app – developed by airline trade … Read more

Virgin Atlantic announces vaccine passport app trial for passengers flying from Heathrow to Barbados

Virgin Atlantic has become the latest airline to announce a trial of so-called vaccine passports. Customers on flights to Barbados from April 16 will be invited to use the Travel Pass app to verify they meet the Caribbean island’s entry requirements for pre-departure coronavirus testing. Future versions of the app – developed by airline trade … Read more

Thousands of Heathrow workers will strike in coming weeks in row over pay and conditions 

Thousands of workers at Heathrow Airport are to stage a series of fresh strikes in the coming weeks in a long-running dispute over the company’s decision to ‘fire and rehire’ its entire workforce, cutting pay and reducing conditions. Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, has announced that there will be 41 strikes over a 25-day … Read more

Heathrow boss demands more Border Force officials to bust ‘staggering’ six-hour immigration queues

Heathrow boss demands more Border Force officials to bust ‘staggering’ six-hour immigration queues due to Covid checks as she says it is ‘deeply frustrating when you only have two desks open’ Customers are facing waiting times of up to six hours at immigration halls  Airport boss has called for more resources so all border desks … Read more

British Airways Heathrow to Aberdeen flight diverts to Manchester after ‘mid-air emergency’

British Airways flight declares emergency in mid-air on way from Heathrow to Aberdeen and is forced to divert to Manchester British Airways flight due to land at Aberdeen shortly before 12pm this afternoon But radar websites show the flight forced to divert and has landed at Manchester BA have since confirmed plane forced to land … Read more

Chaos at Heathrow as passengers queue for SIX HOURS at passport control

Chaos struck Heathrow Airport last night as passengers queued for six hours to get through passport control with no social distancing, food or water – with arrivals saying just two members of staff manned 10 desks, a claim the Home Office has vehemently denied. Ten flights are believed to have arrived close to each other … Read more