Category: Heathrow Airport

9 US Citizens Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Drugs From LA to London

LOS ANGELES—Nine U.S. citizens have been arrested in London for allegedly smuggling large quantities of cannabis from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom, British officials announced Jan. 17. According to the British National Crime Agency, authorities seized drugs over the past week that were packed into checked luggage and flown from Los Angeles International Airport…


UK Counter-Terror Police Investigating After Uranium Detected in Package at Heathrow Airport

Britain’s counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after material contaminated with a radioactive substance was found at London’s Heathrow Airport last month. Uranium was detected in a package at the airport on Dec. 29. According to the Sun newspaper, which first reported the incident, the package had originated from Pakistan and arrived in the UK…


2 Commercial Planes Collide at London’s Largest Airport Just Before Take-Off

Two passenger planes collided with each other late on Wednesday on the tarmac while taxiing shortly before take-off at London’s Heathrow Airport, sparking an emergency response, the airport said. Heathrow confirmed to local media that the incident between two commercial aircraft happened around 8 p.m. local time on Sept. 28 and involved Icelandair and Korean…


Heathrow Airport Extends Cap on Daily Passenger Numbers to End of October

London’s Heathrow Airport has announced it will extend its cap on passenger numbers for another six weeks, as the UK’s travel sector continues to struggle to cope with the rising demand for travel. The capacity limit of 100,000 daily departing passengers was initially to last until Sept. 11, but the airport said that date has…


Heathrow Airport Warns More Flight Cancellations Possible If Travel Chaos Continues

London’s Heathrow Airport has said it will ask airlines to cancel more flights this summer if it does not believe previous schedule reductions will sufficiently reduce disruption. The travel chaos has lasted for months in the UK as the aviation industry suffers from severe staff shortages. Airlines and airports made thousands of employees redundant during…


UK Passport Office in Firing Line as Delays Mount Up

A British government minister has urged people to renew their outdated passports “as soon as possible” if they hope to go on holiday this summer as the Passport Office faces a 10-week backlog in processing applications. With the tourist industry returning to a state of near normality after the lockdown-wrecked summers of 2020 and 2021,…


Passenger Numbers at UK Airports Last Year 78 Percent Below Pre-COVID Levels

Passenger numbers at UK airports last year were 78 percent below pre-pandemic levels, new figures show. Analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the PA news agency found just 64.4 million passengers arrived or departed on flights at UK airports in 2021. That is compared with 296.9 million in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic…


UK’s Heathrow Airport Scraps COVID-19 Mask Mandate

Heathrow, the UK’s largest airport, has dropped the requirement for passengers to wear masks. From March 16, passengers are no longer required to wear face coverings inside the airport. It follows the UK government’s announcement that all CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus travel restrictions, including passenger locator forms, will end on March 18. Heathrow’s Chief…


London Heathrow Records Lowest Annual Passenger Numbers for Nearly 50 Years

Heathrow has revealed it was the only hub airport in Europe to see a reduction in passenger numbers in 2021, due to the UK’s tougher coronavirus travel rules. Just 19.4 million people travelled through the west London airport last year. That was down 12.3% on the previous 12 months, and represents the lowest annual total…


London Heathrow Given Green Light to Raise Passenger Charges by Over Half

Passengers traveling through Heathrow Airport could be hit by an increase in charges of more than 50 percent from next month. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the cap on the west London airport’s price per passenger will be £30.19 ($40.33) from January 1. The current charge is £19.60 ($26.19). Charges are paid by airlines…