On July 7th, Air France opened its new lounge at London Heathrow. For the first time, the airline is offering its customers an elegant space designed to provide peace and...
Heathrow handled 23 million passengers between June and August 2026, ending a strong peak summer season. In August alone, the airport welcomed 7.8 million travellers and recorded its busiest day ever on 2 August, when nearly 272,000 passengers passed through the hub. Operational performance remained strong despite wider disruption across the aviation sector. Heathrow said […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban11 Sept
The carrier has more Heathrow-US routes and capacity this year than ever before. Find out more here!
Over 2,000 flights have been disrupted in the past two days, as an air-traffic control problem has stymied British airports.
The New York Times•Isabella Kwai9 SeptLONDON - UK air travel disruptions following a technical glitch at air traffic control provider NATS continued Wednesday with hundreds of flights cancelled or delayed. Nearly 250 flights had been cancelled by early morning hours, according to flight tracking website "Flightradar24", most at London Heathrow.
aero.uk9 Sept
A NATS technical glitch grounded UK air traffic control for hours, leaving hundreds of flights canceled or delayed and some planes stuck on Heathrow taxiways over five hours.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig8 SeptA technical failure in the United Kingdom’s air traffic control system disrupted hundreds of flights Tuesday, Sept. 8, affecting major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted. The National Air Traffic Service (NATS), the country’s air navigation services provider, later said it had identified the problem and implemented a fix, but warned that the recovery […]
Travel Radar•Maria Facio8 SeptA technical failure at the UK’s air traffic control provider NATS caused widespread disruption at London’s major airports on Tuesday, 8 September 2026. The problem affected NATS’ flight-processing system, forcing significant restrictions on air traffic and resulting in hundreds of delays and cancellations across the UK. Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City were among […]
Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth8 Sept
UK air traffic control disruption is delaying flights nationwide, reviving questions over NATS resilience after major previous failures.
LONDON - A technical glitch at air navigation service provider NATS halted departures at London Heathrow and Gatwick Airport.
aero.uk8 SeptThe incident began following a trackside grass fire that caused delays and cancellations on the rail line to and from Heathrow Airport (LHR). The major disruption began Saturday, Sept. 5, and left passengers stranded at platforms between London Paddington Station, Heathrow, and Reading. Grass fire According to London Fire Brigade, the fire was caused by […]
Travel Radar•Maia Vinton7 SeptFollowing reports that allowing a third runway to be built at Heathrow would “overshoot” the UK’s legally binding climate targets, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has expressed serious concern for [what will hapen f all goes ahea] New Report The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has expressed concern for the proposed expansion of London […]
Travel Radar•Melissa Thomas6 Sept
New narrowbody will fly from Toronto to Oslo and Shannon and operate a fifth daily frequency to London Heathrow
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier6 Sept
Early morning departures deliver late evening London arrivals and seamless US preclearance via Toronto hub connections.
Virgin Atlantic has been announced as the Official Airline Partner of Team GB and ParalympicsGB for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Virgin Atlantic Holidays as the Official Holiday Partner. With LA28 two years away, the journey starts today. Virgin Atlantic founder Sir Richard Branson joined athletes Jake Jarman and Kadeena Cox and cabin crew at London Heathrow to declare check in for LA28 officially open.
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Air Canada today announced an increase in daily flights between London Heathrow and Toronto, increasing the airline’s most distinctive transatlantic offering as part of its Summer 2027 international schedule. From 1 June, Air Canada will increase frequency on the London Heathrow - Toronto route with up to 33 weekly flights, giving UK customers more choice of departure times in both directions. The additional frequency includes the return of the Daytripper from Toronto to London Heathrow, allowing UK travellers making a short trip to Toronto to avoid an extra overnight stay and return to London the same evening.
Between 2016 and 2026, all of these places have stopped seeing BA from Heathrow. Find out where here!
Singapore Airlines’ guest chef, Monica Galetti, has launched her latest autumn menus. The limited-edition dishes will be served in Suites, First Class and Business Class cabins on Singapore Airlines flights departing from London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester, from 1 September until 30 November 2026.
A Loganair flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to City of Derry Airport (LDY) declared a mid‑air emergency on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, after a crack appeared in the cockpit windscreen, prompting a rapid descent and instructions for passengers to adopt the brace position while crossing the Irish Sea. Brace Order Issued Around fifty passengers were […]
Travel Radar•Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling1 Sept
Punctuality and Google reviews have led Air Advisor to put Heathrow on the top spot.