Heathrow News Releases

Christmas exodus gets underway at Heathrow

Wed Dec 14 00:00:00 GMT 2011

Heathrow is preparing for its busiest weekend this Christmas with over 780,000 passengers expected to pass through its doors between Thursday and Sunday this week...

Family-friendly initiatives at Heathrow get festive season off to a flying start

Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 GMT 2011

The Christmas holiday is a busy time for families at Heathrow, with more than 3.5 million passengers passing through between 15 December and 3 January alone, so the world’s busiest international airport has put in place a number of initiatives to provide a helping hand and make every journey better for families this festive season.

Love actually is in the cards

Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 GMT 2011

New research out today reveals that one in four Brits (26 per cent) have rekindled a friendship through sending or receiving a Christmas card, while nearly a quarter (23 per cent) said it had helped them get in touch with a friend or family member they had not spoken to in over a decade.

Heathrow retail team help build allotment for local school children

Thu Nov 17 00:00:00 GMT 2011

Heathrow's Retail Services Team recently spent the day at St Marks Catholic School in Hounslow, helping them to create an allotment supported through funding from the BAA Communities Trust.

BAA has decided not to submit a planning application for the taxiway works

Fri Nov 11 00:00:00 GMT 2011

BAA has decided not to submit a planning application for the taxiway works necessary for aircraft to routinely take-off over the village of Cranford.

Departures: Live from Heathrow

Wed Oct 26 00:00:00 BST 2011

Tony Parsons reads airport fiction live on facebook

The BAAnd's 'world tour' of Heathrow Airport in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

Tue Oct 25 00:00:00 BST 2011

'The BAAnd' - Heathrow's in-house band - performed a series of live gigs across the airport recently in aid of Heathrow's charity of the year, Macmillan Cancer Support.

Londoners can join Team Heathrow

Wed Oct 19 00:00:00 BST 2011

Residents of London can be part of the 2012 Games meeting and greeting Olympic athletes at a celebratory Heathrow Airport

Heathrow serves up global gourmet to passengers

Tue Oct 18 00:00:00 BST 2011

Heathrow is giving passengers a taste for international travel as the airport hosts its first ever Destination Feastival event.

Heathrow cheerleading challenge in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

Thu Oct 06 00:00:00 BST 2011

Lycra and pompoms were in full force as Heathrow staff and volunteers took part in a Cheerleading Challenge lead by a team of professional cheerleaders at Terminal 5 on Wednesday 5 October in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Update on Heathrow winter resilience programme

Thu Sep 29 00:00:00 BST 2011

Heathrow has published a Winter Resilience Programme update detailing the progress being made to ensure the airport is better prepared for extreme winter weather.

UK risks being cut off from growth by poor trade links, says new study

Thu Sep 22 00:00:00 BST 2011

New economic research claims that Britain "risks being cut off from global growth", becoming "a less competitive place to do business" because it is losing out to European competitors in the battle for flights to emerging markets.

Heathrow pods transport passengers to the future

Tue Sep 20 00:00:00 BST 2011

Heathrow Airport has today unveiled the Heathrow pod, the airport's most innovative transport system and the first new example of transit technology in 100 years.

Family friendly bank holiday getaway at Heathrow

Wed Aug 24 00:00:00 BST 2011

Heathrow is preparing for the August bank holiday getaway with family-friendly initiatives including dedicated family lanes at security, pre-flight children's play areas and 'kids eat free' offers.

Heathrow to become host airport of London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

Fri Aug 12 00:00:00 BST 2011

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that Heathrow has been named 'Host Airport' and official supplier to London 2012 in a Tier 3 sponsorship deal.

A novel route for Heathrow

Tue Aug 02 00:00:00 BST 2011

Heathrow has appointed Tony Parsons, one of the UK's most popular fiction writers, as its writer-in-residence this summer with a brief to write a book capturing the many stories and emotions of Britain's biggest airport.

Heathrow races to record summer

Thu Jul 21 00:00:00 BST 2011

Sixteen-time champion jockey AP McCoy today swapped his horse for a ride-on suitcase to compete in the first ever Trunki race at Heathrow to launch the airport's programme of summer activities.

Heathrow Airport achieves major plaudits from Business in the Community

Wed Jun 22 00:00:00 BST 2011

Heathrow Airport has been recognised for its outstanding Corporate Responsibility as part of two Business in the Community (BITC) initiatives.

Heathrow announces plan to reduce aircraft noise

Thu Jun 16 00:00:00 BST 2011

The area affected by noise from Heathrow is expected to shrink over the next five years as the airport launches its Noise Action Plan.

Heathrow among first to install electric vehicle charge points

Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 BST 2011

Heathrow has become one of the first companies to complete the installation of electric vehicle charge points as part of its collaboration with Transport for London (TFL) through the 'Source London' programme.

Buy till you fly

Fri Jun 03 00:00:00 BST 2011

WorldPoints, the airpot shopping loyalty scheme rom BAA, is partnering with British Airways so members can redeem points for BA Miles.

Air India to move to Heathrow Terminal 4

Tue May 24 00:00:00 BST 2011

Air India is moving to Heathrow's newly refurbished Terminal 4 on 25 May after more than 43 years of operating from Terminal 3.

Football fever kicks off at Heathrow

Thu May 12 00:00:00 BST 2011

Football is coming home as Heathrow celebrates the arrival of the UEFA Champions League trophies on Thursday 12 May by creating the first ever football pitch inside an airport.

Heathrow launches community consultation on noise schemes

Mon May 09 00:00:00 BST 2011

Heathrow Airport is today launching a 12-week public consultation on a review of its mitigation schemes which aim to reduce the impact of aircraft noise on the community.

Heathrow team grabs a gong for Commuter campaign

Thu May 05 00:00:00 BST 2011

The Heathrow Commuter team has scooped the 2011 London Transport Award for Excellence in Travel Information and Marketing for a campaign to promote staff usage of the Heathrow Connect rail service.