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    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd
      Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye to step down after 9 years in charge

      UK airport chief’s tenure hit by £4bn in pandemic losses and disputes with airlines over landing fees

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      UK airlines will be forced to ‘use or lose’ airport slots

      Carriers must hand back landing allocation if they are not used 80% of the time as rules waived over pandemic are restored

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Border Force staff to stage second round of strikes

      Officials who are members of the PCS union will walk out on Wednesday in dispute over pay

    • Saturday, 24 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK braced for fresh series of strikes in new year

      Nurses, ambulance staff and rail workers all set to walk out in January amid anger over government refusal to talk

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Warning of UK Christmas airport disruption as strikes escalate

      Passengers told to ‘prepare’ ahead of Border Force walkouts at UK’s busiest hubs from Friday

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd
      Strikes and bookings surge threaten Christmas getaway at Heathrow

      Upcoming walkout by passport control officials intensifies fears over flight disruptions

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      UK airports to scrap restrictions on liquids and electronics

      Passengers to ditch ‘tiny toiletries’ under security rule changes to come in over next two years

    • Monday, 21 November, 2022
      Ex-BA boss says ‘heads should roll’ if Heathrow problems continue

      Willie Walsh urges airport to avoid a repeat of this summer’s security and waiting chaos

    • Monday, 7 November, 2022
      Airlines
      Aviation calls on UK government to subsidise ‘Jet Zero’ push

      Sector seeks more support to get fledgling green fuel industry off the ground

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
      Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd
      Heathrow warns of potential passenger cap at Christmas

      Europe’s biggest airport operator says some flight restrictions could return ‘if needed’ to avoid cancellations

    • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
      Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd
      Heathrow taps senior executive in bid to repair relations with airlines

      Kathryn Leahy will manage relations with carriers and baggage handlers after summer of disruption

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd
      Heathrow airport warns of winter slowdown

      London hub still expects peak days during Christmas period ‘to be very busy’

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      Inside BusinessPeggy Hollinger
      The airports vs airlines battle needs a new approach

      Increasing costs and environmental restrictions call for different perspective

    • Tuesday, 23 August, 2022
      Gatwick upgrades passenger forecast but warns of economic slowdown

      UK’s second busiest airport says it is well placed to meet autumn demand and does not need to extend flight cap

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      British Airways PLC
      BA to cut more than 10,000 flights from winter schedule

      Move signals airport and airline disruption is expected to continue into next year

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      Heathrow’s hopelessness is its faux helplessness

      A controversial passenger cap is not the airport’s major failing

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      Heathrow extends passenger cap to end of October

      Airport says move will boost passenger confidence after limit on numbers significantly improved services

    • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
      UK airport disruptions ease after passenger caps and flight cancellations

      Proportion of affected journeys has steadily trended lower since mid-July

    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
      TUI AG
      Tui suffers third-quarter loss after flight disruption

      Tour operator says significant operational issues cost it €75mn

    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      LexAirlines
      Travel: why airports lose your luggage Premium content

      A rebound in air travel has caught airlines unprepared, meaning more bags are going astray

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      News in-depthEmployment
      Heathrow struggles with fraught post-Covid labour relations

      Some workers at the UK’s biggest airport say it is no longer the place to forge a good career

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      British Airways PLC
      Travellers face higher fares after BA extends suspension of Heathrow ticket sales

      Passengers booking last minute likely to suffer most as carrier halts short-haul flight sales

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      British Airways PLC
      BA halts Heathrow short-haul ticket sales for 7 days

      Airline moves to limit disruption for existing customers after airport imposes cap on passenger numbers

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd
      Heathrow airport warns it could extend cap on flights

      Chief executive says daily limit needed to ease pressure and blames airlines for not hiring ground staff fast enough

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      Travel insurance
      Money Clinic podcast: How to beat travel chaos

      With a summer of disruption ahead, it pays to know about your consumer rights

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