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Concrete crisis: London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports found to use crumbling Raac concrete
London’s busiest airports – Heathrow and Gatwick – are the latest buildings to discover the presence of Raac concrete, which has caused so much chaos to dozens of schools. Safety precautions have already been put in place – and neither airport has reported any risk to the travelling public.
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British Airways suspends selling short-haul flights from Heathrow
In an unprecedented move, British Airways has suspended selling short-haul flights from Heathrow for at least a week. The decision to stop new bookings on domestic and European services is because of the airport’s cap on daily passenger numbers as the industry continues to struggle with a surge in demand for travel. Tens of thousands…
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Emirates refuses Heathrow’s demand to cut flights, calling the move ‘unreasonable and unacceptable’
A war of words has broken out between the management of Heathrow Airport and Emirates airline.
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BA Heathrow staff strike ‘dispute many years in the making’, says GMB Union
We spoke to Nadine Houghton, the GMB Union’s national officer for airport staff.
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Supreme Court overturns ban on Heathrow third runway
Another key ruling has disappointed environmental campaigners. The prospect of a third runway at London’s Heathrow has been given a boost after the airport’s owners won a challenge at the Supreme Court. It means they can now seek planning permission for the runway, which had previously been blocked by the Court of Appeal for failing…
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UK air passengers ‘playing quarantine roulette’ – Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye
Heathrow Airport has reported a £1 billion loss for the first half of this year, as the pandemic wiped out much of its business.
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Heathrow CEO calls on government to get planes back in the air – with Covid safety measures
London’s Heathrow airport has begun trialling special thermal scanners to test passengers’ temperature – as part of an effort to enable people to start flying again.
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Will the Heathrow runway decision make a difference to climate change?
We’re joined by the Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Richard Burge and Farhana Yamin, an environmental lawyer who played a key role in the Paris Agreement.
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Heathrow expansion ruled unlawful by Court of Appeal
Climate change campaigners have been celebrating tonight – after plans to build a third runway at the UK’s biggest airport were thrown into doubt at the Court of Appeal.
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‘No-one needs to cut down any rainforest to keep planes flying’ – Heathrow CEO
The UK’s aviation industry has announced plans to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. It says it will do so through cleaner biofuels and electric planes rather than reducing the number of flights.
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26-year-old man arrested at Heathrow Airport over suspected terrorism offences
A 26-year-old man has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of Syria-related terror offences. The man was arriving in the UK from Turkey, just hours after Turkey confirmed it had deported a British Islamic State suspect.
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Environmental campaigner Baroness Worthington on Heathrow: ‘Era of cheap flights is over’
Baroness Worthington is executive director of the Environmental Defense Fund and worked on the last Labour government’s Climate Change Act.
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Heathrow launches public consultation on third runway plan
More than 700 homes have to be demolished and a 12-lane section of the M25 will have to be diverted through a new tunnel.
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Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald: Heathrow disruption after drone sighting ‘highlights we are not in control of situation’
Labour’s Andy McDonald responds to the halting of flights at Heathrow after a drone sighting.
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Heathrow flights halted after drone sighting
Flights have been grounded at Heathrow for at least half an hour after a reported drone sighting earlier this evening. Within the last hour flights have resumed at the airport, the busiest in Europe.
