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'Assuming someone is faking a disability is discriminatory and offensive'

Heathrow Airport's Chief Executive John Holland-Kaye claimed some passengers were 'using wheelchair support to try and get fast-tracked through the airport'. Rachel Charlton-Dailey says the claim is ableist

Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022

Hot and a little bit bothered in the UK

It seems a bit of a paradox to be sitting in Bangkok and reading about how hot it is in London. But this was the case last week when for the first time Britain experienced temperatures exceeding 40C. Heathrow Airport was the first to clock that magic number. Last time…

Bangkok Post · Jul 23, 2022

British Airways staff at Heathrow accept new pay deal, averting strike

British Airways staff accepted a new pay offer and called off a planned strike at London's Heathrow airport, two unions said on Friday, averting a further escalation in the disruption seen at airports this summer.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Emirates backtracks and agrees to Heathrow flight cap until mid-August

Emirates Airlines had come out swinging follow the Heathrow Airport passenger cap announcement, accusing the travel hub of having a "blatant disregard" for its customers

Daily Mirror · Jul 19, 2022

Emirates Airline Rejects Heathrow Airport’s Request to Cut Down Flights

The Heathrow Airport (LHR) decision to cut capacity and request for airlines to stop selling tickets for summer flights has angered the Emirates airline company, which described the airport demands as "unreasonable and unacceptable". Emirates said it had rejected the London hub's demands to cut capacity despite being threatened with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 16, 2022

Heathrow restrictions hit Virgin’s India-London flight, more could follow

Virgin Atlantic cancelled its Delhi-London flight on Thursday and other carriers could also pull out India-London flights

The Hindu · Jul 15, 2022

Airline rejects Heathrow flight cap and accuses airport of causing 'airmageddon'

Emirates Airlines has accused Heathrow Airport of having a "blatant disregard" for customers after the travel hub capped passenger numbers to 100,000 per day over summer

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

‘Blatant disregard’: Emirates rejects Heathrow order to stop selling tickets

Emirates on Thursday said it will ignore an order from Heathrow Airport for it to cancel flights to comply with a cap on passenger numbers.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022

Edinburgh Airport flights cancelled as Heathrow axes 61 routes amid summer surge

10,000 passengers are expected to be affected in total who were relying on flights from Heathrow Airport, with a number of flights to and from Edinburgh Airport being impacted by the latest cuts.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 11, 2022

Heathrow announces more flight cancellations impacting 10,000 passengers

Heathrow Airport CEO John Holland-Kaye has apologised for cancellations at the London travel hub this morning, but warned that more may be necessary this summer

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022