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Drunk US teens arrested at Heathrow after chaos on Virgin Atlantic flight from LA

The teenagers were taken into custody where they had mugshots and fingerprints taken

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2025

Motorists face rising 'kiss and fly' charges at most London airports

Gatwick and Heathrow have hiked the cost of drop-offs to £7 and £6 respectively

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

ESPN radio host 'nearly arrested' at Heathrow Airport during meltdown over son's golf clubs

ESPN’s Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo said police were called after he got in a row with British Airways staff

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

Heathrow has turned airport noises into music. Here’s why

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The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Virgin Atlantic: 5-year plan includes Starlink wifi and more posh seats, but not a return to Gatwick

Plane Talk: When Richard Branson founded his airline, only 5% of seats were better than economy – on some planes soon it will be 45%

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Heathrow terminals to play new track created entirely from airport sounds

Musician and producer Jordan Rakei recorded more than 50 sounds such as travellers’ footsteps, passports being stamped and aircraft engines.

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

Heathrow Airport in bid to cure nervous flyers with ASMR and engine music track

The track, which is designed to loop, is being played inside Heathrow’s four terminals and is available to download

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

UK airports prepare for busiest-ever summer – and these are the peak dates

Exclusive: Fridays in July and August see the biggest crowds at five top airports, while at Gatwick landings and take-offs will be just 65 seconds apart

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

OPINION - Who needs Russian sabotage when you have the Great British planning system?

A fire at Heathrow Airport had nothing to do with foreign interference, and everything to do with Britain’s shoddy infrastructure

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025

I try United Airlines’ business class suite — here’s what I love about it (and what I don’t)

The Independent’s US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill puts United’s Polaris business-class suite to the test on flights between London Heathrow and Newark. The seat can cost up to $11,000 on this route. Ted discovers how much bang you get for this big pile of bucks

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025