Activists, Greenpeace and Celebrities buy land to stop Heathrow Expansion Plan

We have heard about different ways activists have tried to stop Heathrow’s expansion, but recently they came up with a novel idea – buy a piece of land (almost an acre is size) in the middle of the planned site for expansion. Celebrities like Emma Thompson, Alistair McGowan; millionaire Tory Zac Goldsmith and a lot [...]

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Kingfisher Airlines launches Mumbai-London Service

Kingfisher Airlines recently announced the start of its new service between Mumbai and London (Heathrow Airport) starting January 5th 2009. The airline will use an Airbus A330-200 (28 seats in First and 169 seats in Kingfisher Class).
Mumbai – London Flight Schedule IT 007Departure from Mumbai – 13:45 Mumbai Local TimeArrival at London – 17:55 London [...]

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Is Heathrow’s third runway the best solution?

British Airways (CEO Willie Wash) and BAA (CEO Colin Matthews) have called for the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport. This statement came after a business group, London’s First, has called for “drastic action to end the problems of “Heathrow hassle“”. The group has called for scrapping of some flights at peak [...]

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SriLankan Airlines adds flights from Heathrow to Maldives

Starting October 26th 2008, SriLankan Airlines, national airline of Sri Lanka and previously know as Air Lanka, will start a new flight between London’s Heathrow Airport and the island nation (and luxury holiday location) Maldives.

From Skyscanner -
“Chanaka Olagama, manager of Sri Lankan Airlines’ UK and Ireland
operations, said: “We recognise the need to introduce this [...]

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Naomi Charged on the Terminal 5 incident

Naomi Cambell has been charged on the incidence assaulting two police officers during a luggage incidence at Terminal 5 of London’s Heathrow Airport. The incidence happened during the infamous chaotic opening week of Terminal 5.
From Associated Press –
“The Crown Prosecution Service said Campbell faced six charges — three
counts of assaulting a constable, two counts [...]

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Heathrow Expansion: Anna Chancellor joins the protest

Anna Chancellor, the “Four Wedding and a Funeral” star is the latest celebrity to join the celebrity mothers protesting against airport expansion.
From here -“The group will hold a candlelight vigil outside the House of Commons
in an effort to get the Government to take the lead in tackling global
warming. Children of the mothers, who include [...]

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Terminal 5 Update: Heathrow’s Managing Director Quits!

Terminal 5 has taken new victim or should I say guilty as charged. Mark Butler, Managing Director of London’s Heathrow Airport, has resigned from the position at BAA. He is supposed to have left due to “change to management roles” after the introduction of new group chief executive Colin Matthews.
Mark Bullock was charged with “the [...]

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Heathrow Airport: UK’s dump?

Events in order -

Terminal 5 Opening day (/week/month) Chaos with bags misplaced/mislaid, passengers mis-connected and a lot of delays. Since January 2008, BA has mislaid 28.9 bags per 1,000 passengers.
American Airlines’ Head of Customer Services (Europe) Don Langford slamming the airport as “bit of a dump” and “worst among major European hubs”

Now it is British [...]

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Terminal 5: My Story

Finally, I made it to the famous (read notorious) Terminal 5 of London’s Heathrow Airport.
Entrance to the Terminal – If you are transiting, you take the Heathrow Express (from Terminal 1,2,3). Once you arrive to the terminal, you can take the big elevators to the Ticketing Level. The ticketing has alphabetical zones from A [...]

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BAA: Breaking up?

BAA (British Airport Authority Ltd), the owner and operator of seven British Airports (2nd largest transport company in the world), is preparing the divest some of its airport. On April 22nd, the competition commission started an investigation to see if the airlines and passengers are being served well. Commission said that “BAA had been slow [...]

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