Frequent fliers and British Airways crew reveal their HEATHROW HACKS  

London’s Heathrow Airport can seem unfathomable if you don’t use it very often. The trick to taming it? Follow the advice of the experts, right here. MailOnline Travel has asked frequent fliers from aviation sites, British Airways and American Airlines employees, etiquette expert William Hanson and Heathrow Airport’s Director of Customer Relations and Service for … Read more

Heathrow Airport is being ‘repurposed’ to keep vital medical supplies flowing into the country 

Heathrow Airport is being ‘repurposed’ as part of a wartime effort to keep vital medical supplies flowing into the country. Britain’s biggest airport will overhaul its operations this week to prioritise cargo flights carrying pharmaceutical products. Almost half of Britain’s medical supplies will be shipped in via the West London airport, including medicines, vaccines and … Read more

Heathrow immigration officer and his pharmacist daughter die from coronavirus 24 hours apart 

Family hit by double tragedy as Heathrow immigration officer, 61, dies from coronavirus – followed by his pharmacist daughter, 33, the next day Sudhir Sharma died on Wednesday before Pooja suffered same fate the next day The father, from Hounslow, west London, ‘had underlying health problems’  Daughter who worked in Sussex hospital passed away after … Read more

Heathrow immigration officer and his pharmacist daughter die from coronavirus 24 hours apart 

The daughter of a Heathrow immigration officer who died from coronavirus was also killed by the disease herself just 24 hours later. Sudhir Sharma, who worked at Terminal 3, passed away on Wednesday before pharmacist Pooja suffered the same tragic fate the following day, The Sun reports. The father, 61, from Hounslow in west London, … Read more

London Heathrow had its busiest year ever in 2019 with 80.9million passengers using the airport

Revealed: Heathrow had its busiest year ever in 2019 with a record 80.9million passengers using the airport Heathrow says passenger growth was down to availability of larger planes The airport also had its busiest ever December welcoming 6.7million passengers  UK services saw the biggest surge last month followed by flights to Middle East   By Jennifer … Read more

Kay Burley discovers the joys of Charleston thanks to direct BA Dreamliner flights from Heathrow

Four thousand miles is a long way to go for a Shag – the dance that is – but Charleston is definitely worth the journey. The alluring South Carolina city, named after Charles II, is home to the six count, eight step moves and it’s easy to fall into line with the pace and sway … Read more

UK’s airports ranked by Points Guy UK, with Glasgow No1, Heathrow second and Stansted bottom

The best and worst airports across the UK have been named in a new study, with Glasgow Airport taking the top podium position and London Stansted languishing in last place. The ranking has been produced by flight tips site The Points Guy UK in an inaugural annual report after an ‘extensive review’ of the largest … Read more

‘Drunk’ woman is arrested by anti-terror police after ‘trying to storm cockpit’ at Heathrow

A ‘drunk’ woman has been arrested by anti-terror police after he allegedly tried to storm the cockpit as the aeroplane came into land at Heathrow.  Police were called to the scene at roughly 4.30am just after the Malaysia Airways flight touched down.  One witness said: ‘Fun times just landed at Heathrow, Malaysian Airlines have suspended … Read more