Articles tagged ‘Heathrow’
British Airways lost baggage auction
By Chris | August 6th, 2007 |
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Good and bad news in the on going story of lost baggage from British Airways flights at Heathrow. The Evening Standard reports that BA have flown several 747 cargo planes to the US full of lost luggage in an effort to clear the backlog as well as using a fleet of trucks to move bags [...]
Heathrow and British Airways in the news
By Chris | August 1st, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There are a host of bad stories at the moment surrounding both British Airways and Heathrow Airport. BA have just been fined £125million by the Office of Fair Trading after it admitted price fixing of fuel surcharges on long-haul flights, this was also a joint investigation with the US Department of Justice who are going [...]
Daily Dose 07.27
By Chris | July 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Climate change activists to stage a week of protests at Heathrow against the airport’s expansion.(BBCNews)
* City of London policeman charged with murder in a bar.(TheIndependent)
* Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces plans for a UK border police. Definitely a case of after the horse has bolted.(EveningStandard)
British Airways still snowed under with lost baggage
By Chris | July 10th, 2007 | 69 Comments »
The baggage chaos at Heathrow especially involving British Airways looks like its going to continue for a while. BA currently has around 22,000 bags looking for owners and it admits that with more luggage coming into the system each day it could be weeks before some people are reunited with their bags.
The problem seems to [...]
Daily Dose 07.06
By Chris | July 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* British Airways brings in extra staff at Heathrow Airport to clear the baggage chaos of 20,000 bags still waiting to find owners.(BBCNews)
* First woman Beefeater goes to work at the Tower of London.(DailyMail)
* Luton Airport expansion scrapped.(Guardian)
Daily Dose 07.04
By Chris | July 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Freak storm hits south London.(BBCNews)
* Over 100 BA flights cancelled at Heathrow Airport due to security scare.(Telegraph)
* Food and energy bills rising faster in Britain than anywhere else in the Western world.(EveningStandard)
Daily Dose 06.29
By Chris | June 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Major car bomb defused in central London near Piccadilly Circus.(BBCNews)
* First 2,000 of 20,000 prisoners released early to make more space in prisons to receive £200 compensation each for the loss of bed and board they would have had in prison. Mind-boggling.(Telegraph)
* Stalker of London 7/7 bombing survivor is jailed.(Metro)
London airports flight data
By Chris | May 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you’re moving to the London area BAA(British Airports Authority) have launched a new service that let’s you see the amount of aircraft activity over the place you’re moving to, giving an idea of how noisy it may be.
The WebTrak online service gives the details of flights from the main London airports including Heathrow, [...]
Daily Dose 05.25
By Chris | May 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Environmental idiots plan summer camp at Heathrow Airport to disrupt air travel for thousands of travellers.(Telegraph)
* No flash speed cameras tested in West London.(BBCNews)
* Unions call for extra British public holiday in October so the public can do voluntary work. What?(EveningStandard)
Trans-Atlantic flights could be about to get cheaper
By Chris | March 22nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The European Union and the United States have reached agreement on the Open Skies airline policy that will open up routes across the Atlantic to competition from all airlines. The agreement which got the unanimous backing of the 25 EU transport ministers means that any EU based airline can fly from any airport in the [...]
