Latest LHR News
-
Smiths Detection, Microsoft and Heathrow to Tackle Wildlife Trafficking
Smiths Detection, Microsoft and Heathrow have partnered to Develop an AI Tool to uncover illegally trafficked wildlife concealed in baggage …
-
Plaza Premium Lounge Named World’s Best by Skytrax
Plaza Premium Lounge at London Heathrow Airport T2 has again been voted “World’s Best Independent Airport Lounge.”
-
Swissport Expands Its Lounge Business in the UK
Swissport expands its airport lounge business with the acquisition of No1 Lounges in the UK, in a joint-venture with Airport Dimensions.
-
Heathrow Reduces Emissions with SAF
Working alongside Vitol Aviation and Neste, Heathrow has successfully incorporated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into its operation.
-
Rohde & Schwarz to Deliver Passenger Security Scanners for LHR
Rohde & Schwarz has been chosen to supply R&S QPS201 Quick Personnel Security (QPS) scanners to Heathrow Airport (LHR).
-
Heathrow Selects Smiths Detection for Screening Equipment
Smiths Detection has announced that it has been chosen to supply integrated checkpoints throughout Heathrow Airport.
-
IATA Travel Pass Successfully Trialed on First International Flight
The IATA have announced the arrival at LHR of the first traveler using the IATA Travel Pass app to manage their travel health credentials.
-
Heathrow Pitches Future Flight Challenge Concepts
Heathrow has successfully pitched two forward-thinking ideas to Innovate UK’s Future Flight Challenge, and begun the first stage of research…
-
Swissport Wins Lufthansa Cargo Contract at Heathrow
With the win of the major cargo handling contract, Swissport now handles the Lufthansa's cargo at all of its UK destinations.
-
Colleague Testing Pilot Launched at Heathrow
Heathrow is working with NHS Test and Trace on a Government-led rapid testing pilot for airport colleagues.
-
Heathrow Passenger Numbers down by 72.7% in 2020
In 2020, 22.1 million passengers travelled through Heathrow. Lockdowns and border closures led to a loss of 58.8 million passengers.
-
Forecourt Access Charge Announced at Heathrow
The forecourt charge, expected to be around £5, is part of Heathrow's response to the £1.5bn losses incurred in 2020.
-
Heathrow T2 and T5 Testing Facility Launches
The UK's first pre-departure testing facility is a critical step towards recovery, restoring traveller confidence and re-opening routes.
-
Heathrow Trials Rapid Testing for COVID-19 on Colleagues
Heathrow has trialled three rapid point of care testing solutions to understand how these tests can be conducted outside of a laboratory.
-
COVID-19 Testing Facility Ready to Go at Heathrow Airport
The Terminal 2 facility enables arriving passengers to be tested for COVID-19 upon landing and receive results just hours later.
-
Heathrow Extends Short-Haul Network
25 new sunny and low-cost short-haul destinations can be reached from Heathrow, many of which will be provided by British Airways.
-
Temperature Screening Equipment Now Being Trialled at Heathrow
Thermal screening technology is being trialled at Heathow to detect elevated temperatures of arriving passengers.
-
Heathrow Calls for Quarantine Exit Plan
Heathrow calls for quarantine exit plan to help reboot the UK economy. Passenger numbers were down 97% in April.
-
COVID Detection Trials Landing at Heathrow
Heathrow to drive forward development of a Common International Standard by trialling technologies that reduce risk of Covid-19 transmission…
-
Heathrow Outlines Early Impacts of COVID-19
Heathrow Airport outlined the early impacts of COVID-19 as it shares it's results for the first 3 months of the year.
-
Vanderlande: Heathrow Airport’s Strategic Baggage Partner
Vanderlande has been formally selected as Heathrow Airport’s strategic baggage partner for the next ten years.
-
Heathrow Launches Public Consultation on Airport Expansion
Heathrow is launching public consultations to finalise its designs ready to be submitted for planning application later on in 2020.
-
AECOM Wins Heathrow Future T2 Programme Contract
AECOM has won an eight-year contract with Heathrow Airport to be the lead designer for the Future Terminal 2 (T2) Programme.
-
Heathrow Welsh Gate to Encourage Tourism to Wales
In collaboration with the GREAT campaign, Heathrow has opened a new Welsh gate room in T3 with imagery from Wales to encourage tourism to th…