London Heathrow

British Airways is adding two major cities in southeast Asia back to its route network later this year from both Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

Kenya Airways has announced plans to enhance its services on the Nairobi to London Heathrow route, offering a total of 14 weekly flights starting from October 29, 2023. This expansion marks a substantial increase from the current 10 weekly flights and reflects the airline’s commitment to meeting the growing demand for this popular route. Passengers […]

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has made headlines after securing its UK Third Country Operator (TCO) authorization. With this, the airline is now demanding access to London Heathrow Airport, invoking the reciprocity principle outlined in the bilateral air services agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. This development has reignited a diplomatic dispute that […]

Air Mauritius, the national airline of Mauritius, has announced that it will be moving its operations from London’s Heathrow Airport to Gatwick Airport starting Oct. 29. The airline will offer daily flights using its latest generation aircraft, the Airbus A350-900 and Airbus A330-900neo. The move is part of the airline’s strategy to meet the growing […]

To cater for increased demand, RwandAir operated its first non-stop direct flight between the Rwandese capital Kigali and London last week. The African airline has been operating flights to London via Brussels for the past five years, with service to Brussels now operated separately. Services started at the beginning of November with the inaugural flight […]

On Wednesday Virgin Atlantic announced that it will continue its transatlantic expansion with a new nonstop service from its London Heathrow (LHR) hub to Tampa, Florida (TPA). Service to The Sunshine State will begin on November 3, 2022, just in time to capture the winter demand.  The carrier will initially operate the city pair four […]

With the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic still being felt around the world almost two years since the beginning of the emergency, air passenger numbers are still far from what they used to be in 2019, especially with regards to international services. London’s Heathrow Airport, the largest airport of the British capital and once the […]

British Airways announced on Wednesday the expansion of its 2022 summer schedule with the addition of flights to the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The airline will connect its hub at London Heathrow’s Airport with the islands of São Miguel and Terceira, Portugal. Flights will be operated on a weekly basis with an Airbus A320 […]

After years of planning and preparation, JetBlue has officially started service to London Heathrow Airport. On Wednesday, the airline took off from New York-JFK with its brand-new Airbus A321LR jet, named after former JetBlue chairman Joel Peterson. The long-awaited route has been a top priority for JetBlue, and the transatlantic expansion will build its network […]

British flag carrier British Airways is considering permanently shutting down its operations at London Gatwick airport in order to consolidate all its operations at London Heathrow and therefore maintain the pool of slots it holds at the airport even after temporary waivers are lifted. As the airline industry struggles to recover from the unprecedented crisis […]