BA: “Terminal 5 is working”!

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Airlines, Airports, Travel Stories | No Comments »

British Airways has been running a campaign to prove that their new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London is working: A reportage style will be adopted for the campaign, which signals a move away from the airline's traditional approach. The ...

Heathrow an Embarrassement, says IATA

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Airports | No Comments »

Service levels at Heathrow Airport are "a national embarrassment", Giovanni Bisignani, head of International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. In a report on half-year air traffic results, IATA criticized the UK's "unique screening policies," which it said "inconvenience passengers with ...

Thousands March Against Heathrow Expansion

Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Posted in Airports | No Comments »

The BBC reports that thousands of people attended a protest rally against the expansion of Heathrow airport: "An estimated 3,000 protesters marched from Hatton Cross to Sipson, the village that would be lost if the planned runway goes ahead. They then gathered ...