Qantas Assigns QF-1 to Sydney-London Nonstop (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Qantas will assign its flagship flight numbers, QF-1 and QF-2, to the new 22-hour non-stop service between Sydney and London Heathrow starting in October… more
LHR
London Heathrow Airport51.4707° N 0.4599° WLondon, United Kingdom
2026
British Airways 777 Overspeeds in Jet Stream (airlive.net)
Flight BA252 exceeded its speed limit by 7 to 10 knots while crossing the Atlantic on November 3, 2026. The Boeing 777-200 reached 282 knots at 38,000… more
British Airways Passenger Finds Urine-Soaked Seat (viewfromthewing.com)
A passenger on a British Airways flight from Miami to London Heathrow discovered her seat was soaked in urine. Staff provided only paper towels and a 15ml… more
British Airways, Viva Codeshare Connects Mexico (aviacionline.com)
British Airways and Viva signed a codeshare agreement effective March 28, 2027, linking 13 Mexican destinations to London via Mexico City and Cancún. Passengers… more
VendorsBritish Airways (Airline)AirportsCUN (Cancún International Airport)LGW (London Gatwick Airport)LHR (London Heathrow Airport)1 more airports: MEXBritish Airways Trials Meal Pre-Orders (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
British Airways is beta testing a meal pre-order system on select long-haul flights from London Heathrow, three years after its original 2023 target. The… more
St. Louisans stranded by Heathrow cancellation (theintelligencer.com)
A UK air traffic control glitch grounded flights, canceling a British Airways route to St. Louis and stranding 30,000 passengers at Heathrow Airport. Affected… more
Consumer Court Orders British Airways to Pay Rs 1.6 Lakh (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
A Bengaluru consumer court ordered British Airways to pay Rs 1,65,945 to a passenger stranded at London Heathrow after her flight was rerouted and she… more
British Airways Resumes Dubai Flights Nov 3 (traveltourister.com)
British Airways will restart daily London Heathrow to Dubai service on November 3, 2026, ending an eight-month suspension caused by Gulf airspace concerns… more
Heathrow Forces Delta Virgin Split (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Heathrow Airport Limited has ordered Delta Air Lines to relocate from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 by 2028, separating it from joint venture partner Virgin Atlantic… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)AirportsLHR (London Heathrow Airport)Storm Boelo Kills Two, Cancels UK Flights (inkorr.com)
Storm Boelo caused two deaths and widespread power outages across the United Kingdom. The severe weather forced dozens of flight cancellations at Heathrow… more
British Airways boosts US routes for 2027 (thepointsguy.com)
British Airways will increase flights from London Heathrow to four U.S. destinations in summer 2027: Cincinnati, Las Vegas, San Francisco and St. Louis… more
VendorsBritish Airways (Airline)AirportsCVG (Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport)LAS (Harry Reid International Airport)LHR (London Heathrow Airport)2 more airports: SFO STLMelbourne Airport Plans £2.3bn Terminal Expansion (thesun.co.uk)
Melbourne Airport is proceeding with a $4.5 billion (£2.35 billion) expansion of its International Terminal, adding a larger check-in hall, expanded baggage… more
BA flight diverted to Gatwick after Heathrow curfew (yahoo.com)
British Airways flight BA707 from Larnaca landed at Gatwick just after midnight on 19 October after a three-hour delay caused it to miss Heathrow's night-flight… more
British Airways brings opera to Heathrow Terminal 5 (travelwires.com)
British Airways surprised passengers bound for Dublin with an opera performance at Heathrow Terminal 5, featuring mezzo-soprano Helen Maree Cooper and… more
UK biometric gates keep foreign faces six years (techtimes.com)
Amadeus Seamless Gate® contactless biometric border gates retain facial images of non-British nationals for up to six years under the Home Offices Biometric… more
American Airlines Settles Heathrow Catering Bonus (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
American Airlines flight attendants who worked London Heathrow flights from February 28 to October 27, 2026, will receive tiered bonuses of $169, $84.50… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)AirportsLHR (London Heathrow Airport)IAG and Air France-KLM merger debate (businesstraveller.com)
A merger of IAG and Air France-KLM would pair hubs at London Heathrow, Madrid, Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle, giving the combined group… more
British Airways Jet Intercepted by German Fighters (theaviationhub.co.uk)
British Airways flight BA899, an Airbus A321neo registered G-TNEH, lost radio contact with air traffic control while approaching German airspace en route… more
United Flight UA941 Makes Emergency Landing at Heathrow (uk.news.yahoo.com)
United Airlines flight UA941 declared an emergency while flying 32,000 feet over Manchester shortly after departing London Heathrow on Thursday afternoon… more
United Flight Declares Emergency After Heathrow Take-Off (mirror.co.uk)
United Airlines flight UA941 declared an emergency at 32,000ft over Manchester on Thursday and returned to Heathrow shortly after take-off, squawking code… more
Jersey weighs public funds for Heathrow link (bbc.com)
Jersey's government may use its competitiveness fund to keep an all-year British Airways link to London Heathrow running. International Affairs and Treasury… more
BA Slide Mishap Costs Airline £100k (thesun.co.uk)
A British Airways cabin crew member accidentally deployed an emergency escape slide from the front door of a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner in Seattle on Monday… more
British Airways Cuts A380 Routes for Largest Business Cabin (simpleflying.com)
British Airways is refurbishing its 12 Airbus A380s, cutting capacity from 469 to 421 seats to add the world's largest business-class cabin with 110 Club… more
VendorsBritish Airways (Airline)AirportsLHR (London Heathrow Airport)MIA (Miami International Airport)JNB (O.R. Tambo International Airport)2 more airports: SFO SINHeathrow Delays Third Runway to 2039, Blames Ambitious Timeline (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Heathrow Airport has pushed back the opening of its third runway to 2039, saying the previous 2035 target was too ambitious. The 3,500-meter runway, approved… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)AirportsLHR (London Heathrow Airport)