This week marks a major milestone in the airport’s history – Heathrow celebrates 75 years as a commercial airport on 31st May 2021. To kick off the commemoration, the airport has been on the look-out for its very own ‘Heathrow Historians’, aiming to highlight the airport’s history through the personal stories and memories of colleagues, passengers […]
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Behind the scenes during a global pandemic – the seventh series of ‘Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport’
Tonight ‘Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport’ returns to our screens, against the backdrop of the global pandemic, showcasing the airport as it grapples with the biggest challenge in its history. Where previously, colleagues would have dealt with bustling departure lounges and excited travellers as they carefully managed Heathrow’s capacity constraints, this series provides a behind-the-scenes look […]
Heathrow to launch rapid testing pilot for colleagues in partnership with UK Government
Heathrow is working with NHS Test & Trace on a Government-led colleague testing pilot. The pilot will use rapid lateral flow tests to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the airport. This pilot is designed to support measures already in place to keep the airport COVID-secure, help stop the spread of the new more contagious […]
Heathrow proposes to charge vehicles accessing departures forecourts in response to COVID-19 impacts
Heathrow has announced it is exploring a proposal to implement a Forecourt Access Charge (FAC) for vehicles in late 2021 to prevent a car led airport recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The charge, expected to be around £5, is part of several revisions to the airport’s surface access plan as a result of the near […]