BA launch Gothenburg route
August 19, 2010
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British Airways is launching services between Heathrow and Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, with one-way all inclusive flights from £55.50. The twice daily service fromTerminal 5 starts on November 28, 2010. Richard Tams, British Airways’ head of UKn&nIreland sales, said: “We are really excited about flying to this fabulous city on the south west coast [...]
Dennis Stone gets close-up and personal with celebs
Dennis Stone has been photographing celebrities at Heathrow for the past 48 years. Here’s a couple of clips of him with two of his favourites, Paul McCartney and Elizabeth Taylor.
Airtime Footage
AirtimeFootage is a stock-footage library of aviation, celebrities, world leaders, royalty and much more from Heathrow. All video is available as downloadable broadcast-quality footage for immediate use by programme makers and others Recent additions: England football team return home from World Cup. Exclusive arrival video at Heathrow Historic footage as Prince William goes on holiday with [...]
Carriages lowered into Terminal 5 tunnel
Carriages to be used for the underground rail link between the various Terminal 5 satellites lowered into position through an access point in overnight operation
Third Heathrow runway ‘vital’ for Britain – report
The government’s decision to abandon plans for a third runway at Heathrow could significantly damage Britain’s competitiveness, an engineering lobby group has warned. The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) said the government’s approach to airport capacity could “seriously undermine the UK’s global connectivity and competitiveness, and see us lagging behind North European rivals.” [...]
Heathrow cargo warehouse fire
Huge cargo warehouse fire at Heathrow
More than 100 fightfighters battled a huge blaze at a Heathrow warehouse – although no flights were affected. The fire, at the Servisair warehouse in the heart of the airport’s cargo area, is believed to have started in a fork-lift truck and rapidly spread throughout the large building. There were no injuries [...]
Campaign promotes Heathrow’s shopping deals
A major advertising campaign has been launched to promote the advantages of shopping at Heathrow rather than London’s west end. Using the tagline ‘Heathrow shopping the West End for less’, it will target passengers from both the UK and abroad to communicate the average 15 per cent saving compared to the capital’s West End [...]
50 millionth milestone for Terminal 5
July 4, 2010
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British Airways has welcomed its 50 millionth customer through the doors of Heathrow Terminal 5 as the busy summer holiday season moves into full swing. Now in its third summer of operations, BA says that Terminal 5 has become an “acclaimed facility by travellers around the world” and is looking forward to the [...]
England football squad return from World Cup
The England football squad arrive back to Heathrow after being relegated from the World Cup in South Africa