First non-stop Taiwan link for Heathrow

     Heathrow is to get its first non-stop link to Taiwan with the  launch of a new three-times-weekly service by China Airlines.      The service from Taoyuan Airport beginning on March 28 will be operated with an Airbus A340-300 aircraft, with 30 seats in business class and 246 in economy. It will use Heathrow’s newly refurbished Terminal 4.      Departing [...]

Excess Baggage Company flagship store in Terminal 4

    Excess Baggage Company, which offers an extensive range of luggage items as well as a baggage transportation and packing services, has opened a new flagship store in Terminal 4.     The store joins the six other excess baggage drop-off and shipping points, left luggage locations and retail outlets operated by the company in each Heathrow terminal.      [...]

Mobile phone boarding pass from Continental

    Continental Airlines has announced the introduction of its mobile boarding pass service to Heathrow and says it is the first carrier to offer paperless boarding passes on nonstop flights from the United Kingdom to the U.S.     The service allows customers to receive boarding passes electronically on their mobile phones or PDAs and eliminates the need for paper [...]

Rituals store for terminal 4

    Home and body cosmetic brand Rituals has opened its first airport store at Heathrow’s terminal 4.     The 45sq m (484sq ft) outlet offers a range of premium products such as nourishing face and body creams, pure tea, scented candles and gemstone make-up designed to transform daily routines into more meaningful rituals. The Netherlands-based [...]

Heathrow – New Delhi route for Kingfisher

India’s Kingfisher Airlines will launch a new non-stop service on the New Delhi – Heathrow route from March 28, it announced Kingfisher Airlines’ flight IT 001 will take off from New Delhi at 1.20 pm and arrive at London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 at 6.10 pm, local time. From London, flight IT 002 will leave at 9.05 pm and arrive [...]