London Heathrow News

London's Heathrow airport closure disrupts flight ops

Air India on Friday said its operations to and from the London Heathrow airport have been disrupted, with one flight returning to Mumbai, another diverting to Frankfurt and other flights remaining...

Air India clears fuel switch checks on Dreamliner fleet

The inspection was done after the incident of a switch malfunctioning in an aircraft that operated a flight from London Heathrow to Bengaluru on Sunday IMAGE: Air India's first custom-built Boeing...

UK regulator seeks details on Air India fuel switch incident

The DGCA is likely to look at various aspects related to the incident, including whether the aircraft VT-ANX could have been grounded at London Heathrow itself rather than operating the flight to...

Air India begins checks on fuel switches in Boeing 787 fleet

The senior official of Air India said that no adverse findings have been reported on the aircraft for which this re-inspection was completed, he said in the email sent to B787 pilots. IMAGE:...

London's Heathrow airport vacated after scare

London's Heathrow airport was evacuated for a brief while after a 'suspect package' was found at there at 7:41 am. Sources in the British Airport Administration said police were on the scene and...

Airlines cancel, reschedule London flights as Heathrow restrictions kick in

Heathrow Airport’s decision to cap the number of departing passengers at 100,000 a day in order to limit queues, baggage delays and cancellations has impacted flight schedules between India...

Air India eyes more slots at Heathrow

With over 700,000 annual passengers and 21 per cent market share Air India is the largest carrier on India-United Kingdom routes. Air India hopes to secure additional slots at London Heathrow...

Dubai overtakes Heathrow as world's busiest airport

Dubai International Airport surpassed UK's Heathrow as the world's busiest for international travel after handling 70.4 million passengers last year despite major runway upgrades that limited...

SpiceJet to commence flight services to Heathrow from Sep

These slots, under the air bubble pact, will later be extended to operate regular flight services once international flight services resumes. Budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday said it has secured...

Virgin Atlantic's Delhi, Mumbai flights from London to resume

Virgin Atlantic plans to operate three flights a week from Delhi to London’s Heathrow from September 2, while Mumbai services are planned to re-commence from September 17 with four flights...

Spotted: Anu Malik at London's Heathrow Airport

Reader Nikunj Kambodia met music composer and singer Anu Malik at London's Heathrow

Spotted: Amitabh Bachchan in London

Reader Madhusudhan Joshi met Amitabh Bachchan at London's Heathrow Airport.

Spotted: Imran Khan at Heathrow airport

Reader Amit Punpale met Imran Khan at the Heathrow Airport,

Spotted: Salman at Heathrow Airport

Reader Gunjan Bajoria met Salman Khan Heathrow Airport, London, on October 9. Gunjan was with his sister Smiti Bajoria Janiand wife Neha Kejriwal Bajoria. Gunjan writes that'Salman was very calm...

Shabana Azmi at Heathrow airport

Reader Asim Syed,a British national residing in London, bumped into Shabana Azmi at Heathrow airport on December 9, 2006, when he was on his way to India for the vacations. Syed writes that Shabana...

Spotted: Mahesh Bhupathi at Heathrow

Reader Sanjay Kumar Misra sent us this photograph. 'I mettennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi at London's Heathrow airport on July 2, 2009 when he was there for Wimbledon,' writes Sanjay. Thanks, Sanjay, for...

Spotted: Harsha Bhogle at London airport

Rediff.com Reader Bhargav Sura spotted Anita and Harsha Bhogle at London's Heathrow airport and sent us a picture. Thanks so much Bhargav! If you meet well-known sporting personalities and...

Why Didn't Rohit Fly To London?

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma is set to fly to London on Monday, June 20, with Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. Photograph: Rohit Sharma/Instagram When the Indian cricketers flew to London on Thursday...

Spotted: Sachin Tendulkar at Heathrow airport

Reader Mahesh Kaka sent us these pictures from London. 'Yesterday (Sunday) while flying back from London to Washington DC, we spotted Sachin Tendulkar at Heathrow airport. He was flying back home...

Spotted: Sourav Ganguly at Heathrow airport

Reader Soumya Kumar Mitra sent us this photograph from London. 'I spotted Sourav Ganguly at Heathrow airport on 17th August 2008,' writes Soumya. Thank you, Soumya, for sharing this picture! If...

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