London Heathrow travel tips

The airline’s customers travelling in First on December 24 and 25 will be gifted a bespoke glass Christmas tree bauble

Leading FX provider invests heavily into retail portfolio as global travel rebounds.

Eliminate the airport, and suddenly, flying commercial almost feels like flying private. At least that’s what PS, a company that curates premium pre- and post-flight experiences, wants travelers to believe. After sampling the service for each leg of my recent round-trip journey from Los Angeles (LAX) to Atlanta (ATL), I’ll just say this: PS is the most luxurious way to fly commercial, bar none.

Antonoaldo Neves arrived on the scene of Middle Eastern aviation in October 2022 as CEO of the Etihad Aviation Group. He was fresh from his role as CEO of TAP, the National Airline of Portugal, where he led a major turnaround. 

Imagine my surprise when I saw that my flight from New York to San Francisco last night was showing as leaving on time, but my arrival was delayed by 46 minutes. I'd never seen that before, and it turns out the jet stream is making for some very unusual flights lately. My flight ended up getting in only about a half hour late, but it was a long flight. A whopping seven hours from coast to coast, it was longer than trips to Europe I've had. And it's all about the jet stream.

Do you know which airport is the most connected globally? How about the most connected for U.S. domestic flights?

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A passenger on an American Airlines flight said she was "kidnapped" by the carrier after her flight was diverted to Canada and everyone was stranded for 12 hours.

After unveiling plans earlier this year to launch flights to a third destination in Europe—this time to Amsterdam—JetBlue on Tuesday operated its first flights to the Netherlands’ capital with round-trip fares as low as $499 (for a very limited time), offering travelers another low-cost transatlantic option and some welcome relief from this year’s soaring international airfares.

Flights into and out of the United Kingdom were canceled or delayed on Monday after a technical issue snarled traveled for several hours before the problem was fixed.

The conclusion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 highlights the growing and collective legacy of Qatar Airways and FIFA.

This forms part of the airline’s continued efforts to invest in its lounges, it will complete its London Heathrow Terminal 5B refurbishment in the coming months, and is undergoing lounge refreshes at its London Heathrow Terminal 3, Edinburgh and Seattle lounges this year.

Cathay Pacific announced on Wednesday that CEO Augustus Tan would be stepping down on December 31 andchief customer and commercial officer,Ronald Lam would succeed him.

Passenger traffic at Aena’s Spanish airports surpassed pre-pandemic levels during the first quarter even as many of Europe’s terminals continue to operate at a lower capacity.

Heathrow passenger numbers reached 95 percent of pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter, prompting it to lift 2023 forecasts, the British airport said on Wednesday, adding that it was prepared for a busy summer starting with the coronation of King Charles.

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Approximately 91 percent of LGBTQ+ travelers in India now consider their personal safety and well-being when selecting a travel destination, according to a Booking.com survey. This represents a significant increase from 70 percent reported in the previous year. The LGBTQ+ travel research conducted by Booking.com, now in its third year, sheds light on both the progress made and the recent setbacks faced by these communities in terms of travel experiences.

Travel agents using Sabre’s desktop software have begun receiving carbon emission data when they search for flights, and corporations that use the company’s booking tool for road warriors, GetThere, will get access later this year.

Three airlines — American, Lufthansa and EasyJet — are joining the FAA, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and Google, among others, on an advisory committee to further develop a model to assess and report the climate impact of flight emissions.

Plane food is a topic that has been debated by travelers for as long as meal services have been available on flights. As the price of flights continues to rise sky-high, many airlines have become known for squeezing passengers for all they’re worth—be it extra luggage fees or in-flight amenity requests. When it comes to snacks, however, some airlines go the extra mile to provide passengers with excellent nibbles throughout their journey. Below, we take a look at the airlines with the best free in-flight snacks this summer.

On a recent transatlantic flight from Florida to London Heathrow, married flight attendants Hunter Smith-Lihas and John Lihas locked eyes across the aisle.