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Heathrow Airport

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Heathrow Airport - Latest news, articles and photos

TfL looking at Elizabeth line extensions to Staines and Ebbsfleet
TfL looking at Elizabeth line extensions to Staines and Ebbsfleet

TfL looking at Elizabeth line extensions to Staines and Ebbsfleet

Ever since construction started, there's been suggestions about how and where to extend the Elizabeth line, which have only got louder once the line opened and people saw the effect it had on travel.

Feb
27
TfL warning about a 5-day closure of the Piccadilly line to Heathrow Airport
TfL warning about a 5-day closure of the Piccadilly line to Heathrow Airport

TfL warning about a 5-day closure of the Piccadilly line to Heathrow Airport

Parts of the Piccadilly line in west London will be closed from this Saturday and won't reopen until next Thursday (15th Feb 2024).

Feb
06
Heathrow Airport’s driverless shuttle pods get a colourful makeover
Heathrow Airport’s driverless shuttle pods get a colourful makeover

Heathrow Airport’s driverless shuttle pods get a colourful makeover

London's other purple trains, Heathrow Airport's shuttle pods, are getting a colourful makeover after a charity was invited to create new designs for them.

Jan
30
No Heathrow mainline trains next weekend and partial closure of the Elizabeth line
No Heathrow mainline trains next weekend and partial closure of the Elizabeth line

No Heathrow mainline trains next weekend and partial closure of the Elizabeth line

There won't be any Elizabeth line or Heathrow Express trains able to call at Heathrow Aiport next weekend (25th-26th Nov) due to engineering work on the railway.

Nov
17
2023
Mayor supports southern rail link to Heathrow Airport
Mayor supports southern rail link to Heathrow Airport

Mayor supports southern rail link to Heathrow Airport

The Mayor of London has indicated his support for a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport and suggested that there could be progress on getting something started.

Sep
05
2023
Tickets Alert: Vintage tube train trips to Heathrow Airport
Tickets Alert: Vintage tube train trips to Heathrow Airport

Tickets Alert: Vintage tube train trips to Heathrow Airport

A tube train built in 1938 and restored to its art-deco original interior will be running between central London and Heathrow Aiport next month.

May
26
2023
Attempts to restart the Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport
Attempts to restart the Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport

Attempts to restart the Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport

A western rail link connecting Heathrow Airport to Reading and beyond is gaining political support after MPs backed the scheme.

Mar
23
2023
Off-peak train fares between Heathrow and central London scrapped
Off-peak train fares between Heathrow and central London scrapped

Off-peak train fares between Heathrow and central London scrapped

From tomorrow (Sun 4th Sept), TfL train fares between Heathrow Airport and Zone 1 in central London will be charged at peak hours rates, regardless of when the journey takes place.

Sep
03
2022
Elizabeth Line trains to call at Heathrow’s T4 from next week
Elizabeth Line trains to call at Heathrow’s T4 from next week

Elizabeth Line trains to call at Heathrow’s T4 from next week

Just three weeks after it opened, the Elizabeth line is already gaining a new station to call at, as it adds Heathrow Terminal 4 to the line.

Jun
08
2022
Heathrow Airport scrapping free local bus services
Heathrow Airport scrapping free local bus services

Heathrow Airport scrapping free local bus services

Buses that ply the streets around Heathrow Aiport, connecting passengers and staff to the airport will cease to be free of charge from this weekend.

Jun
08
2021
Heathrow Airport’s western rail link put on hold
Heathrow Airport’s western rail link put on hold

Heathrow Airport’s western rail link put on hold

Plans for a western rail link to Heathrow Aiport have been paused by Network Rail.

Apr
08
2021
Heathrow rail extension pushed back by several years
Heathrow rail extension pushed back by several years

Heathrow rail extension pushed back by several years

Plans to build a western rail link to Heathrow Airport have been delayed by several years due to the current financial situation.

Dec
14
2020
Tickets Alert: Dinner and special tours of a Jumbo Jet
Tickets Alert: Dinner and special tours of a Jumbo Jet

Tickets Alert: Dinner and special tours of a Jumbo Jet

This coming Saturday (12th Dec), there will be a rather strange dining event - dinner on a Jumbo Jet.

Dec
05
2020
MPs debate improving southern rail links to Heathrow Airport
MPs debate improving southern rail links to Heathrow Airport

MPs debate improving southern rail links to Heathrow Airport

A recent parliamentary debate on improving rail links to Heathrow Airport has agreed that such a rail link is a very good idea, but that it will need a lot more work to bring into existence.

Aug
05
2020
Crossrail trains cleared to use the Heathrow tunnel
Crossrail trains cleared to use the Heathrow tunnel

Crossrail trains cleared to use the Heathrow tunnel

Last month, a significant achievement took place on the Crossrail project, which is far more important than the headlines make it seem to be.

Jun
02
2020
Heathrow rail link funding uncertain
Heathrow rail link funding uncertain

Heathrow rail link funding uncertain

A planned rail link from Heathrow heading out towards Reading and beyond has an uncertain future due to a funding dispute.

Feb
25
2020
Take a trip in a vintage tube train to Heathrow airport
Take a trip in a vintage tube train to Heathrow airport

Take a trip in a vintage tube train to Heathrow airport

The London Underground's 1938 era art-deco tube train will be making one of its occasional outings in April.

Feb
14
2020
New rail link to Heathrow faces delays
New rail link to Heathrow faces delays

New rail link to Heathrow faces delays

Plans for a new southern rail link to Heathrow Airport are facing delays and might not come into operation until 2030.

Nov
21
2019
Bidders invited for new railway tunnel to Heathrow
Bidders invited for new railway tunnel to Heathrow

Bidders invited for new railway tunnel to Heathrow

Network Rail is to host a meeting for construction firms interested in a £900 million contract to build a new railway tunnel to Heathrow Airport.

Jun
27
2019
50 years ago – planes start flying between Heathrow and Gatwick
50 years ago – planes start flying between Heathrow and Gatwick

50 years ago – planes start flying between Heathrow and Gatwick

Two large important airports, but passengers landing at one might want to catch a flight at the other -- so how about a plane flight between the two?

Jun
25
2019

There’s a 155 million year old dinosaur inside Heathrow Airport

If you go down to Heathrow today, you're sure of a big surprise -- because there's a 13 metre long dinosaur in a Terminal building.

Apr
03
2019
New Heathrow airport rail link gets public support
New Heathrow airport rail link gets public support

New Heathrow airport rail link gets public support

A consultation on a new rail link from the West into Heathrow airport has, unsurprisingly, gained support from the respondents.

Dec
15
2018
A new exhibition about Heathrow Airport’s history opens
A new exhibition about Heathrow Airport’s history opens

A new exhibition about Heathrow Airport’s history opens

From early days with tents for terminal buildings, through to a glimpse at a possible future, a new display has opened, showing off a concise history of Heathrow Airport.

May
08
2018
New rail link to Heathrow from Reading consultation opens
New rail link to Heathrow from Reading consultation opens

New rail link to Heathrow from Reading consultation opens

A third and possibly final consultation is opening on plans to build a new rail link that will allow direct connections between Reading and Heathrow Airport.

May
04
2018