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Heathrow airport posts big loss on UK Covid curbs

London's Heathrow Airport announced yesterday that it narrowed annual losses only slightly in 2021 despite the reopening of global air travel, blaming what it said were stricter passenger curbs in Britain compared to the neighboring EU.

Heathrow recorded pre-tax losses totalling 1.8 billion pounds ($2.4 billion) last year, it said in a statement.

Eco-Activists Threaten Heathrow Airport with Drones

Threat against Heathrow Airport. An environmental organization has threatened to fly drones around London's airport since September 13, BNT reported.

This would stop all flights from Heathrow. The aim was to put pressure on the British government to take more serious steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.

Nearly 180 Flights Will Be Canceled at Heathrow Airport

London's Heathrow Airport will cancel a total of 177 flights on Monday and Tuesday after earlier this week, one of the unions announced that it was planning to strike, BBC reports. According to television, nearly 90% of all airport staff have stated their intention to quit because of failed talks aimed at improving working conditions and increasing pay, FOCUS reports.

No Fire in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 3 After Alarm

There is no fire at London's Heathrow, the airport said on Tuesday, after an alarm which led to a brief evacuation of its Terminal 3 building, Reuters reported.

"Our teams have investigated and there is no fire in T3 despite the alarm. Passengers will be directed back into the terminal shortly," Heathrow Airport, which is Europe's largest airport, said on Twitter.

BA flights returning to normal after damaging IT collapse

British Airways was operating most of its flights from London's two largest airports on May 29 after a computer system failure stranded thousands of passengers over a holiday weekend and turned into a public relations disaster.

The airline planned to run more than 95 percent of flights from London Heathrow and Gatwick on Monday, Chief Executive Alex Cruz told Sky News.

British Airways Hoping to Operate 'Near-Normal' Schedule

British Airways says it is "aiming to operate a near-normal schedule" after an IT failure hit thousands of passengers, reported Sky News. 
All flights were cancelled from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday due to what was described as a "global systems outage" blamed on a power supply issue.

Computer Problems Cause Flight Delays: British Airways

Computer problems are causing delays for British Airways passengers worldwide, the airline has said, reported BBC.

The carrier apologised for the "global system outage" and said it was "working to resolve the the problem as quickly as possible".

Heathrow Airport said it was "working closely" with BA to solve the issue.

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