Heathrow, which is also Britain’s busiest airport, reported “minimal queuing” at its arrivals area
London Heathrow
air travel demand
London’s Heathrow to keep passenger cap to 100,000 until October 29
The cap, brought on by surge in air travel and staff shortage, was expected to end on September 11; It led to altercations with airlines like Emirates when first introduced
airline industry
UAE’s Etihad Airways will return to London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 from 22 June
Etihad has confirmed that from July to September 2022, it is increasing its current four daily flights from London Heathrow to five daily flights
Air travellers
UK cancels all remaining travel restrictions; PCR tests, masks, passenger locator forms not mandatory on arrival
Virgin Atlantic offers passengers travelling to the UK “the personal choice on whether to wear a mask onboard”, although requirements may differ by destination
Aviation
Dubai re-emerges as aviation powerhouse with five of the world’s busiest routes
Connections to Riyadh, London, Jeddah, Bahrain and Cairo all feature in top 10 busiest international air routes in November
Aviation
How Dubai’s DXB has reclaimed its title as the world’s busiest international airport
Latest figures show capacity through Dubai International Airport has returned as global travel restrictions eased
Aviation
How Dubai-London air route has re-emerged among world’s busiest after Covid shock
New data shows that the DXB-LHR air route was the third busiest in the world so far in October with more than 217,000 seats
Bahrain International Airport
Gulf Air resumes London flights after UK moves Bahrain to air travel amber list
Bahrain’s national carrier is the latest regional airline to restore direct passenger flights to the UK following government ruling
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UK travel industry protests, as Britain loses $132.6m on UAE route in one week
British tourism bodies up in arms as government continues to limit global travel, putting millions of livelihoods at risk
Jazeera Airways
Jazeera set to launch Heathrow flights despite Kuwait’s amber list status
Airline to become the first low-cost carrier in the Middle East to operate direct flights to London Heathrow
coronavirus quarantine
Emirates relaunches UK passenger flights despite continued Covid restrictions
Strict quarantine rules will apply for travellers as the UAE remains on the UK’s red list for travel
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Etihad Airways to relaunch flights to London Heathrow under Covid quarantine rules
Abu Dhabi-based carrier to resume passenger flights from Tuesday for British and Irish nationals, and passengers with residence rights for the UK
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Dubai International Airport
UAE remains on UK’s travel red list, Bahrain added as Covid concerns rise
UK Government adds a further seven countries to its ‘no-fly’ list as country fears third wave of pandemic
Coronavirus Pandemic
UK holidaymakers rush to book Dubai flights for August despite red list status
Flight booking data suggests there is confidence in the market that the UAE will not continue to be a red list destination by August
Dubai International Airport
UAE not on UK travel ‘green list’ predicted by Heathrow boss
John Holland-Kaye highlights the US, other markets as Dubai Airports urges reconsideration of the route this week
air travel
Heathrow imposes passenger charges to cover coronavirus pandemic costs
New per-passenger levy due to be imposed for the rest of the year
Dubai International Airport
How ‘red list’ ruling has decimated demand on Dubai-Heathrow air route
Dubai-London falls out of favour after being named the world’s busiest international route in early January