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London Heathrow this week revealed the handling of nearly 40 million passengers in the first six months of this year.
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London Heathrow Airport Handles Nearly 40m Passengers in Six Months

by James Field
written by James Field

London Heathrow Airport this week revealed the handling of nearly 40 million passengers in the first six months of this year.

Such a figure came alongside their financial results for the first half of this year.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

The Numbers from London Heathrow Airport…

Photo Credit: London Heathrow Airport.


London Heathrow handled 39.8m passengers in the first six months of this year.

Furthermore, June 30th was their busiest day.

June 30th saw the airport handle 268,000 passengers in one day across 1,300 flights.

Adjusted profit before tax stands at £178m.

This is an improvement compared to the same period last year, where they recorded a loss of £139m.

This is despite revenue falling 2.9% to nearly £1.7bn in 1H24 compared to £1.74bn in 1H23.

Woldbye: Record-Breaking Numbers…

London Heathrow this week revealed the handling of nearly 40 million passengers in the first six months of this year.
Photo Credit: London Heathrow Airport.

Commenting on the strong numbers was London Heathrow Airport CEO Thomas Woldbye:

“Serving record-breaking passenger numbers while continuing to deliver excellent customer service is no easy feat and is testament to the dedication of my hardworking colleagues.”

“In addition to the nearly 40 million passengers that flew through Heathrow during the first 6 months, so did 765,000 tonnes of cargo, supporting world leading British industries to access global export markets.”

“We are working hard to deliver economic benefits for all of the UK, but this needs to be supported by joined up policy making that prioritises global competitiveness and sustainable growth.”

“We are encouraged by the new Government’s recognition of Heathrow’s role in powering growth across the country, and look forward to working with Ministers to ensure we are firing on all cylinders and retain our global standing.” 

Overall…

Photo Credit: London Heathrow Airport.

In conclusion, London Heathrow Airport has had a strong first half of 2024.

The airport is breaking records just as we begin to enter the Summer peak, where the momentum will continue.

Furthermore, all eyes will be on what the rest of the Summer season will look like for the airport in terms of numbers.

But for now, all eyes are on the end-of-year totals for the busiest airport in the UK.


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Finnair has this week revealed plans to double down on their existing flights between Helsinki and London Heathrow.
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Finnair Doubles Down on Helsinki-London Heathrow Flights

by James Field
written by James Field

Finnair has this week revealed plans to double down on their existing flights between Helsinki and London Heathrow.

It is understood the carrier will be adding more flights, which will be in effect from October 27.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…


The Extra Helsinki-London Heathrow Flights from Finnair…

Finnair has this week revealed plans to double down on their existing flights between Helsinki and London Heathrow.
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Finnair will add two extra daily flights between Helsinki (HEL) and London Heathrow (LHR) from October 27, 2024.

Furthermore, the additional services will have the following departure and arrival times:

  • DEP LHR 0955 & 1310 ARR HEL 1445 & 1800
  • DEP HEL 1055 & 2125 ARR LHR 1210 & 2240

Below is an overview of what the entire schedule of flights between Helsinki and London Heathrow will look like with Finnair:

Source: Finnair.

As you can see there, there are a lot of daily flights on offer from the Finnish carrier.

Partanen: UK Capital Has Always Been an Important City…

Finnair has this week revealed plans to double down on their existing flights between Helsinki and London Heathrow.
Photo Credit: Kyle Hayes/AviationSource


Anssi Partanen, Finnair’s Market Director in the UK, said the following on the announcement:

“We are incredibly excited to be boosting capacity between London and Helsinki, deepening ties between the UK and Finland.

“London has always been an important city for Finnair, and for our customers, so we are thrilled to be announcing this news ahead of the 70th anniversary of the London-Helsinki route in September.”

“These new flights are also timed to give our customers increased choice and flexibility when travelling during the peak morning and evening periods and will facilitate even smoother connections onto our network in Northern Europe and the Far East.”

Overall…

Photo Credit: Kyle Hayes/AviationSource

In conclusion, it is clear that Finnair is seeing incredible demand on the Helsinki-London Heathrow flights.

With multiple daily flights on offer between the two cities, it offers better connection options for passengers heading onwards.

All eyes will turn to October 27 to see how the two extra daily flights perform, as well as what aircraft will be used.

But for now, let’s see what the airline’s performance looks like on this particular route in the Winter.

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A British Airways A321neo approaches to land.
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British Airways BA665 Larnaca-London Heathrow Declares Emergency

by Len Varley
written by Len Varley

A British Airways flight BA665 operating from Larnaca to London Heathrow declared an emergency whilst approaching the destination airport on 21 July 2024.

British Airways flight BA665, an Airbus A321neo, was inbound from Larnaca International Airport when the emergency was declared.

British Airways BA665 Larnaca-London

Flight crew declared the emergency with transponder code 7700 during the early stages of the descent and approach into London Heathrow airport (LHR).

The nature of the emergency prompting the declaration has not yet been confirmed.

Flight Details

Flight data shows that flight BA665 had made a delayed departure out of Larnaca International Airport on 21 July.

The flight shows an actual departure time of 1548 local time, against a scheduled departure time of 1435 local.

The aircraft are then set course normally, claiming to flight level FL320 (32,000 feet) for the scheduled service to London (LHR).

Let down and subsequent descent procedures were similarly conducted normally. The flight crew declared an emergency with code 7700 whilst passing through 10,000 feet in the early stages of approach to London.

The flight subsequently landed without incident, and was not met by emergency ground assets.

Additional Info

The aircraft conducting the BA665 rotation from Larnaca was an Airbus A321neo, registered G-NEOY. This is a 4.4-year-old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the national carrier British Airways.

A British Airways A321neo approaches to land.
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It has been in operational service with the airline since its initial delivery in June 2020.

Larnaca International Airport, also known as Larnaca International Airport – Glafcos Clerides (LCA), is the main international gateway of Cyprus. It’s located 4 kilometers southwest of Larnaca, Cyprus.

It was built in 1974 after the closure of Nicosia International Airport due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Larnaca International Airport is managed by Hermes Airports Ltd, which also manages Paphos International Airport.

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In the last few moments, a British Airways Airbus A350 bound for Austin has landed back in London Heathrow after u-turning over the Atlantic Ocean.
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British Airways A350 Bound for Austin U-Turns back to London Heathrow

by James Field
written by James Field

In the last few moments, a British Airways Airbus A350 bound for Austin has returned back to London Heathrow after u-turning over the Atlantic Ocean.

Information is limited surrounding this incident, but below is what we know so far on this.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

British Airways Flight BA191 – London Heathrow to Austin…

In the last few moments, a British Airways Airbus A350 bound for Austin has landed back in London Heathrow after u-turning over the Atlantic Ocean.
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In the last few moments, a British Airways Airbus A350 bound for Austin has landed back in London Heathrow after u-turning over the Atlantic Ocean.
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British Airways flight BA191 is a routine scheduled flight between London Heathrow and Austin.

The aircraft involved in this incident was G-XWBB.

As per data from Planespotters.net, G-XWBB is a 4.9 year old Airbus A350-1000 that was delivered to the airline in September 2019.

Of the A350-1000 variant, British Airways has 18 of them.

Within the 18, all but one are in active service, with an average age of 2.9 years.

As well as the A350-1000 aircraft, BA has the following planes in their mainline fleet:

  • 29 Airbus A319.
  • 88 Airbus A320 Family aircraft.
  • 25 Airbus A321 Family aircraft.
  • 12 Airbus A380s.
  • 59 Boeing 777 Family aircraft.
  • 38 Boeing 787 Family aircraft.
  • 20 Embraer E190 aircraft.
  • Four Dornier Do-328s.

British Airways flight BA191 departed London Heathrow at 1309 local time today, a delay from the scheduled 1150 slot, and tracked west initially to Austin.

During the Atlantic Ocean crossing, the aircraft made a u-turn back to base with a problem onboard.

From there, the aircraft entered a series of holds to the south of the airport, where it has been since at the time of writing (4/7/24 @ 1735 UK time).

Reason Currently Unclear…

John Taggart from Claydon Banbury, Oxfordshire via Wikimedia Commons.

At this stage, it is unclear what the cause of the u-turn was for British Airways flight BA191 London Heathrow-Austin.

It is key to note that the aircraft did not declare an emergency at any point through the 7700 squawk code.

As soon as we have more information pertinent to the cause of this u-turn, then we will update you accordingly.

For now, this remains a developing story, pending additional updates which will be at the bottom of this article.

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Video has surfaced showing a plane stair vehicle connected to a British Airways aircraft on fire and being put out by fire crews at London Heathrow.
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Plane Stair Vehicle Catches Fire at London Heathrow

by James Field
written by James Field

Video has surfaced showing a plane stair vehicle connected to a British Airways aircraft on fire and being put out by fire crews at London Heathrow.

Information is limited surrounding this incident, but below is what we know on this so far.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

What We Know So Far About The Fire at London Heathrow…

Video has surfaced showing a plane stair vehicle connected to a British Airways aircraft on fire and being put out by fire crews at London Heathrow.
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The above video footage shows the plane stairs vehicle on fire at London Heathrow Airport.

It is understood it was connected to G-EUYO.

As per data from Planespotters.net, G-EUYO is a 11.1 year old Airbus A320 that was delivered to British Airways in June 2013.

Video has surfaced showing a plane stair vehicle connected to a British Airways aircraft on fire and being put out by fire crews at London Heathrow.
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Data from RadarBox shows that G-EUYO’s last flight was British Airways flight BAW66GA from Athens to London Heathrow.

This means that this particular incident has happened within the last three hours or so.

Also, it has been reported that this was happening as the aircraft was preparing for departure.

All passengers have been evacuated and everyone is safe.

It is understood that this aircraft has now been grounded following the incident, and is expected to fly again on June 26.

It is expected to fly to Athens again and then back to London Heathrow before continuing on to Paris.

Cause of the Fire Unclear…

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At this stage, it is unclear what started the fire involving the plane stair vehicle at London Heathrow Airport.

Information is still limited regarding the incident at hand, with such information only accessible via video seen by AviationSource.

As soon as we have more information pertinent to this incident, then we will update you accordingly.

For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates, which will be at the bottom of this article.

More to follow in due course.

British Airways Releases Statement…

British Airways said the following on the incident:

‘Emergency services quickly extinguished a small fire of a third party ground vehicle. No customers were impacted and there were no injuries.’

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If you are based near London Heathrow and you are wanting to find cheap flights to the U.S, then take a look at some of the deals in this article.
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What Are The Cheapest Flights from London Heathrow to the U.S?

by James Field
written by James Field

If you are based near London Heathrow and you are wanting to find cheap flights to the U.S, then take a look at some of the deals in this article.

We shall take a look at how you can get the bang for your buck across some of the country’s most popular destinations.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

The Cheapest Flights from London Heathrow to the U.S…

If you are based near London Heathrow and you are wanting to find cheap flights to the U.S, then take a look at some of the deals in this article.
Photo Credit: London Heathrow.

In this piece, you can find our featured round-trip fares for the cheapest flights to the U.S from London Heathrow:

1. New York – 11th to the 18th of November…

Flights to the Big Apple can be sourced the cheapest with American Airlines, United Airlines & British Airways:

  • American Airlines = £425/$542 round trip.
  • United Airlines = £425/$542 round trip.
  • British Airways = £430/$548 round trip.

2. Los Angeles – 23rd to the 30th of September…

Furthermore, the cheapest flights from London Heathrow to Los Angeles in the U.S can be sourced with American Airlines, United Airlines & Virgin Atlantic:

  • American Airlines = £415/$529 round trip.
  • United Airlines = £415/$529 round trip.
  • Virgin Atlantic = £434/$553 round trip.

3. Boston – 4th of November to the 10th of November…

Moreover, the cheapest flights from London Heathrow to Boston in the U.S can be sourced with Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic & American Airlines:

  • Delta Air Lines = £425/$542 round trip.
  • Virgin Atlantic = £425/$542 round trip.
  • American Airlines = £440/$561 round trip.

4. Orlando – 19th to the 25th of September…

The London Heathrow to Orlando route is typically dominated in pricing by Virgin Atlantic.

Furthermore, you can source round trip tickets between £422/$538-£429/$547.

5. Miami – 7th to the 14th of October…

Moreover, flights from London Heathrow to Miami in the U.S are in strong competition for pricing at the moment:

  • Virgin Atlantic = £477/$608 round trip.
  • British Airways = £483/$616 round trip.
  • American Airlines = £483/$616 round trip.

6. Tampa – 23rd to the 30th of September…

For September 23rd to the 30th of September, fares are around £86/$109 lower than usual for flights between London Heathrow and Tampa in the U.S.

Round trip fares for economy are with Virgin Atlantic only at £387/$493.

7. Baltimore – 24th to the 30th of October…

Finally, flights to Baltimore are around £107/$136 cheaper than usual, but as will be explained, here is the difference:

  • Virgin Atlantic = £479/$610 round trip – but requires a 90 minute drive as the flights land in Washington.
  • British Airways = Either:
    • £619/$789 – Direct flights.
    • £593/$756 – requires a 90 minute drive as the flights land in Washington.

So, whether you want to save money and fly with Virgin Atlantic, you can do as long as you are happy to rent a car.

Furthermore, depending on the cost to rent the car, it may be better to just go with the direct flights.

How Can I Find Such Deals?

If you are based near London Heathrow and you are wanting to find cheap flights to the U.S, then take a look at some of the deals in this article.
Photo Credit: London Heathrow.

If you are wanting to find cheap flights from London Heathrow to the U.S, then Google Flights is a good starting point for this.

Within Google Flights, there is also the ITA Matrix as well, where you can specify your needs further for this.

With the global economy still suffering the effects of inflation and the COVID pandemic, disposable income has decreased.

However, people still want and need to go travelling, so finding the best fares for you is an important aspect in this.

Overall…

Photo Credit: London Heathrow.

In conclusion, there are a range of cheap flights that you can source from London Heathrow to the U.S.

As economic conditions continue to improve, this should effectively make pricing more competitive moving forward.

That being said, by utilising the likes of Google Flights, the ITA Matrix and other tools, you can still find good deals.

If you found this article to be insightful, then please do let us know, and we will find produce the same sort of piece for other airports and areas around the world.

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Strike Action Planned for Half-Term Holidays at London Heathrow
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Strike Action Planned for Half-Term Holidays at London Heathrow

by James Field
written by James Field

PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union) has announced more strike action planned at London Heathrow, in time for the half-term holidays.

The union has laid out it’s plans for strike action due to certain concerns amongst the workforce.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

When Will The Strike Action at London Heathrow Take Place?

Strike Action Planned for Half-Term Holidays at London Heathrow
Photo Credit: Heathrow Airport.

Strike action at London Heathrow by PCS will take place on the following dates:

  • May 31
  • June 1
  • June 2

There will be an additional three weeks of industrial action that is short of an actual strike.

It will include a work to rule as well as an overtime ban which will run between June 4-25.

In a statement, the PCS said the following on this:

“Following the end of the last strike action at the beginning of May, we wrote to the Home Office again highlighting the many problems raised with the new roster system and reminding the employer there remains widespread disquiet and anger from members over this.”

“The Home Office public statement during the strike action said they were “disappointed” in the strike action but “open to discussing a resolution.”

“We have set out to the Home Office that we are keen to try to find a resolution.”

“But it was only following the threat of further strike action that the Home Office has only just indicated they are willing to meet however, as yet there’s been no consideration of the impact of the new roster on staff nor has the employer come back with any proposed changes.”

“Therefore, as it stands the action will go ahead.”

“The members are committed to the action and expect that their walkouts will disrupt passport checks for travellers coming into the UK at Heathrow airport.

Disruption Expected…

Strike Action Planned for Half-Term Holidays at London Heathrow
Photo Credit: Heathrow Airport.

The PCS workers being responsible for passport checks.

There will no doubt be disruption in place for arrivals at London Heathrow.

This will no doubt include delays of processing passengers.

It is expected that the strike days will have the lasting impact, as opposed to the rule to work & overtime ban.

The strikes have also been placed deliberately to cause disruption to passengers during the busy half-term holidays.

Overall…

Photo Credit: Heathrow Airport.

In conclusion, all eyes will be on what the impact of the strike action will look like at London Heathrow.

Looking ahead, all eyes will be on whether the Home Office will budge in the weeks ahead.

It is clear also that PCS will not back down unless their demands are met, so strike action will likely continue over the Summer.

But for now, let’s see how the next few weeks perform for the airport and the Home Office with this.

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British Airways A320 Steering Loss at London Heathrow

by Len Varley
written by Len Varley

A British airways regional service operating from Edinburgh to London will experienced nosewheel steering loss after landing at London Heathrow airport on 29 April 2024.

British airways flight BA1455, an Airbus A320-200 from Edinburgh airport (EDI) made an approach and landing on London Heathrow RWY 27R.

British Airways BA1455 Edinburgh- London

After conducting a normal landing, the aircraft was leaving the runway on a high-speed runway exit when the incident occurred.

The high speed taxiway is designed to expedite aircraft turning off the runway after landing, thus reducing runway occupancy time.

Smoke was observed emanating from the left main gear tyres which then extended to the right main gear tyres. The aircraft was subsequently brought to a stop on the runway shoulder.

The position of the aircraft presented an obstruction to the active runway, and several inbound flights were forced to go around as a result.

Flight data shows that the BA1455 service made a delayed departure out of Edinburgh on 29 April. The flight shows an actual departure time of 1807 local time, against the scheduled departure time of 1735 local.

The flight had proceeded normally, claiming to flight level FL350 (35,000 feet) on the southerly track to London.

The descent and arrival procedure were similarly conducted normally. The weather conditions for the arrival at Heathrow were VFR with a dry runway surface.

Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Airbus A320-200 G-EUUD

The aircraft conducting the BA1455 regional service from Edinburgh was an Airbus A320-200, registered G-EUUD.

This is a 22.2-year-old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the national carrier British Airways. It is been in active service with the airline since its original delivery in April 2002.

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Strike Disruption on the Way At London Heathrow Airport
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Strike Disruption on the Way At London Heathrow Airport

by James Field
written by James Field

Operations at London Heathrow are expected to be disrupted next month due to strike action on the way.

It is expected to involve a lot of people who work at the airport and is expected to go on for around six days.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

Strike Action at London Heathrow Airport…

Photo Credit: London Heathrow Airport.

Unite is the union that will be conducting this strike action at London Heathrow.

It is understood that nearly 800 people will participate in the action, with this happening between the following times:

  • 00:01 on May 7 to 23:59 on May 13.

In total, the strike action will last around six days, which is due to provide significant disruption to services at the airport.

In a statement, the union said the following regarding why the strike action is being taken:

“Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has ignored existing consultation procedures and has announced a fait accompli that workers in passenger services (who assist travellers to catch connecting flights), trolley operations, and campus security (the security guards who are responsible for all workers at Heathrow and vehicles being checked before entering Heathrow), will be outsourced by 1 June.”

Unite: Actions by the Airport Are Deplorable…

Strike Disruption on the Way At London Heathrow Airport
Photo Credit: London Heathrow Airport.

Adding to the statement was Unite’s General Secretary Sharon Graham:

“Heathrow Airport’s actions are deplorable, it is raking in massive profits for the bosses while trying to squeeze every last penny out of its workforce.

“Unite is fully focussed on defending its members jobs, pay and conditions and our members at Heathrow will receive the union’s unrelenting support during this dispute.”

It is understood that this outsourcing will save Heathrow Airport around £40m per year.

The union argues that the airport has made enough profit, amounting to £701m back in 2023.

Overall…

Photo Credit: London Heathrow Airport.

Looking ahead, it will be interesting to see whether this strike action at London Heathrow Airport will go ahead.

There is still an opportunity for the airfield to sit down with the union and negotiate.

Furthermore, if they decide to press ahead, then this strike action will no doubt disrupt operations significantly at the airport.

All eyes will be on whether the airport will give in or whether they will go ahead with the outsourcing.

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British Airways A350 & Virgin 787: Collision at London Heathrow
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British Airways A350 & Virgin 787: Collision at London Heathrow

by James Field
written by James Field

In the last hour, it has emerged that a British Airways Airbus A350 and Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 have suffered a ground collision at London Heathrow.

Details are limited at this time, but here is what we know at the moment.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

G-XWBC & G-VDIA Involved in the London Heathrow Ground Collision…

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British Airways A350 & Virgin 787: Collision at London Heathrow
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It is understood that G-XWBC and G-VDIA are the two aircraft involved in this collision.

Below is a video showing the aftermath from the incident at London Heathrow between the British Airways A350 & Virgin 787:

As per Planespotters.net, G-XWBC is a 4.4 year old Airbus A350-1000 that was delivered to British Airways in November 2019.

Furthermore, of the A350-1000 variant, BA has 18 of them, of which all 18 are in active service.

Average fleet age for the aircraft type is at 2.6 years currently.

As for G-VDIA, this is a 8.3 year old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that was delivered to Virgin back in March 2016.

Of the 787-9 variant, the airline has 17 in the fleet, of which all but one are in active service.

The average fleet age of the aircraft type is 8.1 years.

Flight Information…

British Airways A350 & Virgin 787: Collision at London Heathrow
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The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 G-VDIA made a collision with the British Airways Airbus A350-1000 G-XWBC when the aircraft was being pushed back for maintenance at London Heathrow Airport.

As for G-XWBC, the aircraft came in from Accra this morning and was due to depart later on today, with the destination unknown currently.

At this stage, information remains limited about the incident.

As soon as we have more information pertinent to the ground collision at London Heathrow, we will update accordingly.

This is a developing story.

UPDATE #1 @ 1436 UK time – Virgin Atlantic has said the following in a statement:

“The wingtip of one of our empty aircraft came into contact with another aircraft while being towed from the stand at London Heathrow Terminal 3.”

“We can confirm no customers were on board the Virgin Atlantic aircraft during this time.”

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