NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS

 

LATEST HEATHROW NEWS

Aeroflot - Now operating 737-400s daily.

Air China - May start Hong Kong services by 2001 and will increase it's LHR-Beijing service soon from 3 to 4 a week.

Air Namibia - New 747-400 now operating into LHR twice weekly.

Air New Zealand - Now serving Auckland daily

Armenian - Due to start soon with 3 weekly A310s.

British Airways - Has now withdrawn all 747-100s. During the winter many 767 flights will be replaced by 757s and 757s replaced by A320s on European services. Concorde flights to Barbados have resumed with up to three flghts a week over Xmas. From 3/12/99 will commence 3 flights a week to Lagos with a 747-400 painted in new Nigeria Airways colours, with a BA flight number and a mix of BA/Nigerian cabin crew.

British Midland - Applied to start transatlantic flights from Heathrow to four US cities. An order for 767-300ERs is contemplated along with a possible name change.

Canadian - Due to start Heathrow-Delhi from February 2000 with 767s, replacing Air Canada.

Malaysian - First class passengers are offered a helicopter transfer to LHR within 60 a mile radius.

Passengers - Heathrow handled 5.98 million passengers in September 1999

Singapore - Have applied for LHR transatlantic services

Swissair - Now using MD-11s on peak morning flights from Zurich

Virgin Atlantic - Has been given permission to start LHR to Delhi/Bombay. Commenced Chicago services on 1-11-99 with 6 A340 flights a week, but has now switched it's LHR-Miami service back to LGW due to LHR slot shortages. December 3rd saw the start of a weekly Cape Town flight by 747-400.

 

 

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