An IndiGo Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operating from London Heathrow to Delhi declared an emergency over the English Channel on Tuesday evening, 22 September 2026, and returned… The post IndiGo 787 London-Delhi Declares Emergency first appeared on The Aviation Hub .
Explore St. Louis today welcomed British Airways’ announcement that it will expand its seasonal nonstop service between St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to seven flights per week for four months of Summer 2027 season.
Published at 2130PDT 22SEP26 / 0430GMT 23SEP26 Virgin Atlantic in recent schedule update filed service reductions for London Heathrow – Tampa route during Northern winter 2026/27 season, where the airline schedules 4 weekly flights for the period of 07NOV26 – 27MAR27, instead of 7 weekly. In the first quarter of 2027, service further reduces to 3 weekly for the period of 08JAN27 – 03FEB27). VS129 LHR1305 – 1745TPA 789 2 VS129 LHR1305 – 1745TPA 339 4 VS129 LHR1430 – 1910TPA 789 6 VS130 TPA2125 – 1040+1LHR 339 4 VS130 TPA2125 – 1040+1LHR 789 26
Published at 1500PDT / 2200GMT 22SEP26 Virgin Atlantic in recent schedule update continues to revise planned 232-seater Airbus A330-900neo operation. Previously scheduled to enter service on 05DEC26, the new 232-seater is now scheduled on London Heathrow – New York JFK route from 05JAN27 at the earliest. For the month of January 2027, A330-900neo is scheduled on following service. * VS045/046 eff 05JAN27 Day x57 * VS009/010 eff 08JAN27 Day 5 For Northern summer 2027 season from 28MAR27, the 232-seater is scheduled on daily VS045/046 and up to daily VS009/010. The airline previously filed 232-seater on London Heathrow – Atlanta route from 05MAR27, this is no longer in effect. Planned operation remains subject to change.
LONDON — An IndiGo Airlines flight bound for New Delhi was forced to turn back to London Heathrow Airport after declaring an emergency shortly after departure. Flight 6E4, operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (registration LN-FND), departed London Heathrow’s Runway 27R at 20:05 BST. The long-haul flight was scheduled to cross Europe and the Middle […]
Published at 0900PDT / 1600GMT 22SEP26 Star Alliance member ANA at the launch of Northern winter 2026/27 season plans to expand codeshare partnership with ITA Airways, covering the latter’s additional service in Europe. Following codeshare routes gradually commences from 25OCT26. ANA operated by ITA Airways Rome Fiumicino – Frankfurt Rome Fiumicino – London Heathrow Rome Fiumicino – Munich Rome Fiumicino – Paris Charles de Gaulle Rome Fiumicino – Vienna
Published at 0500PDT / 1200GMT 21SEP26 Azerbaijan Airlines in recent schedule update filed expanded Airbus A321neo aircraft service, including additional 5 routes to be served on regular scheduled basis by the 191-seater. Baku – Almaty eff 04NOV26 Minimum 2 weekly Baku – Barcelona eff 01NOV26 4 weekly (2-3 weekly in Dec 2026) Baku – Delhi eff 01NOV26 1 weekly (except selected weeks) Baku – London Heathrow eff 24NOV26 1 weekly Baku – Paris Charles de Gaulle eff 01NOV26 3 weekly (except selected weeks in Dec 2026)
Published at 0100PDT / 0800GMT 21SEP26 Thai Airways International (THAI) and Turkish Airlines last week expanded codeshare partnership, covering additional 21 routes. Following codeshare routes went into effect since mid-September 2026. THAI operated by Turkish Airlines Istanbul – Alexandria Istanbul – Basel/Mulhouse Istanbul – Bremen Istanbul – Bucharest Istanbul – Cairo Istanbul – Cologne/Bonn Istanbul – Frankfurt Istanbul – London Heathrow Istanbul – London Stansted Istanbul – Malta Istanbul – Munich Istanbul – Nuremberg Istanbul – Salzburg Istanbul – Stockholm Arlanda Istanbul – Stuttgart Istanbul – Thessaloniki Istanbul – Zurich Turkish Airlines operated by THAI Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Manila Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Nagoya Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Sapporo New Chitose Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Tokyo Haneda
LONDON — Flight operations on one of Heathrow’s main arrival strips came to a brief standstill this afternoon after a medical emergency helicopter executed an unscheduled landing directly on the runway, forcing an incoming long-haul airliner into a low-altitude go-around. The incident unfolded at 4:15 PM local time when an Airbus Helicopters H135 (registration G-LAAB), […]
Published at 0600PDT / 1300GMT 19SEP26 Qatar Airways in the first half of Northern winter 2026/27 season plans to increase frequencies on selected routes, reflecting the airline’s announcement earlier this month. Planned frequency changes as of 19SEP26 include the following. Doha – Frankfurt 07DEC26 – 14JAN27 Increase from 18 to 21 weekly, 787-8/-9 operating Doha – Johannesburg 02DEC26 – 15JAN27 Increase from 14 to 18 weekly, 787-9/A350-900/-1000 operating Doha – Kuala Lumpur 25OCT26 – 15JAN27 Increase from 14 to 18 weekly, 787-9/777-300ER operating Doha – London Heathrow 25OCT26 – 06FEB27 Increase from 50 to 56 weekly (including 14 weekly flights by A380, 10 from 11JAN27, 7 from 01MAR27)
A new Heathrow Infrastructure Skills Council has been launched by London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Manufacturers’ Organisation Make UK, Trades Union Congress (TUC) and senior former government figures. The council’s ambition is to harness major infrastructure projects, such as the planned LHR expansion, to tackle Britain’s NEETs crisis (young people Not in Education, Employment or Training). […]
Travel Radar•Kate Angel18 Sept
The UK's official climate advisors just told the government that a Heathrow expansion does not work with the country’s climate goals — and if technology to bring emissions down doesn’t materialize, demand management could be on the cards.
Skift Airlines•Tasmin Lockwood18 Sept
British Airways (BA) initially suspended its scheduled flights from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in late February 2026. The service was due to restart in January 2027, however, there are now no BA flights scheduled for next year, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics […]
Travel Radar•Kate Angel18 SeptPublished at 0500PDT / 1200GMT 18SEP26 Shenzhen Airlines during Northern winter 2026/27 season plans to maintain Airbus A350-900 operation on Shenzhen – London Heathrow route. From 25OCT26, 4 of 7 weekly flights to be operated by Airbus A350-900 aircraft. ZH887 SZX1340 – 1910LHR 330 135 ZH887 SZX1400 – 1910LHR 350 67 ZH887 SZX1520 – 2030LHR 350 24 ZH888 LHR2110 – 1720+1SZX 330 135 ZH888 LHR2110 – 1720+1SZX 350 67 ZH888 LHR2230 – 1840+1SZX 350 24
Published at 0100PDT / 0800GMT 18SEP26 British Airways yesterday (17SEP26) announced planned intercontinental network adjustment for Northern summer 2027 season. Planned operation changes include the following. London Gatwick – Kilimanjaro – Zanzibar eff 29MAY27 3 weekly 777-200ER, new route BA2163 LGW0905 – 2020JRO2120 – 2225ZNZ0025+1 – 0755+1LGW 777 257 London Heathrow – Buenos Aires Ezeiza – Santiago de Chile eff 28MAR27 1 daily 777-200ER, Buenos Aires becomes nonstop terminator instead of 1-stop via Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Santiago de Chile becomes 7 weekly 1-stop instead of 4 weekly nonstop. BA previously operated London Gatwick – Buenos Aires Ezeiza – Santiago de Chile until July 2000) BA245 LHR1925 – 0525+1EZE0715+1 – 0830+1SCL 777 D BA244 SCL1010 – 1310EZE1510 – 0830+1LHR 777 D London Heathrow – Cape Town eff 29MAR27 Increase from 7 to 10 weekly, A350-1000/787-8 operating BA043 LHR2110 – 0950+1CPT 788 146 BA059 LHR2230 – 1100+1CPT 351 D BA058 CPT1850 – 0530+1LHR 351 D BA042 CPT2325 – 1015+1LHR 788 25 BA042 CPT2340 – 1030+1LHR 788 7 London Heathrow – Las Vegas eff 30MAR27 Increase from 13 to 14 weekly, 777-200ER/A350-1000 BA271 LHR1215 – 1455LAS 777 x2 BA271 LHR1220 – 1515LAS 777 2 BA275 LHR1715 – 2000LAS 351 D BA270 LAS1705 – 1115+1LHR 777 2 BA270 LAS1720 – 1115+1LHR 777 x2 BA274 LAS2210 – 1605+1LHR 351 D London Heathrow – Rio de Janeiro Galeao eff 28MAR27 1 daily 787-8 nonstop terminator, replacing service extension to Buenos Aires with 777-200ER BA249 LHR2220 – 0550+1GIG 788 D BA248 GIG1900 – 1010+1LHR 788 D London Heathrow – San Jose (Costa Rica) eff 28MAR27 Service extends to year-round, 3 weekly scheduled in summer with 787-8 BA233 LHR1415 – 1845SJO 788 357 BA232 SJO2035 – 1345+1LHR 788 357 Other service changes: London Heathrow – Dubai eff 28MAR27 2 daily 777-200ER, instead of 3 daily London Heathrow – Singapore eff 28MAR27 1 daily A380 service maintained, instead of initially filed 777-300ER London Heathrow – Tokyo Haneda eff 28MAR27 BA005/006 A350-1000 replaces 787-9 (Overall 2 daily A350-1000)
LONDON — An American Airlines flight bound for New York made an unscheduled overnight landing at London Heathrow Airport after a medical emergency arose mid-flight over Europe. American Airlines Flight AA293, operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (registration N837AN), departed Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on September 17, 2026, at 11:15 PM local time […]
London Heathrow has seen a decline in passenger traffic in recent months.
Of the top 50 most connected airports in the world, 12 are located in Europe.
Euronews17 Sept
Etihad Airways has unveiled the next generation of its global lounge experience, beginning with a transformed London Heathrow Lounge in summer 2027 and marking the start of a wider expansion...
The Climate Change Committee has finally put a number on the question that has hung over the Heathrow third runway for a generation: can Britain’s busiest… The post Can Heathrow Expand and Still Hit Net Zero? first appeared on The Aviation Hub .