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People wait with their luggage at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London, Britain May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

British Airways Resumes Flights from Gatwick, Heathrow after IT Crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 28, 2017 | World

British Airways resumed some flights from Britain’s two biggest airports on Sunday after a global IT crash crippled the airline, grounding planes and leaving thousands of passengers stranded and queuing for hours. BA said it aimed to operate a near normal...

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An aircraft comes in to land at Heathrow airport in west London. Photo: Reuters

Heathrow Briefly Suspends some Flights due to ‘Security Issue’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 6, 2017 | World

London- London’s Heathrow airport briefly suspended departures from one of its terminals on Friday for security reasons, an airport spokeswoman said. She said the suspension at terminal 3 had been caused by “a security issue” but did not elaborate....

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A forensic police prepares outside the terminal at Brussels international airport following bomb attacks in Brussels metro and Belgium’s International airport of Zaventem, Belgium, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool

Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam: Busiest European Airports in 2016

by Abdullah Mustafa | Feb 18, 2017 | Business

Brussels- The terrorist attack at the Brussels International Airport in March has led to a downgrade in its ranking among European airports in terms of annual passenger numbers. The airport was ranked 26th, dropping five places compared to last year. It received an...

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Heathrow Airport. Reuters

Heathrow Airport Expansion: May’s No.2 Challenge Next to Brexit

by Abdullatif Jaber | Oct 26, 2016 | World

London-Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has been once again cornered into a sticky situation, other than the Brexit dilemma, her government has to make a final and decisive decision on a highly controversial topic that is the Heathrow airport expansion. Heathrow,...