Abu Dhabi may buy stake in London’s Heathrow Airport

Abu Dhabi may buy stake in London’s Heathrow Airport

Dubai: Abu Dhabi‘s Mubadala Investment is considering buying into Heathrow airport, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that could see it join Saudi Arabia‘s Public Investment Fund and Qatar Investment Authority as prominent shareholders in the London hub. Sovereign wealth fund Mubadala is weighing an investment after it was approached by … Read more

Pakistan denies uranium-tainted cargo found at Heathrow Airport came from Karachi

Pakistan denies uranium-tainted cargo found at Heathrow Airport came from Karachi

People are seen waiting at the arrivals area of Terminal 5 at Heathrow International airport, in London, United Kingdom. File (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan on January 12 rejected the reports in British media that a uranium-tainted cargo package that landed at London’s Heathrow Airport last month originated from Karachi, saying the news … Read more

Virgin Atlantic’s India-London flight cancelled after Heathrow airport caps passenger numbers; More could follow

Virgin Atlantic’s India-London flight cancelled after Heathrow airport caps passenger numbers; More could follow

Virgin Atlantic cancelled its Delhi-London flight on Thursday and British Airways will also pull out a few India-London flights from its summer schedule following Heathrow airport’s decision to limit the number of passengers to one lakh a day. Other airlines that operate India-London flights could follow suit, an aviation industry source said. The limits on … Read more

London’s Heathrow airport caps passengers at 100,000 a day

London’s Heathrow airport caps passengers at 100,000 a day

London’s Heathrow said it would cap departing passengers at 100,000 a day this summer to limit queues, baggage delays and cancellations, and it was asking airlines to stop selling tickets for flights that could be curtailed. Britain’s busiest airport, like others across Europe, is struggling to cope as demand rebounds after the pandemic. Heathrow had … Read more