http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/heathrow/ en-us Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:12:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044161/posts Terminal 5 came in for renewed criticism yesterday after it emerged that passengers transferring between planes at Heathrow's troubled new £4.3bn building are losing more than 900 bags a day. "Passengers will be surprised and disappointed to learn that there is still a one in 12 chance of losing their bags," The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044161/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:12:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024871/posts An airline passenger claimed that a security guard threatened to arrest him because he was wearing a T-shirt showing a cartoon robot with a gun. Brad Jayakody, 30, from London, said he was stopped from passing through security at Heathrow's Terminal 5 after his Transformers T-shirt was deemed 'offensive.' The IT consultant was set to fly off on a business trip to Dusseldorf in Germany when he was pulled to one side. Brad Jayakody w Brad Jayakody wearing the Transformers T-shift which caused offence at Heathrow Mr Jayakody said the first guard started joking with him about the Transformers character... thisislondon.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024871/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:31:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017573/posts An Afghan hijacker who forced an airliner to fly to Britain is now working at Heathrow, it has been disclosed. Nazamuddin Mohammidy, 34, was one of a gang of nine that threatened to blow up an internal flight in Afghanistan, along with 173 passengers and crew, unless they were granted political asylum. The Afghan hijackers forced the Boeing 727 to divert to Britain where they surrendered to police and the SAS after a 70-hour stand-off at Stansted Airport, Essex in Mohammidy, of Hounslow, Middlesex, is now working as an office cleaner for British Airways. The discovery came after he... Telegraph U.K. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017573/posts#comment Sun, 18 May 2008 05:17:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016815/posts One of the nine Afghans who won the right to live in Britain after hijacking a plane is now working at Heathrow airport as a cleaner, it emerged last night. Nazamuddin Mohammidy was one of a group who took over an internal Afghan flight in 2000 and landed it in the UK, where they threatened to kill those on board unless they were granted asylum. Now it has emerged Mohammidy, 34, was recently arrested while driving a car around the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport. Police suspected he was an unlicensed cab driver but were stunned when checks revealed... The Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016815/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 12:44:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997078/posts Attacks on nuclear power stations, oil and gas terminals, Canary Wharf and Heathrow’s control tower were being considered by leaders of the plot to blow up seven transatlantic airliners in mid-flight, a court was told yesterday. Documents found on computer memory sticks at the home of an alleged terrorist ringleader contained a list of targets across Britain – including the gas pipeline between Britain and Belgium. The man, Assad Sarwar, was said to be in contact with terrorist leaders overseas and visited Pakistan a month before his arrest as preparations for the airline attacks were being finalised. Peter Wright, QC,... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997078/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 07:18:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1996196/posts LONDON (AP) - Sky News television reports supermodel Naomi Campbell has been arrested at Heathrow's terminal 5 for assaulting a police officer. A London Metropolitan Police spokesman says a woman was arrested at the terminal for on assault on police, but has refused to disclose her identity or give her age. The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity in line with force policy. AP on Breitbart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1996196/posts#comment Thu, 3 Apr 2008 17:54:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993504/posts DOZENS of workers at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 started to BRAWL just hours after it opened, it emerged last night. More than 30 baggage-handlers at the £4.3billion hub had to be pulled apart by security guards on Thursday. And the farce at the “world class” terminal continued yesterday as 72 more flights were scrapped, the ROOF started to LEAK and passengers JEERED staff. As rain dripped on their heads from a hole in the expensive panelled roof, tourists chanted: “You’re s*** and you know you are” at red-faced BA staff. Passenger Sandra Weber, 27, of Feldberg, Austria, raged: “It’s like being... The Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993504/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:17:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992741/posts LONDON (AFP) - Flights began operating at Heathrow airport's new terminal on Thursday, slightly clouded by a few teething problems and a protest at the London air hub. Terminal Five, which cost 4.3 billion pounds and is the first addition to Heathrow in 20 years, was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II earlier this month. On Thursday the first flight to land was from Hong Kong, and while the British Airways aircraft landed 10 minutes ahead of schedule, some passengers reported delays while signs were also criticised. "It took an hour for our bags to come through from the time we... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992741/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:08:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958874/posts nvestigators have determined that the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER which crashed on approach to London Heathrow last week had adequate fuel on board and that both engines continued to generate thrust, albeit much-reduced, during the event. Preliminary findings from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch had indicated that the aircraft’s Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines had failed to respond to an auto-throttle command for increased thrust during the final stage of the approach. In a newly-issued update, however, the AAIB says both engines did initially respond to the auto-throttle command, but that the starboard engine’s thrust reduced after about 3s and the... Flight Global http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958874/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:45:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956303/posts THE pilot of the British Airways aircraft that crash-landed at Heathrow said he feared the flight would end in “catastrophe” as he struggled to cope with a double engine failure just two miles from touchdown. First Officer John Coward, 41, said both engines lost power simultaneously, leaving him with just seconds to bring the aircraft down. -- snip -- Investigators examining the wreckage of flight BA038 are now focusing on the theory that the crash was caused by a failure in the avionics and electronics systems that control the plane’s engines. . . . A senior industry source said: “.... Times (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956303/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:39:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955866/posts LONDON, England (CNN) -- Two engines on the British Airways plane which crash landed at Heathrow "did not respond" to a demand for increased thrust about two miles from touchdown, an initial report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said Friday. The report describes the Boeing 777 hitting problems 600ft off the ground and descending rapidly but just making it onto Heathrow land The report says: "Initial indications from (crew) interviews and Flight Recorder analyses show the flight and approach to have progressed normally until the aircraft was established on late finals for Runway 27L. "At approximately 600ft and two... CNN.com / europe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955866/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:50:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1102272/posts The secret war On the North-West Frontier, soldiers are trying to tighten the noose around bin Laden's forces. But in Europe and America, there is no clear enemy to fight - yet every expert knows that a terrorist atrocity is coming Mark Townsend in Tangier, John Hooper in Madrid, Greg Bearup in Peshawar, Paul Harris in Washington, Peter Beaumont in Baghdad, Antony Barnett, Martin Bright, Jason Burke and Nick Pelham in London Sunday March 21, 2004 The Observer There were shadows in the rocks. As the 12 US Special Forces soldiers arrived at a remote mountain region in eastern Afghanistan... Observer Special reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1102272/posts#comment Sun, 21 Mar 2004 09:41:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1911616/posts Two Airplanes Collide at Heathrow Airport, London(AP) No details yet. Chosun Ilbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1911616/posts#comment Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:26:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883728/posts An environmental protester hugs a British police officer Saturday near London's Heathrow Airport. Organizers hope to attract as many as 1,500 people today to protest a proposed third runway at the airport and greenhouse gases released by air travel. LONDON — For the hundreds of climate-change activists who have camped out near Heathrow Airport for the past week, there is only one way to reduce the carbon footprint of aircraft: Stop flying so much. "Aviation is a luxury we can live without," said a protester named Merrick. Booming air travel, he said, is multiplying greenhouse gases just as the climate-change... The Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883728/posts#comment Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:55:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880666/posts Heathrow protesters 'may stage bomb hoax' By David Millward, Transport Correspondent Last Updated: 7:38pm BST 13/08/2007 A hard core of anarchist demonstrators are drawing up plans to bring Heathrow to a standstill using an array of tactics including disguising themselves as ordinary holidaymakers to cause havoc in the airport terminals The Daily Telegraph has learned that protesters are smuggling smart clothes into the "climate camp" in an attempt to sidestep police and security staff and get into the terminals and office buildings. Protestors against a third runway at Heathrow set up camp There are also fears they could be planning... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880666/posts#comment Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:16:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860153/posts Heathrow, England, 3 July (AKI) - Passengers said on Tuesday that Terminal 4 at London's Heathrow airport was being evacuated after a suspect package was found. Officials at the airport could not confirm that the terminal was being evacuated but said a suspect bag had been found, Reuters news agency reported. Flights departing from Terminal 4 are mainly operated by British Airways and by Dutch KLM, to European and long-haul destinations. Britain is on 'critical' security alert following last week's failed bombings at Glasgow airport and in central London, believed to be an-Qaeda plot. Security services fear a terror attack... AKI/Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860153/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2007 13:44:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859279/posts LONDON: Heathrow Airport's terminal 3 was closed Sunday night after a "suspect package" was found, airport authorities said. Airport operator BAA said in a statement that police were on the scene and "are working with airport staff to get the terminal reopened as soon as possible." Further details were not immediately available. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859279/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jul 2007 20:11:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843844/posts NEW YORK — One of the daughters of a man among four accused in a terror plot to destroy John F. Kennedy International Airport and surrounding areas told FOX News Saturday that her father was "falsely arrested." Abdul Kadir, a Muslim and former member of Parliament in Guyana, was arrested in Trinidad for attempting to secure money for "terrorist operations," according to a Guyanese police commander who spoke on condition of anonymity. Kadir's wife, Isha, said that her husband was nabbed while boarding a flight to Venezuela, where he planned to pick up a travel visa to attend an Islamic... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843844/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jun 2007 23:01:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1807883/posts The Open Skies agreement between America and Europe has been hailed by airlines that see expansion opportunites outside their home continent. But airline unions see a threat to jobs. "Airlines need greater commercial freedom to run their businesses as real businesses," said Giovanni Bisignani, CEO of the International Air Transport Association. The Bush administration said Open Skies will create jobs, and United Airlines hailed the agreement, seeing expansion opportunity in Europe. Greg Davidowitch, president of the United Airlines master executive committee of the Association of Flight Attendants, disagrees. "These benefits are ambiguous, tenuous and will be short-lived at best," he... milwaukee.bizjournals.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1807883/posts#comment Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:07:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773084/posts LONDON (Reuters) - A group of British Muslims suspected of plotting to blow up U.S.-bound airliners flying from Britain had been radicalised in just weeks or months, London's police chief said on Wednesday. British detectives announced last August they had foiled a suicide bomb plot to blow up planes using liquid explosives. Officers have charged 15 people over the suspected plot with offences including conspiracy to murder and planning acts of terrorism. The suspects are due to go on trial next year. "One of the really shocking things ... is the apparent speed with which young, reasonably affluent, some reasonably... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773084/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:55:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757413/posts The great Christmas standstill By David Millward, Transport Correspondent and Richard Holt Last Updated: 5:57pm GMT 22/12/2006 The misery has worsened for passengers at Britain’s airports today as freezing fog forced hundreds of domestic and European flights to be cancelled. A blanket of fog engulfs a runway at Heathrow People stranded at Heathrow woke from a few hours sleep slumped over café tables to hear the news that further flights had been cancelled. Whilst conditions are still predicted to be bad overnight, forecasts for the weekend have improved. British Airways plans to start operating domestic services in and out of... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757413/posts#comment Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:58:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1736644/posts Excerpt - Intelligence agencies have been warned that al Qaeda may be planning to attack air and rail travel in Europe in actions that may occur during the busy holiday travel season, CBS News has learned exclusively. In separate interviews with Arab and other intelligence sources, CBS News has been told that the warnings come from interrogations of al Qaeda suspects who recently left Afghanistan and Pakistan. "One suspect said plans for repeating the Heathrow attempt (a reference to the failed 'liquid bomb' plot interrupted in August) were all prepared. It is now a matter of taking action," said one... CBS News (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1736644/posts#comment Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:34:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717008/posts A man is being questioned by police after a security alert forced the closure of part of Heathrow Airport.About 2,000 people were evacuated from Terminal Two after a suspect package was found in the check-in area. Police said they were looking into reports that a man had run up to a desk, dropped off a package and then fled. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "That is certainly a line of inquiry and CCTV is being checked." Passengers faced delays in entering the building as staff called travellers through flight-by-flight, prioritising those flights leaving first. As a result, queues built up... The Daily Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717008/posts#comment Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:00:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716878/posts heathrow evacuated - suspicious package - man seen placing package and running off ... only in german - can't find on bbc / sky this is AP via a Swiss Internet News Site AP via 20 minutes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716878/posts#comment Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:49:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697508/posts Mastermind of 9/11 had 'plot to hit Heathrow' By Duncan Gardham (Filed: 09/09/2006) The mastermind behind the September 11 attacks on America went on to plan a hijack plot to attack London, it was alleged yesterday. Ramzi bin al-Shibh was tasked by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to recruit operatives in Saudi Arabia for an attack on Heathrow Airport Four men in Saudi Arabia had already been recruited to fly aircraft into Heathrow airport when the plot was allegedly thwarted, according to United States sources. President George W Bush suggested that the Canary Wharf tower in London's Docklands might also have been... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697508/posts#comment Fri, 8 Sep 2006 01:56:44 GMT