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What’s the hold up – how and why do aircraft hold at airports?

If you’ve ever browsed airspace around a busy airport on Flightradar24, you’ve likely noticed aircraft circling in oval, racetrack-like loops. These loops are called…

Major incident

Electrical substation fire closes London-Heathrow

A fire at an electrical substation near the airport has closed London-Heathrow for all of Friday, 21 March. Follow our live blog for updates.

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I flew 30,000 miles round-the-world (in 10 days)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCwUE1bssBs In this video Gabe flies round-the-world on oneworld alliance airlines quite quickly (in business class, luckily). oneworld is celebrating its 25th anniversary this…

Airport news

The 10 best airport shuttle and transit systems

Your journey through an airport is just as important as your journey through the air. Navigating large airports can be a daunting part of…

Videos

Flight Report – British Airways A380 Club World | Johannesburg–London

In this video we close out the Africa Adventure from last summer with a flight back to Europe from Johannesburg with British Airways. It’s…

Videos

Loving Etihad’s A380 economy class

In this video Gabe Leigh thinks he may have just found the best economy class seat in the sky: 47K on Etihad’s A380….

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Flying Etihad’s A380 Inaugural! SUPERJUMBO Business Class + Full Aircraft Tour

Join us as we fly Etihad’s very first A380 flight after removing the superjumbo Airbus from storage. We’re on EY11 from Abu Dhabi to…

Special event

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic revel in the reopening

The United States reopens to international travelers 8 November after a 19 month closure. British Airways BA1 and Virgin Atlantic VS3 are celebrating the…

Videos

One last flight on the British Airways 747 (warning: may cause nostalgia)

In this video we take a look back at what it was like to fly in the Upper Deck of the British Airways 747,…

Aviation business

London goes quiet: how the mutated coronavirus affected flights

When the UK announced its discovery of the now-infamous mutated coronavirus strain just before Christmas, it caused a lot of headaches. New travel bans…

LHR

What’s the hold up – how and why do aircraft hold at airports?

Electrical substation fire closes London-Heathrow

I flew 30,000 miles round-the-world (in 10 days)

The 10 best airport shuttle and transit systems

Flight Report – British Airways A380 Club World | Johannesburg–London

Loving Etihad’s A380 economy class

Flying Etihad’s A380 Inaugural! SUPERJUMBO Business Class + Full Aircraft Tour

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic revel in the reopening

One last flight on the British Airways 747 (warning: may cause nostalgia)

London goes quiet: how the mutated coronavirus affected flights

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