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Big Jet TV is a British YouTube channel that records and livestreams aeroplanes landing at major airports, particularly London's Heathrow Airport. [2] It made international headlines in 2022 during Storm Eunice, as the channel livestreamed planes landing at London's Heathrow Airport in very high winds. [3]
Inbound aircraft to London Heathrow Airport typically follow one of a number of Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs The STARs each terminate at one of four different RNAV waypoints (co-located with VOR navigational aids), and these also define four "stacks" [1] where aircraft can be held, if necessary, until they are cleared to begin their approach to land.
On 18 December 2010, snowfall (9 cm, according to the Heathrow Winter Resilience Enquiry) [293] caused the closure of the entire airport, causing one of the largest incidents at Heathrow of all time. Some 4,000 flights were cancelled over five days and 9,500 passengers spent the night at Heathrow on 18 December following the initial snowfall. [294]
Heathrow Terminal 4 is an airport terminal at Heathrow Airport, the main airport serving London, England, situated to the south of the southern runway, next to the cargo terminal. It is connected to Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 by the vehicular Heathrow Cargo Tunnel , and by rail with the Heathrow Terminal 4 tube and Heathrow Terminal 4 railway ...
Heathrow Terminal 5 Terminal 5A exterior Location within Greater London Alternative names Terminal 5, British Airways Terminal 5, T5 General information Status Completed Type Airport terminal Location Junction 14 of the M25 off the A3044 Address Harmondsworth, Hounslow, TW6 2GA Coordinates 51°28′22″N 0°29′15″W / 51.47278°N 0.48756°W / 51.47278; -0.48756 Elevation 22 m ...
Today, most flights to/from Terminal 2 are short haul flights to mainland Europe. There are a few long haul flights from this terminal. Because of the area size of the terminal, it is the only terminal at Heathrow Airport to accommodate the ATR turboprop, the Embraer E-Jet family and other smaller aircraft.
Heathrow Airport is dominated by British Airways, which owns 50% of the slots available at the airport as of 2019, [85] growing from 40% in 2004. [86] The majority of BA services operate from Terminal 5, with the exception of some flights at Terminal 3 owing to insufficient capacity at Terminal 5. At London City Airport, the company owns 52% of ...
This was the first time an Airbus A380 flew nonstop between Australia and Europe. [64] In November 2021, Qantas resumed non-stop Kangaroo Route flights, this time from Darwin to London [65] before resuming the non-stop route between Perth and London in May 2022 following the reopening of Western Australia for international travel. [66]