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Policing at Heathrow was initially undertaken by the Civil Aviation Authority.In 1965, the responsibility was taken over by the British Airports Authority Constabulary, which subsequently passed to the Metropolitan Police on 1 November 1974 as a consequence of the Policing of Airports Act 1974.
Aviation Policing (SOAP) provides armed policing and security for all passengers and staff travelling through Heathrow and London City Airport. [13] Gatwick, Stansted and Luton are policed by Sussex, Essex and Bedfordshire Police respectively, as they are not located in the Metropolitan Police area. Protective Security Operations
Airport policing in the United Kingdom has taken many forms since the rise of scheduled airline services in the post-war period. Policing at major civilian airports was the responsibility of specialist constabularies operated by three central government departments until 1974, when the rise in international terrorism saw armed police from territorial police forces deployed to major airports ...
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Heathrow Airport (/ ˌ h iː θ ˈ r oʊ, ˈ h iː θ r oʊ /), [6] called London Airport until 1966 (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL) [7] and also known as London Heathrow Airport, is the main international airport serving London, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
Heathrow Airport’s passenger numbers grew by 29% last year to reach 79.2 million. Across the year as a whole, the market with the biggest increase in passenger numbers was Asia/Pacific, up 76% ...
During Operation Char in 1987, and Operation Yamoto in November 1990, this approach led to three armed robbers being shot dead by police. [1] On 26 November 1983, £26 million worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash was stolen from the Brink's-Mat depot, on a trading estate near Heathrow Airport in West London. Flying Squad officers were ...