Heathrow airport hits record flights in January – but airlines aren’t happy While Heathrow saw its busiest month ever in January 2025, some of the world’s biggest airlines have banded against the airport and accused it of declining quality.
Virgin Atlantic, IAG, the Heathrow Airline Operators’ Committee (AOC) and the Arora hotel group formed a new campaign group called Heathrow Reimagined, saying they want lower charges and higher standards, the Independent reports.
Airlines operating out of Heathrow, including the owner of British Airways IAG, accused the airport of ‘failing’ passengers and airlines due to inefficient regulation.
Selina Chadha, group director of consumers and markets at the CAA, told Metro: ‘We have received a submission asking us to conduct a review of Heathrow’s economic regulatory model, and we will carefully consider it as part of our commitment to effective regulation.
Now they want the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) – the UK aviation watchdog – to urgently review how Heathrow is regulated ‘for the benefit of consumers, businesses and the UK economy.’.
