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WATCH: Planes trying to land during Storm Eunice is both terrifying and compelling

WATCH: Planes trying to land during Storm Eunice is both terrifying and compelling

This is genuinely jaw-dropping. Storm Eunice is very much making its presence felt on Friday as it traverses the length and breadth of both Ireland and the UK. Here at home we have various weather warnings and power outages to contend with thus far. Across the pond, a strange new spectator sport has emerged. Thanks […]

4 years ago

Passengers could soon keep their liquids and laptops inside at Heathrow Airport

Passengers could soon keep their liquids and laptops inside at Heathrow Airport

Major changes are coming to Heathrow Airport. One of the most annoying things about going through airport security could be no more in the near future. Heathrow have invested over £50 million (€56 million) in cutting edge security equipment in landmark move. Three major changes that could take place as a result of this investment, […]

7 years ago

Heathrow Airport to replace passport checks with something out of Black Mirror

Heathrow Airport to replace passport checks with something out of Black Mirror

At a cost of an estimated £50 million. London’s Heathrow Airport is set to introduce a new system for passengers aimed towards replacing passport usage via facial recognition technology. According to a report in the UK Times, the £50 million technology (close to €58 million) will see passengers visit kiosks in order to scan their […]

7 years ago

WATCH: Plane forced to abort landing at Heathrow as Storm Erik takes hold

WATCH: Plane forced to abort landing at Heathrow as Storm Erik takes hold

Yikes. Storm Erik is making its presence known as the weekend comes into focus. In case you missed it, two status orange weather wind warnings and a status yellow rainfall warning are in effect as increasingly intense conditions develop in the north and the west. Met Éireann even took the time to provide a handy […]

7 years ago

Flights halted following drone incident at Heathrow Airport in London

Flights halted following drone incident at Heathrow Airport in London

It’s happening again. Less than three weeks ago, over 100,000 people were affected when hundreds of flights were grounded, as a drone wreaked havoc with people’s Christmas plans at Gatwick. It has now been reported that on Tuesday, 8 January, a similar incident has taken place in Heathrow. The Airport’s official Twitter page alerted people in a […]

7 years ago