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British Airways starts new in-person service in local languages for special assistance flyers out of India

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 18 March 2025
British Airways introduces an in-person service in local languages for Indian customers traveling to London. The free 'meet and assist' service, available in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, and Tamil, helps passengers with check-in, airport navigation, boarding, and transit at London Heathrow. This initiative aims to enhance accessibility and improve customer experience on BA flights from five Indian cities.
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Leaders meet in London to raise funds for Sudan on second anniversary of civil war [Video]

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UK announces £120m aid package for Sudan - as Lammy warns 'much of the world continues to look away'

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Hindi vs Tamil Debate: DMK's Salem Dharanidharan Exclusive | Hindi 'Imposed' in TN Under NEP [Video]

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Hindi Controversy Continues in Tamil Nadu | CM MK Stalin | Annamalai | DMK | BJP | The Oneindia Show [Video]

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Heathrow Airport Heathrow Airport Main airport serving London, England, United Kingdom

Labour MPs arrive back in UK after Israel denies entry [Video]

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Heathrow CEO ‘committed’ to learning from airport shutdown [Video]

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The boss of Heathrow Airport says he is “absolutely committed” to ensuring lessons are learnt from the events which led to the closure of Europe’s busiest airport last month. Appearing before MPs on the Transport Select Committee, Thomas Woldbye also offered a ‘sincere apology’ for the travel disruption caused to thousands of passengers during the one-day shutdown. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Heathrow power fix would’ve taken hours, says expert [Video]

Heathrow power fix would’ve taken hours, says expert

Simon Gallagher, founder of UK Network Services, said Heathrow could have had enough power from one live substation during the outage, but it would have taken hours to reconfigure the airport's network. He acknowledged National Grid’s point that there was sufficient capacity but stressed Heathrow's challenge in adjusting to use that power in time. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Passenger hopes Heathrow learns from airport closure disrupt [Video]

Passenger hopes Heathrow learns from airport closure disrupt

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Transport Secretary: Heathrow fire an 'unprecedented' crisis [Video]

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