DOUBLE BLOW for HEATHROW MARCH 7 Heathrow’S Desire for Der the Airports Na- the 3Rd Runway
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~ www.heathrowvillager.co.uk ~ PLEASE NOTE OVER 120,000 readers fortnightly in Cranford, Harlington, Sipson, OUR NEXT Harmondsworth, Longford, Colnbrook, Langley, Stanwell Moor, Stanwell, ISSUE East Bedfont, West Bedfont, Hatton Cross, Ashford, Staines and on Heathrow Airport. IS ON: FIRST PUBLISHED APRIL 1983 21st March We need your copy by the Wednesday prior to the above date to: sales@heathrow villager.co.uk Email: [email protected] Recipient of British Airways BRING SATURDAY 7th March 2020 ISSUE NO. 970 or: [email protected] Community Champion Award BACK THE ONLY NEWSPAPER THAT CIRCULATES ON HEATHROW IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY.. DOUBLE BLOW FOR HEATHROW MARCH 7 Heathrow’s desire for der the Airports Na- the 3rd runway. As the to bring a fresh appli- against any expansion nificant alarm to com- hundreds of thousands 1876: Scottish-born expansion has been tional Policy State- Airports National cation forward to for of Heathrow. munities under the of people who wish to Alexander Graham Bell, dealt yet another blow, ment, proposing to Policy Statement is these additional 25,000 Paul McGuinness, flight paths of what is, see no expansion of a teacher in vocal physiol- just days after a Court bring in 25,000 more now unlawful, flights, it would be de- Chair of the No 3rd already, the world’s activity at Heathrow. ogy at Boston University, of Appeal ruling stated flights a year before Heathrow cannot seek cided by the local au- Runway Coalition, most disruptive air- “No third runway patented the electric voice the Government’s any new runway permission for the re- thority – Hillingdon said: port. at Heathrow, and no telegraph or telephone af- plans for the expansion opened. They de- lease of the extra Council – who was one “The prospect of “This is a big vic- increases in flight vol- ter he discovered the prin- is unlawful. scribed this as the early flights. of the claimants in the these extra 25,000 tory, and extremely umes from its existing ciple behind the device the Heathrow was, un- release of capacity of If Heathrow were legal challenge and are flights has caused sig- welcome news for the runways”. previous year. 1912: Frenchman Henri Seimet flew from Paris to London in three hours, the Flybe crisis – here is what you can do if your airline goes bust first aviator to make the The collapse of Flybe outbreak for its demise. protect yourself from the you should do if your their flight costs. Firstly, detailed above, you can collapse. journey non-stop. has caused another holi- Travellers have been continuing travel issues airline goes bust. they can approach their approach your travel Rebecca Kingsley 1936: German chancellor day meltdown, leaving advised not travel to the the UK is facing? Can If I made my own credit card provider as insurer, but do not ex- from travelinsuranc Adolf Hitler marched his troops into the travellers stranded and airport, unless they are you buy travel insurance holiday arrangements, they may be able to pect to be able to claim eexplained.co.uk said: under the conventional “Flybe customers demilitarised zone east of thousands of jobs at risk. able to secure an alter- to protect yourself? can I get compensation? claim back the cost of the Rhine breaking the The much-loved British native flight. Rebecca Kingsley, Travellers, who have the flight under Section cancellation, curtail- should first speak to ment or travel delay sec- Versailles Treaty imposed airline was saved from But when does your from the consumer Flybe flights but have 75 of the Consumer their credit card/bank or at the end of World War 1. liquidation back in Janu- travel insurance kick-in awareness initiative yet to travel, will have Credit Act 1974 (or if tions of the policy. Trav- travel agent to recuper- The troops , who began ary, and has partly with a crisis like this, travelinsuranceexplained.co.uk, various avenues avail- they paid by debit card, ellers will need to check ate the cost of their arriving by trucks during blamed the coronavirus and are there ways to gives advice on what able to them to recoup their bank). Although, their travel insurance flights. the night, were said to be they will not be able to policy wording for “Failing that, they greeted by rejoicing by the claim back any other ‘Scheduled Airline Fail- should check their travel local population. elements of their trip ure’ or ‘End Supplier insurance policies to see 1945: Nine years to the Every pupil in Hillingdon offered (hotel, car hire etc.) from Failure’. Most travel whether they are cov- day after German forces their bank or credit card policies do not provide ered for scheduled air- occupied the Rhineland, company which they cover for this as stan- line failure, which American troops seized a have had to cancel be- dard, so travellers will would provide cover for strategic bridge over the a secondary school place cause of the Flybe col- need to check their the costs of the flight (if Rhine and began crossing into Germany. Hillingdon Council has ing one of their top three ary schools. Hillingdon continues to lapse. policy carefully. they have not travelled) once again ensured that schools. Cllr Susan O’Brien, The section you are or the cost of a flight 1971: Swiss men voted to be very positive.” What if I have pur- give women the right to every child living in the The council received Hillingdon Council’s Hillingdon’s record chased my Flybe flight looking for will be called home (in the same class either Scheduled Airline vote and to hold federal borough has a second- a record high of 3,714 Cabinet Member for number of applications through a tour operator? they travelled out in if office. ary school place, accord- Hillingdon resident ap- Education and Children this year reflects a grow- People who booked Failure, or End Supplier they are already abroad). 1971: English poet Steve ing to school admissions plications this year, with and Youth Services, ing population and a their flights as part of a Failure. Also look for end sup- Smith Committed suicide. results issued on Mon- 67.3 per cent of said: “Once again, we higher demand for package holiday may be If your policy has the plier failure, which 1975: The body of British day 2 March. Hillingdon pupils receiv- are delighted to an- school places in the bor- entitled to ATOL pro- Scheduled Airline Fail- would provide cover for heiress Lesley Whittle was In Hillingdon, 94 per ing their first choice. nounce that every child ough. Five local schools tection. In this situation ure, then you will be able the costs of the flight (if found in a 60ft drain shaft cent of pupils received Hillingdon remains in Hillingdon has been have added extra spaces the travel company is to claim back the cost of they have not travelled) 52 days after she was kid- one of their preferred the top borough in west offered a secondary to their Year 7 classes to responsible for re-book- your flight if you are or the cost of a flight napped by a man the press secondary school London for families re- school place and are ensure that all resident ing passengers onto an unable to travel. If you home (in the same class called The Black Pan- choices, with 87.4 per ceiving an offer at one of pleased that so many of pupils have places at pre- alternative flight so they are abroad the policy they travelled out in if ther’.‘ cent of applicants receiv- their preferred second- our local children re- ferred schools for Sep- are able to continue with will pay the cost of a they are already abroad), ceived their preferred their trip or providing a one-way ticket (in the and also things like ho- BIRTHDAYS … tember 2020. Lord Snowdon (An- choice. The council commit- full refund. Those who class you originally tels and car hire, which “We have invested booked) to get you back have been paid for and thony Armstrong THANK YOU ted £35.7 million fund- are abroad, will need to Jones), 1930: Photogra- significantly in provid- ing towards its ongoing contact their travel com- home. It will not cover can no longer be used. your unused elements of pher and former husband ing extra secondary school building and ex- pany about an alterna- “We would urge any- of Princess Margaret. VERY MUCH school places over the pansion programme in tive flight home once the holiday such as ho- one buying a travel in- Viv Richards, 1952: past five years, includ- its 2020/21 budget. their holiday has fin- tel and car hire. surance policy to look Antiguan cricketer and Whilst taking my dog for a walk, my dog saw two ing expansion works at For more informa- ished. If you have End Sup- for one that provides the former captain of the West foxes and chased after them, pulling me over whilst Vyners School, Ruislip tion about post alloca- But will my travel plier Failure then you scheduled airline or end Indies team. doing so. I could not get up on my own and I saw a High School, Oak Wood tion processes visit: insurer pay up? get both the scheduled supplier failure. You Ivan Lendil, 1960: young lady whom I called out to and she kindly School and Northwood www.hillingdon.gov.uk/ Once you have ex- airline failure cover and may pay slightly more Czechoslovakian tennis came over and helped me stand up. Then she went School.