The Heathrow airport chief who presided over the Terminal 5 opening debacle is to leave his job, airport operator BAA said today.

British Airways today confirmed the hunt was on to find a new operations and customer services boss in the wake of the Heathrow Terminal 5 shambles amid reports the recruit will be groomed to succeed chief Willie Walsh.

BRITISH Airways chief executive Willie Walsh came under increased pressure yesterday following the resignation of two executives at the airline.

Two top British Airways executives today paid the price for the Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) fiasco.

British Airways today confirmed its UK airports director had left the group, four months after the staffing crisis that sparked travel chaos at Heathrow.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pack Heathrow airport to watch the final flight of Concorde, following unprecedented interest in the aircraft’s retirement, it was revealed today.