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What Airlines Fly From Heathrow?

Heathrow, one of the world's busiest and most renowned travel hubs, is where the magic begins for globetrotters and holidaymakers alike. It's a proper hive of activity, with planes whizzing in and out like there's no tomorrow. There are five terminals (although Terminal 1 is closed at the moment) with domestic and international flights, lounges, food amenities, and everything. And let's not forget the shopping scene – it's a proper treasure trove for anyone looking to snag some last-minute duty-free deals.

In case you're curious about the airlines operating at Heathrow, here's a list including their destinations, along with key details such as if it has hubs or lounges within the airport.¹ Explore your options and get ready to embark on the journey of your wanderlust dreams.

List of Airlines Flying From Heathrow

Airline	Terminal	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	T2	Athens, Lanarca
Aer Lingus	T2	Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Shannon
Aeroitalia	T4	Milan
Aeromexico	T3	Mexico City
Air Algerie	T4	Algiers
Air Astana	T4	Astana
Air Canada	T2	Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, St Johns, Toronto, Vancouver
Air China	T2	Beijing, Chengdu
Air France	T4	Nice, Paris
Air India	T2	Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, New York City
Air Malta	T4	Valletta
Air Mauritius	T4	Mauritius
Air Serbia	T4	Belgrade
American Airlines	T3	Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh
ANA	T2	Tokyo
Asiana Airlines	T2	Seoul
Austrian	T2	Vienna
Avianca	T2	Bogota
Azerbaijan Airlines	T4	Baku
Beijing Capital Airlines	T2	Qingdao
Biman Bangladesh Airlines	T4	Dhaka, Sylhet
British Airways	T3, T5	Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Accra, Agadir, Algiers, Alicante, Almeria, Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Austin, Bahrain, Baltimore, Bangkok, Barcelona, Bari, Basel, Bastia, Beijing, Beirut, Belfast, Bengaluru, Bergen, Berlin, Biarritz, Bilbao, Billund, Bologna, Bordeaux, Boston, Bridgetown, Brindisi, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cagliari, Cairo, Calgary, Catania, Charleston, Chennai, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dallas Fort Worth, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Durban, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Figari, Frankfurt, Funchal, Geneva, Genoa, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Gothenburg, Gran Canaria, Grand Cayman, Grenoble, Hamburg, Hannover, Heraklion, Hong Kong City, Houston, Hyderabad, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Inverness, Islamabad, Istanbul, Izmir, Jeddah, Jersey, Johannesburg, Kalamata, Kefalonia, Kiev, Kos, Krakow, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lagos, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Las Vegas, Leeds, Ljubljana, London, Los Angeles, Luanda, Lyon, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille, Menorca, Mexico City, Milan, Montpellier, Montreal, Moscow, Mumbai, Munich, Murcia, Muscat, Mykonos, Nairobi, Nantes, Naples, Nashville, Nassau, New Orleans, New York City, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newquay, Nice, Nuremberg, Olbia, Orlando, Osaka, Oslo, Palermo, Palma, Paphos, Paris, Perth, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pisa, Pittsburgh, Porto, Prague, Preveza, Pristina, Pula, Reykjavik, Rhodes, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh, Rome, Salzburg, San Diego, San Francisco, San jose, Santiago, Santorini, Sao Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, Seville, Seychelles, Shanghai, Singapore, Sofia, Split, St Petersburg, Stuttgart, Sydney, Tallinn, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Tirana, Tokyo, Toronto, Toulouse, Turin, Valencia, Valletta, Venice, Verona, Vienna, Warsaw, Washington DC, Zagreb, Zakynthos, Zurich
Brussels Airlines	T2	Brussels
Bulgaria Air	T4	Sofia
Cathay Pacific Airways	T3	Hong Kong City
China Airlines	T3	Taipei
China Eastern	T4	Shanghai
China Southern	T4	Pkx, Guangzhou, Sanya, Wuhan, Zhengzhou
Croatia Airlines	T2	Rijeka, Split, Zagreb
Delta Air Lines	T3	Atlanta, Boston, Dallas Fort Worth, Detroit, Minneapolis-St Paul, New York City, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Seattle
Egyptair	T2	Cairo, Luxor
El Al	T4	Tel Aviv
Emirates	T3	Dubai
Ethiopian Airlines	T2	Addidas Ababa
Etihad Airways	T4	Abu Dhabi
Eurowings	T2	Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Salzburg, Stuttgart
EVA Air	T2	Bangkok, Taipei
Finnair	T3	Helsinki
Gulf Air	T4	Bahrain
Hainan Airlines	T3	Changsha
Iberia	T5	Gran Canaria, Madrid, Palma, Tenerife
Icelandair	T2	Reykjavik
Iran Air	T3	Tehran
ITA Airways	T4	Milan, Rome
Japan Airlines	T3	Tokyo
Kenya Airways	T4	Nairobi
KLM	T4	Amsterdam
Korean Air	T4	Seoul
Kuwait Airways	T4	Kuwait
LATAM Airlines	T3	Sao Paulo
Loganair	T2	Isle of Man, Teesside
LOT Polish Airlines	T2	Warsaw
Lufthansa	T2	Frankfurt, Munich
Malaysia Airlines	T4	Kuala Lumpur
MEA	T3	Beirut
Oman Air	T4	Muscat
Pakistan International Airlines	T2	Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
Philippine Airlines	T3	Manila
Qantas	T3	Dubai, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Sydney
Qatar Airways	T4	Doha
Royal Air Maroc	T4	Casablanca
Royal Brunei Airlines	T4	Bandar Seri Begawan
Royal Jordanian	T3	Amman
RwandAir	T3	Kigali
SAS - Scandinavia Airlines	T2	Copenhagen, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm
Saudia	T4	Jeddah, Riyadh
Shenzhen Airlines	T2	Shenzhen
Singapore Airlines	T2	Singapore
Sri Lankan Airlines	T3	Colombo
Swiss International Airlines	T2	Geneva
TAP Portugal	T2	Lisboa
Tarom	T4	Bucharest
Thai Airways	T2	Bangkok
Tianjin Airlines	T3	Chongqing, Xi An
Tunisair	T4	Tunis
Turkish Airlines	T2	Istanbul
United Airlines	T2	Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Washington DC
Uzbekistan Airways	T4	Tashkent
Vietnam Airlines	T4	Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Virgin Atlantic	T3	Antigua, Atlanta, Boston, Bridgetown, Cape Town, Chicago, Delhi, Detroit, Dubai, Grenada, Hong Kong City, Islamabad, Johannesburg, Lagos, Lahore, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Montego Bay, New York City, Orlando, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tampa, Tel Aviv, Tobago, Washington DC
Vistara	T3	Delhi
WestJet	T4	Calgary
Widereo	T2	Bergen

Heathrow serves as a hub for renowned airlines, with the likes of Virgin Atlantic and British Airways anchoring their operations there. Acting as a central nerve centre for these carriers, Heathrow has travellers going all around the globe.

Terminal 2

Heathrow's latest addition, Terminal 2, known as The Queen's Terminal, mainly caters to airlines from the Star Alliance, making it a convenient hub for several connections between their flights: Aegan Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Egyptair, Ethiopian Airlines, Eva Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, TAP Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines,

Additionally, you'll find other airlines like Aer Lingus, Beijing Capital Airlines, Eurowings, Icelandair, and Loganair making their mark at this bustling hub.

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport hosts a more diverse range of airlines and alliances, being the base for the majority of One World members, such as American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Finnair, Japan Airlines, Qantas, Royal Jordanian, Sri Lankan Airlines, and four SkyTeam carriers (Aeroméxico, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines, MEA)

Aside from these alliance members, Emirates stands out as a significant user of Terminal 3, operating multiple daily flights to the UK with its Airbus A380s. Other non-alliance users are Hainan Airlines, Iran Air, LATAM Airlines, RwandAir, Tianjin Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Vistara.

Terminal 4

Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 serves as the operational hub for the remaining members of the SkyTeam alliance, including Air France, China Eastern, ITA Airways, Kenya Airways, KLM, Korean Air, Saudia, Tarom, and Vietnam Airlines. Additionally, Terminal 4 accommodates Malaysia Airlines, and Qatar Airways from the One World alliance.

Moreover, various prominent non-alliance carriers, such as Air Algerie, Air Astana, Air Malta, Air Mauritius, Air Serbia, Azerbaijan Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Bulgaria Air, China Southern, El Al, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways, Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Brunei Airlines, Tunisair, Uzbekistan Airways, and WestJet also operate from Terminal 4.

Terminal 5

Terminal 5 stands as the airport's second-latest addition, having been opened more than 15 years ago in March 2008. It is used by One World’s Iberia and British Airways, serving as the primary centre for the renowned UK flag carrier. However, certain flights from them operate from Terminal 3 on account of capacity limitations.

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Sources used:

1. Which terminal - Heathrow guide

Sources last checked on date: 01-November-2023