News & Updates

Statement from the Chair: In light of the significant reduction in our responsibilities and activities, resulting from the suspension of all active DCO processes, HCEB is reverting to its former role as an airport consultative committee for the foreseeable future. Click here to read more…

Over the autumn, we worked with 'YouGov' who conducted an online survey of over 500 local residents and two 90 minute online focus groups. Read more here…

The HCEB Passenger Services Group held their 3rd virtual meeting on Tuesday 13 October 2020 and were joined by Rachel Cerfontyne, Chair of the HCEB.

Rachel Cerfontyne, independent HCEB Chair has written to the Secretary of State for Transport asking that the new Taskforce that he is chairing looks urgently at the need for the introduction of a testing regime at Heathrow which can reduce the length of the quarantine requirement and ultimately mitigate any risks posed to local communities.

Today, the Heathrow Community Engagement Board has released new research detailing the economic impact of reduced activity at Heathrow Airport commissioned from Oxford Economics.

Key findings from the report are…

The HCEB and the Colne Valley Regional Park (CVRP) are working on a joint project to understand how local people have or have not used the natural environment around them before and during the Covid-19 lockdown. Click here to read more…

John Davies is Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Yiewsley & West Drayton Community Association. A self-financing charity responsible for the running of a Community Centre. He is a non-executive board member of the HCEB Ltd and has lived in West Drayton for almost 50 years.

We are excited to announce that we are partnering with Oxford Economics to commission new research to quantify the economic impact of reduced activity at Heathrow across the sub-regional area.

Want to know what to expect when travelling through Heathrow Airport as a passenger during COVID-19? Read the step-by-step report from Sarah, Independent Passenger Services Group member, when she travelled on July 7 2020.

On 3 June 2020, we held our first ‘virtual’ HCEB Independent Forum with presentations from Key Heathrow staff, Heathrow’s CEO and Rachel Cerfontyne, the HCEB’s Chair - and questions from industry, passenger, community and local government representatives.

Watch the full meeting here

Click here to download the HCEB’s response to the CAA’s consultation on the Economic Regulation of Heathrow: Program Update.

The impact of the judgment and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic mean that Heathrow Airport is understandably reviewing its plans to expand and build a third runway. We believe this presents a unique opportunity to re-invest in the relationship between the airport and its immediate neighbours.

On Monday the HCEB Passenger Services Group held their very first fully virtual meeting with an agenda entirely focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Heathrow passengers and staff as well as the role the airport is playing in repatriation and cargo logistics. More info here…

If Heathrow Airport affects you, we’re still here to help.

Following our decision to cancel the forum and our Passenger Services Group blog on the Coronavirus pandemic, we asked for a written update from Heathrow Airport on the impact of the virus and the steps they are taking to protect staff and passengers, build business resilience and support airlines and supply chain.

For the foreseeable future our lives are going to be very different from usual as we adjust to living with the threat of Coronavirus. These are very trying times for many of us and particularly those who work in the aviation industry.

At the beginning of this year we set out 3 strategic objectives which would drive our activity through 2020. We are reviewing our approach to each of these areas of work following the Court of Appeal judgment. This is our approach.