

UPDATED: Viral video slams Post Office for ‘unfair’ treatment of subpostmasters – betterRetailing “Tens of thousands of airport workers will benefit from being able to use our services, and for travelers who need to send off an important letter or parcel before jetting off on holiday, our branches will enable them to do that”, she added.īoth branches will be open between 6am and 7pm, each providing 91 hours of Post Office services a week and will be located on the ‘landside’ sections of the airport. Katie Secretan, strategic partnerships director viewed these branch openings positively stating, “I’m delighted we’re now back up and running at one of the world’s busiest airports with our trusted strategic partner WHSmith. Post Office told to ‘compensate stores now’ – betterRetailing The Post Office will be closely monitoring the impact the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus could have on footfall to its branches. The new branch at Terminal 5 and the restored branch at Terminal 3 are both situated and operated by WHSmith.

Specialist police managed to "make the device safe".ĭid you see what happened? Email with your photos and information to keep other locals up to date.The Post Office’s Heathrow operations have opened a brand new branch at Terminal 5, with the company also re-opening the existing branch at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3. No one was injured and the building was evacuated as a precaution. This package was opened, causing the bomb to initiate and start burning. Shorty beforehand another A4-sized white postal bag had been delivered to The Compass Centre, near Heathrow Airport. However, cordons remained in place at a small area outside the station on Cab Road on Tuesday evening. Specialist officers attended and made the device safe.ĭespite some passengers saying otherwise, police say the station was not evacuated. This followed on from British Transport Police (BTP) heading to London Waterloo station after staff found a suspicious package in the post room at 11.40am.Īgain it was in a A4-sized white postal bag containing a yellow Jiffy bag.

Flights to and from the airport were not affected. The building has since reopened.Īs a precaution, DLR services to London City Airport were suspended but are now fully operational. Specialist police attended and made the device safe. Staff were evacuated before the package was opened. Police rushed to the East London airport at 12.10pm on Tuesday (March 5) when an A4-sized white postal bag was sent to City Aviation House, at London City Airport. There was chaos for passengers heading to London City Airport as staff in an office building had to be evacuated when a mail bomb was discovered - one of three packages sent to busy transport hubs across the capital.
