• The inflatable pig on the cover of the 1977 release "Animals" escaped it's tethers during the photo shoot for the artwork, flew into flight lanes of Heathrow Airport causing havoc for planes and eventually landed in a field in Kent.
• In January 1977, The Sex Pistols were due to play a series of gigs at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, trouble started at Heathrow after reports that the band spat on each other and verbally abused airport staff.
• Heathrow is one of the world busiest airports serving over 180 destinations in more than 90 countries.
• In 1999 Diana Ross was released and given a warning after she was arrested for allegedly assaulting a female security officer who searched her at London Heathrow Airport
• As part of Heathrow Airport's 50th Anniversary celebrations in 1996, Blue Peter launched a competition to design a poster to welcome visitors to Britain. 29,735 entries were received and the winner, Alex Dawson, was presented to the Queen by Tim Vincent in a special edition of the show presented live from the Heathrow Air Traffic Control Tower.
• Snoop Dogg was banned from entering the United Kingdom as a result of the riot he and his entourage caused at London's Heathrow Airport in April 2006.
• In the movie The Hunt for Red October (1990) 'Heathrow' at the beginning of the film is actually Los Angeles International Airport, just with a neon sign (which doesn't exist at the real Heathrow), and shot at night to cover up the rest of it.
• Courtney Love was arrested at Heathrow airport in London on the 4th of February 2003 for disorderly conduct on an aircraft flying from L.A. She was given a caution. She had flown to London for a performance at The Old Vic Theatre.
• It is forbidden to lead an elephant through the approach tunnels of London's Heathrow Airport.
• January 17 2008, a British Airways jet from Beijing carrying 152 people crash-landed injuring 19 people and causing more than 200 flights to be canceled.
• Ten percent of Britain's perfumes are bought at Heathrow Airport.
• Christmas Day is the quietest day of the year at London’s Heathrow Airport.
• Concorde holds the world record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, in two hours, 54 minutes and 45 seconds, from New York's JFK airport to London Heathrow
• March 2008 , a lack of knowledge about the Beatles proved costly for six Brazilians — immigration officials at Heathrow Airport sent them packing when they failed a quiz about the Fab Four. The Brazilians were given the quick test on after they claimed to be traveling to Britain for Liverpool's Mathew Street Festival.