47 h. ago Millionaire who flew his helicopter too close to Heathrow Airport faces fresh row after digging up private woodland for his 'playboy' luxury car collection

Businessman Christopher Kiley, 71, of Caswell, near Swansea, has been in a series of scrapes with officials over his love of his 'playboy toys' which include a helicopter, motorbikes and cars.

Society

6 d. ago 300 passengers stranded on tarmac overnight after two flights diverted to airport with no customs staff

Passenger tells of 25-hour ordeal returning to US from Mexico vacation

Transport

2 w. ago Passengers on Virgin Atlantic flight stranded in Turkey for 40 hours finally reach India

Passengers decry ‘inhumane’ and ‘awful’ situation at remote military airport

Politics

2 w. ago Virgin plane passengers stuck at military base with 'no food' after mid

Virgin Atlantic Flight VS358 to Mumbai was forced to land at a military base in Turkey after a woman was taken seriously ill mid-flight - but the 200 passengers onboard were left stranded

Events

2 w. ago More than 200 passengers on London to Mumbai flight stranded at Turkey military base after plane forced to make emergency landing

The flight had left Heathrow for Mumbai at 11.40am but never arrived as a woman started 'shouting and screaming at 30,000ft'.

Events

3 w. ago Metropolitan Police ends ‘criminal’ probe into substation fire that closed Heathrow airport

Metropolitan Police ends ‘criminal’ probe into substation fire that closed Heathrow airport  Financial Times

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3 w. ago From Gatwick drones to the Heathrow fire – a look at the worst air travel disruption

A fire that closed London’s Heathrow Airport has sparked one of the most serious disruptions to air travel in years

Events

3 w. ago Watch live: Transport minister gives statement after Heathrow Airport shutdown chaos

Watch live as transport minister Heidi Alexander gives a statement on Monday (24 March) after a fire at a electricity substation in west London forced Heathrow Airport to close for several hours.

Politics

3 w. ago Heathrow boss who 'went to bed' amid power station fire crisis fails to get backing of Keir Starmer

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports

Events

3 w. ago Heathrow boss who 'went to bed' amid power station fire crisis fails to get backing of Transport Secretary

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports

Events

3 w. ago Heathrow boss 'went back to bed' as power station fire sparked airport chaos

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports

Events

4 w. ago Heathrow boss went back to BED as power substations fire closed airport to make sure he was 'well rested'

Thomas Woldbye was at an event in central London when the power first went out at 11pm on Thursday, prompting him to return to the airport west of the capital.

Society

4 w. ago Heathrow airport live: Flights begin landing after mass disruption as airport aims to resume ‘full operation’

BA expects to operate around 85 per cent of its scheduled flights

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4 w. ago Heathrow airport live: Passengers to face ‘huge’ impact into the weekend as airport aims to resume ‘full operation’

The London airport said it hopes to run a ‘full operation’ on Saturday after flights resumed on Friday evening

Society

4 w. ago Heathrow airport live: British Airways warns of ‘huge’ impact into weekend despite flights resuming after fire

The London airport said it hopes to run a ‘full operation’ on Saturday after flights resumed on Friday evening

Events

4 w. ago Heathrow partially reopens after fire that caused power cut and travel chaos

Airport expects to be fully operational on Saturday, but airlines say closure will have ‘huge impact’ in coming daysDowning Street has said there are “questions to answer” after a fire at an electrical substation closed down London Heathrow airport, stopping more than 1,350 flights and disrupting the journeys of hundreds of thousands of passengers.Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into the “unprecedented” incident that left Britain’s biggest airport unable to function as engineers tried to restore power, but said there was “no indication of foul play”. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Heathrow closure as it happened: Airport closed after nearby fire causes power outage; Travellers face further disruption even after site reopens

Heathrow closure as it happened: Airport closed after nearby fire causes power outage; Travellers face further disruption even after site reopens  Financial Times

Society

4 w. ago Heathrow Airport closes due to London fire, disrupting hundreds of flights, stranding passengers

Heathrow Airport closes due to London fire, disrupting hundreds of flights, stranding passengers  The Associated Press

Society

4 w. ago Heathrow airport live: First flights resume after electrical substation fire shuts airport

Planes start to land again after 1,351 flights cancelled or forced to land elsewhere

Society

4 w. ago London’s Heathrow Airport closed after substation fire cuts power

London’s Heathrow Airport closed after substation fire cuts power  The Washington Post

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