3 h. ago Heathrow boss says he is 'proud' of how airport responded to power outage

Flights began taking off on Friday evening following hours of closure after a blaze at an electricity substation in Hayes cut power to the west London airport.

Society

3 h. ago Heathrow Airport 'open and fully operational' as Scots flights resume after substation fire

Dozens of Scots flights were cancelled after a blaze knocked out an electricity substation in Hayes late on Thursday evening.

Society

5 h. ago Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos around the world

Heathrow Airport says it is “fully operational” on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire

Events

7 h. ago Heathrow Airport's defiant message as flights finally resume following chaotic closure

Heathrow Airport - the busiest airport in Europe after handling nearly 84million passengers in 2024 - was closed for hours on Friday after a blaze knocked out an electricity substation

Society

14 h. ago Is one blundering engineer responsible for crippling Heathrow? Airport bosses face questions over farcical shutdown that left 300,000 travellers stranded

Tens of thousands of travellers are still stranded across the globe today after a blaze at an electricity substation cut power to the airport.

Society

17 h. ago Fires, cancelled flights and ruined plans: Inside Heathrow's day of travel chaos

More than 1,300 flights to and from Heathrow were disrupted after a blaze broke out at a critical electrical substation

Events

17 h. ago Flights to resume at Heathrow airport after day of travel chaos sparked by fire

Airport chief said the blaze which knocked out an electricity substation was ‘as big as it gets’

Events

18 h. ago Heathrow latest LIVE: Heathrow resumes some flights after day of travel chaos sparked by fire

Airport boss has apologised to passengers for day of carnage

Events

18 h. ago Air travellers face further disruption as Heathrow reopens after fire

Blaze at electricity substation that shuts down Europe’s busiest airport raises questions about resilience of UK infrastructure

Society

20 h. ago Heathrow will resume some flights 'later today' and prioritise repatriations for stranded passengers

More than 1,300 flights to and from the UK's busiest airport have been affected after it had to be closed due to a blaze at a nearby electricity substation.

Politics

21 h. ago Heathrow says some flights will resume after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport

Heathrow says some flights will resume after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport  The Associated PressLondon’s Heathrow airport closure sparks global travel chaos  The Hill

Transport

21 h. ago Heathrow will resume flights 'later today' and prioritise services to repatriate Britons who were diverted to other airports across the world

More than 1,300 flights to and from the UK's busiest airport have been affected after it had to be closed due to a blaze at a nearby electricity substation.

Society

21 h. ago Heathrow says 'some flights' to go TODAY and reveals when 'full operation' will resume

It comes after Heathrow Airport was forced closed for the whole day after a huge fire tore through an electrical substation supplying its power - with thousands of flights cancelled

Politics

21 h. ago Heathrow says some flights will take off today and reveals when 'full operation' will resume

Heathrow Airport has issued a statement after it was forced closed for the whole day as a huge fire tore through an electrical substation supplying its power - with thousands of flights cancelled

Politics

22 h. ago Hotel prices surge by 1,850% to £1,000 as furious travellers hit out at firms for 'profiting off people's misfortune' amid Heathrow Airport meltdown

Hotel prices have surged by up to £946 after Heathrow Airport was forced to close. Furious travellers have hit out at hospitality firms for 'profiting off people's misfortune'.

Economics

22 h. ago London’s Heathrow airport closure sparks global travel chaos

London’s Heathrow airport closure sparks global travel chaos  The Hill

Society

25 h. ago Hotel prices surge by up to £946 as furious travellers hit out at firms for 'profiting off people's misfortune' amid Heathrow Airport meltdown

Hotel prices have surged by up to £946 after Heathrow Airport was forced to close. Furious travellers have hit out at hospitality firms for 'profiting off people's misfortune'.

Economics

26 h. ago London Heathrow Airport thrown in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day

London Heathrow Airport thrown in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day  Fortune

Events

26 h. ago London Heathrow Airport in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day

London Heathrow Airport in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day  Fortune

Events

26 h. ago Vile Russia trolls celebrate Heathrow fire as 'Putin sabotage' and threaten to 'burn UK to hell'

The fire at an electrical substation in Hayes, west London, sparked travel chaos for hundreds of flights at Heathrow Airport with many being cancelled or diverted

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