3 h. ago UK's best airport is a 'brilliant' one and it's certainly not Heathrow or Gatwick

Liverpool John Lennon Airport has been named the best airport in the UK - despite being significantly smaller than some of its southern rivals such as Heathrow and Gatwick

Society

21 h. ago Heathrow Airport in bid to cure nervous flyers with ASMR and engine music track

The track, which is designed to loop, is being played inside Heathrow’s four terminals and is available to download

Society

37 h. ago London’s Heathrow Airport to House Lululemon’s First European Airport Store

London’s Heathrow Airport to House Lululemon’s First European Airport Store  Adweek

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48 h. ago Heathrow terminals to play new track created entirely from airport sounds

Musician and producer Jordan Rakei recorded more than 50 sounds such as travellers’ footsteps, passports being stamped and aircraft engines.

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63 h. ago British Airways Passengers Trapped in Plane for 7 Hours at London Heathrow Airport

British Airways Passengers Trapped in Plane for 7 Hours at London Heathrow Airport  Aviation A2Z

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4 d. ago Packing Your Bags for the London Heathrow Airport Just Got EASIER With This NEW Security Rule

Packing Your Bags for the London Heathrow Airport Just Got EASIER With This NEW Security Rule  AllEars.Net

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7 d. ago Fire which shut down Heathrow Airport for an entire day went 'unaddressed' for seven years

The National Energy System Operator (Neso) has said a fire at an electrical substation that led to a power cut at Heathrow airport was most likely caused by moisture

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7 d. ago Heathrow fires: What caused the substation blaze which led to travel chaos

A new report unveils that a catastrophic failure led to the Heathrow power outage, prompting an Ofgem investigation into preventable faults

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7 d. ago 'Catastrophic failure' led to fire that shut Heathrow Airport, report finds

'Catastrophic failure' led to fire that shut Heathrow Airport, report finds  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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7 d. ago National Grid aware of fault behind Heathrow shutdown fire for seven years

National Grid blamed for failing to act on known transformer problem, while Heathrow accepted risk as a ‘high-impact, low-probability event’

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7 d. ago Fire that shut Heathrow was caused by a preventable technical fault known for years, report finds

An inquiry has found that an electrical substation fire that shut down Heathrow Airport in March was caused by a preventable technical fault identified almost seven years earlier

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8 d. ago Substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport was preventable, says watchdog report

Ofgem said it had opened an official enforcement investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission.

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8 d. ago Heathrow substation fire ‘caused by fault first identified seven years ago’

Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid as report finds incident that cut airport power was preventableBusiness live – latest updatesThe root cause of the substation fire that shut Heathrow airport in March was a preventable technical fault that National Grid had been aware of seven years ago but failed to fix properly, investigators have concluded.The final report by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) into the incident found said the fire that cut power to the airport, affecting more than 1,350 flights and almost 300,000 passengers, was “most likely” caused by moisture entering the insulation around wires sparking the electrical fault. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Heathrow fire caused by 'catastrophic' substation failure, report reveals

The fire that caused the chaotic shutdown of Heathrow airport in March was likely caused by the “catastrophic” failure of a component at an electricity substation, Britain's National Energy System Operator said in a report on the incident on Wednesday.

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9 d. ago Pilot reveals what would really happen if the emergency exit door gets opened mid

While the scenario of an emergency exit door being yanked open mid-flight is a major fear for nervous flyers, former pilot, Dan Bubb, from Las Vegas, has revealed exactly what happens when it occurs. 

Politics

2 w. ago Three UK airports told they must make improvements in damning report

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rated the UK's busiest airport, Heathrow, as needing improvement in how it assists passengers with disabilities or reduced mobility

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2 w. ago Jewellery shop manager who stole £125k in diamonds and gold was caught still wearing them at Heathrow Airport after luxury cruise

Lucy Roberts, 39, was trusted to run a high-end store in Beverley, East Yorkshire - but instead helped herself to gold and diamonds, stashing them under her bed and in cupboards.

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2 w. ago Second flight to evacuate Britons from Israel scheduled for Tuesday

Flight tracking websites show a A-400M plane is scheduled to depart Tel Aviv for the UK’s military base in Larnaca, Cyprus.

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2 w. ago Air India chaos as five passengers and two staff fall ill on flight from London

Seven people, including both passengers and flight crew, were taken ill during an Air India flight from London's Heathrow Airport on Monday, the airline has confirmed

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2 w. ago UK's worst airport for cancellations revealed and it's not Heathrow or Gatwick

Some of the UK's smallest airports have worse cancellation rates for 2024 than their larger counterparts, according to newly released data

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