2 w. ago Heathrow Airport 'could have opened 11 hours before it did following fire'

Heathrow Airport could have reopened Terminal 5 at 10am, several hours before it did on March 21, when a fire at a nearby substation forced the airport to completely shut down

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2 w. ago Heathrow bosses were warned of substation power failure risk days before electrical fire shut airport

A quarter of a million passengers were affected by the closure – but Heathrow boss says its command and control system ‘worked exactly right’

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2 w. ago Heathrow boss to be grilled by MPs about airport shutdown after substation fire

The Independent estimates the total cost to airlines at Heathrow as £100m in lost revenue and passenger care expenses

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2 w. ago Heathrow boss: better power supply to avoid outage repeat could cost £1bn

Airlines could face higher charges to help fund new system at airport, which was shut down by substation fireThe chief executive of Heathrow has said it could cost about £1bn to install a more resilient power supply system to prevent a repeat of the outage that shut Europe’s busiest airport last week, and that airlines could pay higher charges to help fund it.Thomas Woldbye, who has been criticised for going to bed on the night of the crisis so he could be “better rested” to handle the fallout the following day, has said he was frustrated the incident occurred and would like to have handled it better. Continue reading...

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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.

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3 w. ago Heathrow live: Airport orders investigation into crisis management plans amid ‘laughing stock’ criticism

Heathrow Airport is back in business after a fire at a London electricity substation

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3 w. ago Heathrow airport live: Government orders urgent investigation into fire as flight delay chaos continues

Heathrow Airport is back in business after a fire at a London electricity substation

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3 w. ago Heathrow airport live: Flight chaos branded a ‘national embarrassment’ as airlines warn delays could last days

Heathrow Airport is back in business after a fire at a London electricity substation

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3 w. ago Heathrow airport live: More flight delays expected as airlines warn fire will cause ‘huge impact’ for days

Heathrow Airport is back in business after a fire at a London electricity substation

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3 w. ago Heathrow airport live: More delays expected after fire chaos as airport says it’s now fully operational again

Heathrow Airport is back in business after a fire at a London electricity substation

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3 w. ago Heathrow airport reopens but ‘huge impact’ on travel expected for days – live updates

Planes begin to land at airport but airlines said the closure would continue to have a “huge impact” on passengers in the coming daysHeathrow airport says “flights have resumed at Heathrow following yesterday’s power outage” and the airport is now “fully operational”.It added that and that hundreds of additional staff have been drafted in to help clear the backlog of flights.We can confirm that Heathrow is open and fully operational today. Teams across the airport continue to do everything they can to support passengers impacted by yesterday’s outage at an off-airport power substation.We have hundreds of additional colleagues on hand in our terminals and we have added flights to today’s schedule to facilitate an extra 10,000 passengers travelling through the airport.Given the importance of Heathrow I am surprised that the whole airport had to be shut for a day.I mean, you could understand disruption whilst you change over to alternate systems and so on, but such a complete failure o...

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3 w. ago Travellers face greater disruption despite Heathrow reopening after blaze

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

Politics

3 w. ago Travellers face days of disruption as Heathrow reopens after blaze

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

Politics

3 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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3 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

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3 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

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3 w. ago Heathrow Airport Closure Live Updates: Some Flights Resume After Fire Disrupts Travel

Heathrow Airport Closure Live Updates: Some Flights Resume After Fire Disrupts Travel  The New York Times

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3 w. ago Heathrow Rumbles Back to Life After Substation Fire Shut Down Airport

Heathrow Rumbles Back to Life After Substation Fire Shut Down Airport  The New York Times

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3 w. ago Live updates: Flights start landing at Heathrow Airport after shutdown leads to travel chaos

Live updates: Flights start landing at Heathrow Airport after shutdown leads to travel chaos  CNN

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3 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

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