3 w. ago Why was Heathrow airport slow to resume operations after substation fire?

Time spent switching power supply and rebooting systems raises doubts over resilience of Europe’s largest aviation hub

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3 w. ago London’s Heathrow Airport Begins Limited Flight Resumptions After Fire: British Airways and Global Routes Slowly Recover : Why You Need to Know About It NOW!

London’s Heathrow Airport Begins Limited Flight Resumptions After Fire: British Airways and Global Routes Slowly Recover : Why You Need to Know About It NOW!  Travel And Tour World

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3 w. 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.

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3 w. ago Heathrow boss defends response as airport resumes flights after fire brought facility to standstill

Heathrow boss defends response as airport resumes flights after fire brought facility to standstill  CNN

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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 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

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3 w. ago Passengers warned of delays as flights set to resume at London's Heathrow Airport

Passengers warned of delays as flights set to resume at London's Heathrow Airport  ABC News

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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 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’

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3 w. ago Heathrow airport resumes some flights after fire closure leaves thousands stranded worldwide

Counterterror police investigate blaze that caused power cut, upsetting travel plans of up to 300,000 passengers

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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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3 w. ago Heathrow closure: airport resumes some flights today and hopes for full Saturday service

First plane has landed since fire caused closure but people still told not to travel to the airport unless advised to do so by airlineCounter-terror police leading fire inquiryTell us: have you been affected by London’s Heathrow airport closure?Airlines’ carefully choreographed networks depend on airplanes and crews being in specific locations at specific times. Dozens of air carriers will have to hurriedly reconfigure their networks to move planes and crews around after the Heathrow closure.“The other question is, ‘What will airlines do to deal with the backlog of passengers?’”, said travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt with Atmosphere Research Group. “It’s going to be a chaotic couple of days.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London's Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after fire causes "significant power outage"

London's Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after fire causes "significant power outage"  CBS News

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3 w. ago Video London's Heathrow Airport resumes flights after fire causes closure

Video London's Heathrow Airport resumes flights after fire causes closure  ABC News

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3 w. ago Heathrow closure: airport plans to resume some flights today and hopes for full Saturday service

First services will be repatriation flights with people still told not to travel to the airport unless advised to do so by airlineCounter-terror police leading fire inquiryTell us: have you been affected by London’s Heathrow airport closure?Airlines’ carefully choreographed networks depend on airplanes and crews being in specific locations at specific times. Dozens of air carriers will have to hurriedly reconfigure their networks to move planes and crews around after the Heathrow closure.“The other question is, ‘What will airlines do to deal with the backlog of passengers?’”, said travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt with Atmosphere Research Group. “It’s going to be a chaotic couple of days.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London's Heathrow Airport to resume some flights after fire causes "significant power outage"

London's Heathrow Airport to resume some flights after fire causes "significant power outage"  CBS News

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3 w. ago London’s Heathrow Airport Resumes Flights—After Global Travel Disrupted By Fire

London’s Heathrow Airport Resumes Flights—After Global Travel Disrupted By Fire  Forbes

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3 w. ago Some flights resuming at London's Heathrow Airport after fire causes power outage

Some flights resuming at London's Heathrow Airport after fire causes power outage  CBS News

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3 w. ago Heathrow latest LIVE: Airport to resume some flights later today after fire but travellers warned of 'days of chaos'

Airport says it has ‘no clarity’ on when power will be restored

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3 w. ago London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Resume Some Flights After Fire Closed Hub

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Resume Some Flights After Fire Closed Hub  Bloomberg

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