4 d. 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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6 d. ago "Not Suspicious": Cops On Fire That Shut London's Heathrow Airport

"Not Suspicious": Cops On Fire That Shut London's Heathrow Airport  NDTV

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6 d. ago Met Police releases major update on cause of fire that shut down Heathrow Airport

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8 d. ago Heathrow boss 'went back to bed' as fire shut down airport and saw flights cancelled

Heathrow was closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical depot raged on, with airport boss Thomas Woldbye reportedly going to bed instead of dealing with the crisis

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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week ago London’s Heathrow Airport shut down by fire, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands

London’s Heathrow Airport shut down by fire, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands  PBS NewsHour

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1 week ago Fire that shut down London’s Heathrow Airport will disrupt global travel for days, authorities say

Fire that shut down London’s Heathrow Airport will disrupt global travel for days, authorities say  Anchorage Daily News

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1 week ago Heathrow Airport Shut Down by Power Outage, Snarling International Travel

Heathrow Airport Shut Down by Power Outage, Snarling International Travel  The Wall Street Journal

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1 week ago Heathrow Airport fire all we know from what happened to flights cancelled and real cost

Heathrow Airport slammed shut on Friday morning as the London Fire Brigade dispatched 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters to control a blazing transformer at an electrical substation caught fire in west London

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1 week ago Heathrow Airport closed LIVE: Huge fire sees thousands of flights impacted

Follow the latest updates on the Heathrow Airport closure on MailOnline's live blog.

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1 week ago Heathrow Airport fire LIVE: Travel chaos as UK airport shut all day – All you need to know

A major blaze has caused the UK's largest airport to close as travel plans for many customers has been thrown into holiday hell – Keep up to date with all the latest information on our live blog

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1 week ago Heathrow Airport fire LIVE as 1,350 flights cancelled and statement in full

Heathrow Airport will be shut all day on Friday

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1 week ago Heathrow Airport shut: Air India flights return, airline issues advisory for passengers

Heathrow Airport shut: Air India flights return, airline issues advisory for passengers  Hindustan Times

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1 week ago London's Heathrow Airport Shut After Fire Causes Major Power Outage: Live Updates

London's Heathrow Airport Shut After Fire Causes Major Power Outage: Live Updates  The New York Times

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1 week ago London's Heathrow Airport shut down ALL DAY after fire sparks massive power outage

London's Heathrow Airport shut down ALL DAY after fire sparks massive power outage  The Mirror US

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1 week ago London's Heathrow Airport to remain shut today after massive fire

London's Heathrow Airport to remain shut today after massive fire  MSN

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1 week ago London's Heathrow Airport shut down due to 'significant power outage'

London's Heathrow Airport shut down due to 'significant power outage'  9News

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1 week ago Heathrow Airport live updates: London's biggest airport will be SHUT all day on Friday after massive power cut following substation blaze

More than 200,000 travel through the airport a day - with the chaos expected to have drawn out effects over the weekend.

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1 week ago Heathrow Airport to be closed all day on Friday after power outage due to fire

Heathrow airport has been shut until at least midnight on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a significant power outage, leading to chaos at one of the world’s busiest airports.

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