4 h. ago Heathrow latest LIVE: Flights resume after outage but delays and cancellations remain

Airport boss has apologised to passengers for day of carnage

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6 h. 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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7 h. ago Heathrow latest LIVE: First flights land as services resume after day of chaos

Airport boss has apologised to passengers for day of carnage

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15 h. 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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17 h. 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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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

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18 h. 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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19 h. ago Heathrow boss says airport will return to '100 per cent operation' tomorrow

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

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20 h. ago Live updates: London’s Heathrow Airport will restore some flights after day of global travel chaos

Live updates: London’s Heathrow Airport will restore some flights after day of global travel chaos  CNN

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20 h. ago Heathrow Airport announces major update for stranded passengers as some flights expected tonight

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

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21 h. 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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21 h. 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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21 h. ago BREAKING Heathrow Airport update as some flights 'to safely resume later today'

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21 h. ago Heathrow Airport update as some flights 'to safely resume later today'

Flights will resume from Heathrow airport 'later today', bosses say, after a power outage saw passengers stranded for much of Friday following a fire at a substation

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22 h. ago Live updates: Heathrow Airport says it plans to resume some flights Friday following shutdown

Live updates: Heathrow Airport says it plans to resume some flights Friday following shutdown  The Associated Press

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22 h. ago 'Very old' transformer failed and started Heathrow substation fire, expert claims, as hundreds of thousands are left stranded... amid incredulity that small blaze caused global chaos

Tom Watters, director of Sanguine Impact Investments, told MailOnline the crucial substation powering Heathrow contains 'very old' equipment and blamed a 'lack of investment'.

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23 h. ago Heathrow Airport fire update from Keir Starmer amid widespread disruption

The Labour Prime Minister said he is "in close contact with partners on the ground."

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23 h. ago Live updates: London’s Heathrow Airport closes after substation fire, upending global travel

Live updates: London’s Heathrow Airport closes after substation fire, upending global travel  The Washington Post

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23 h. ago Heathrow latest LIVE: Airport facing 'significant disruption' for days as anti

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

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24 h. ago Live updates: First plane arrives at Heathrow Airport following power outage and shutdown

Live updates: First plane arrives at Heathrow Airport following power outage and shutdown  The Associated Press

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