4 h. ago Heathrow shutdown dents passenger numbers at the UK’s biggest airport

Exclusive: The average flight serving Heathrow had three fewer passengers than in the first quarter last year

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1 week ago Heathrow sees big fall in passenger numbers in month of power cut shut

Almost 300,000 passengers were caught up in the chaos caused by the shutdown of the airport for most of 21 March.

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2 w. ago Starmer to face grilling from senior MPs amid ongoing tariff turmoil

Sir Keir Starmer will face questions from the Commons Liaison Committee, as UK businesses begin to feel the impact of US tariffs.

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2 w. ago Heathrow Airport shutdown: What we learnt from travel chaos and how could it be prevented?

It takes 10 hours to restore key airport systems if they lose power, MPs on the Transport Select Committee were told

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3 w. ago Disastrous Heathrow power cut will cost airlines up to £100m, MPs told

Heathrow boss says it would cost £1 billion to protect airport from closure during a similar power cut in future

Economics

3 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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3 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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3 w. ago Heathrow boss to be questioned by MPs over airport’s closure

Chief executive Thomas Woldbye will give evidence to the Transport Select Committee on Wednesday.

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

Airlines could face higher charges to fund new system at airport, which was affected last week 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...

Economics

3 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...

Economics

4 w. ago Heathrow airport shutdown disrupted 270,000 air passenger journeys

Some 234,000 passengers booked to fly to or from Heathrow on Friday had their flight cancelled, diverted or delayed

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4 w. ago Airlines threaten to sue Heathrow if not compensated for airport fire shutdown

The body warns of legal action if airline costs over closure are not ‘amicably settled’

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4 w. ago Heathrow boss to be hauled in front of MPs after fire closure disrupted 200,000 passengers

Chief executive Thomas Woldbye will give evidence to the Transport Select Committee

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4 w. ago Pressure mounts on Heathrow boss as airlines threaten legal action over fire shutdown chaos

Warning of potential legal action comes as No10 and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander decline to say they have confidence in Thomas Woldbye

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4 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.

Politics

4 w. ago Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid shutdown after fire, Britain’s National Grid says

Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid shutdown after fire, Britain’s National Grid says  CNBC

Events

last month Heathrow boss who 'went to bed' amid power station fire crisis fails to get backing of Keir Starmer

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports

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last month Heathrow boss who 'went to bed' amid power station fire crisis fails to get backing of Transport Secretary

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports

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last month Heathrow Airport slams National Grid boss who claims it had 'enough power' despite shutdown

The National Grid CEO John Pettigrew said Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid Friday's shutdown, but the airport has hit back saying it was an 'unprecedented incident'

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last month Heathrow had enough power to keep the airport running after substation fire, boss of National Grid insists

In his first comments since the fire broke out late on Thursday night, John Pettigrew (pictured) said that, while one substation was knocked out two others serving the airport were working throughout.

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