17 h. ago 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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20 h. ago 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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32 h. 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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36 h. ago Service at Heathrow airport returns to normal two days after forced closure

More than a thousand flights were cancelled on Friday after a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cutHeathrow airport has returned to normal business two days after it was forced to close when a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cut.Europe’s busiest airport had more than 1,000 flights cancelled on Friday after the fire at the substation in Hayes, west London. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Heathrow boss 'went back to bed' as power station fire sparked airport chaos

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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45 h. ago Heathrow boss went back to BED as power substations fire closed airport to make sure he was 'well rested'

Thomas Woldbye was at an event in central London when the power first went out at 11pm on Thursday, prompting him to return to the airport west of the capital.

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57 h. ago Ed Miliband orders grid operator to urgently investigate Heathrow power outage after fire

Flights resumed at the west London airport on Friday evening and restrictions on overnight flights were temporarily lifted after hours of closure.

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61 h. ago Grid operator ordered to ‘urgently investigate’ Heathrow power outage after fire

Flights resumed at the west London airport on Friday evening and restrictions on overnight flights were temporarily lifted after hours of closure.

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61 h. ago Government orders 'urgent investigation' into Heathrow Airport power outage

It comes after power has been restored to the airport and the surrounding areas

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3 d. ago Heathrow partially reopens after fire that caused power cut and travel chaos

Airport expects to be fully operational on Saturday, but airlines say closure will have ‘huge impact’ in coming daysDowning Street has said there are “questions to answer” after a fire at an electrical substation closed down London Heathrow airport, stopping more than 1,350 flights and disrupting the journeys of hundreds of thousands of passengers.Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into the “unprecedented” incident that left Britain’s biggest airport unable to function as engineers tried to restore power, but said there was “no indication of foul play”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago London Heathrow Airport restarts flights after closure causes travel chaos

London Heathrow Airport restarts flights after closure causes travel chaos  Al Jazeera English

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3 d. ago Heathrow’s shutdown fuels questions about UK’s infrastructure resilience

Within hours of a fire at a power substation, one of the world’s busiest airports was closed to all flights

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3 d. ago London’s Heathrow Airport closed after substation fire cuts power

London’s Heathrow Airport closed after substation fire cuts power  The Washington Post

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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Heathrow Airport restarting flights as they confirm when disruption will end

An electrical fire caused the airport to close earlier on Friday.

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3 d. 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 d. 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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3 d. ago Fire shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, officials don’t know when power will be restored

Fire shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, officials don’t know when power will be restored  CTV News

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3 d. ago London’s Heathrow Airport says it doesn’t know when power will be restored and expects disruption for days after fire

London’s Heathrow Airport says it doesn’t know when power will be restored and expects disruption for days after fire  Chicago Tribune

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4 d. ago Heathrow airport closed: more than 1,000 flights affected after substation fire causes power outage

Travellers warned to stay away amid ‘significant disruption’ after fire in Hayes causes power outageFull report: Hayes fire sparks major power outageAirlines’ 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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