14 h. ago Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos around the world

Heathrow Airport says it is “fully operational” on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire

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15 h. 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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24 h. 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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25 h. 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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29 h. ago London’s Heathrow airport plans to reopen after closure causes travel chaos

London’s Heathrow airport plans to reopen after closure causes travel chaos  Al Jazeera English

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29 h. ago Heathrow says some flights will resume after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport

Heathrow says some flights will resume after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport  The Associated PressLondon’s Heathrow airport closure sparks global travel chaos  The Hill

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30 h. ago London’s Heathrow airport closure sparks global travel chaos

London’s Heathrow airport closure sparks global travel chaos  The Hill

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31 h. ago Young band returning to UK fear they will miss exams after getting caught up in Heathrow Airport chaos

A young band returning to the UK following a tour in Sydney fear they will miss exams after getting caught up in the closure chaos at Heathrow Airport.

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31 h. ago Pilot had 'no idea' where to land amidst Heathrow Airport shutdown

Europe's biggest airport ground to a halt this morning. FlightRader24 data shows that 120 planes were up in the air at 9am this morning searching for somewhere to land.

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32 h. ago Heathrow closure chaos poses big questions for Europe’s largest airport as terror police drafted in

Ed Miliband described the blaze as ‘an unprecedented event’ and vows the Government ‘will have to look hard’ at ‘resilience’ for major institutions

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32 h. ago Heathrow closure chaos poses big questions for Europe’s biggest airport as terror police drafted in

Ed Miliband described the blaze as ‘an unprecedented event’ and vows the Government ‘will have to look hard’ at ‘resilience’ for major institutions

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34 h. ago London Heathrow Airport thrown in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day

London Heathrow Airport thrown in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day  Fortune

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34 h. ago London Heathrow Airport in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day

London Heathrow Airport in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day  Fortune

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35 h. ago Heathrow Airport chaos 'will last days' in biggest air disruption since Iceland volcano

Nearly 300,000 passengers will be scrambling to find their way to their destination in the coming days as Heathrow Airport serves as a major hub for travellers on connecting flights

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35 h. ago Heathrow closure chaos poses big questions for Europe’s biggest airport

Ed Miliband described the blaze as ‘an unprecedented event’ and vows the Government ‘will have to look hard’ at ‘resilience’ for major institutions

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36 h. ago Heathrow Airport drone footage of huge blaze that grounded flights in closure chaos

The cause of the fire has not yet been released as many jump to conclusion of "sabotage" as Europe's biggest airport completely knocked out by one fire at an electricty substation

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36 h. ago What happens if my flight is diverted to another country? All your questions answered as Heathrow closure sparks worldwide travel chaos

Around 220,000 people were due to travel through Heathrow today and the chaos from the complete closure will rumble on over the weekend and into next week.

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37 h. ago UK airport chaos as Heathrow fire closure grounds planes – is my travel affected?

More than 1,300 flights have been impacted by Heathrow Airport's sudden closure according to Flight Radar - but the number does not include cancellations or delays

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37 h. ago BREAKING: Heathrow Airport closure chaos sees Ryanair launch 'rescue flights' mission

Ryanair has launched eight 'rescue flights' following the closure of Heathrow Airport this morning due to a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport with power

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37 h. ago Full scale of Heathrow chaos emerges as airlines react to airport closure

More than 600 flights were due to land at Heathrow on Friday - carrying up to 145,000 people

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