9 d. ago Heathrow Airport 'could have opened 11 hours before it did following fire'

Heathrow Airport could have reopened Terminal 5 at 10am, several hours before it did on March 21, when a fire at a nearby substation forced the airport to completely shut down

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9 d. 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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2 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...

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2 w. ago Travellers face greater disruption despite Heathrow reopening after blaze

Fire at electricity substation that shut down Europe’s busiest airport raises questions about resilience of UK infrastructure

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2 w. ago Travellers face days of disruption as Heathrow reopens after blaze

Fire at electricity substation that shut down Europe’s busiest airport raises questions about resilience of UK infrastructure

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Heathrow airport live: First flights to resume tonight after electrical substation fire shut airport

Passengers told not to go to airport ‘under any circumstances’ as 1,351 flights cancelled or forced to land elsewhere

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago London's Heathrow Airport shut after substation fire, significant disruption expected for days

London's Heathrow Airport shut after substation fire, significant disruption expected for days  CNA

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