6 d. ago LIVE: Manchester Piccadilly train lines blocked as passengers warned of disruption

Northern and TransPennine services in and out the station are facing delays and cancellations after a fault on a train led to a blocked line

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7 d. ago LIVE Manchester trains cancelled and delayed as vehicle smashes into bridge

Passengers are facing disruption

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7 d. ago Ryanair passenger stops plane from landing as crew strap him to seat with spare belts

Passengers on a Ryanair flight were witnesses to huge disruptions as one unruly passenger kicked off mid-flight, leaving staff with no choice but to strap him in during landing

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2 w. ago Moment raging female passenger screams at cabin crew on 'nightmare' flight where she 'tried to force open door at 30,000ft'

Budget airline JetStar said in a statement on Tuesday that flight JQ-34 had to return Denpasar airport in Bali after a 'disruptive passenger attempted to open one of the aircraft doors'.

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2 w. ago Heathrow airport braced for more travel disruption next month as passenger assistance workers strike

Around 500 workers providing assistance to passengers with restricted mobility will strike for four days

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3 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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3 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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3 w. ago Fire that led to closure of Heathrow no longer considered ‘potentially criminal’

Around 200,000 passengers were disrupted after the airport was closed to all flights on Friday until around 6pm after the fire.

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3 w. ago Ed Miliband orders urgent investigation into Heathrow fire as boss claims he is 'proud' of how airport coped

Ed Miliband has ordered an urgent investigation into the Heathrow fire after the airport boss claimed he is 'proud' of how the power outage was handled.

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3 w. ago Heathrow boss defends running of airport after criticism of shutdown

Thomas Woldbye says most other airports operate similar back-up power systems to Heathrow, as Ed Miliband announces investigationThe chief executive of Heathrow has defended the running of the airport after a fire at an electrical substation stopped about 1,300 planes and disrupted the journeys of hundreds of thousands of global passengers.It comes after Willie Walsh, the International Air Transport Association’s director general, criticised Heathrow for the disruption, while the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has now ordered the National Energy System Operator to “urgently investigate” the outage. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Heathrow boss says he is 'proud' of how airport responded to power outage

Flights began taking off on Friday evening following hours of closure after a blaze at an electricity substation in Hayes cut power to the west London airport.

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3 w. ago ‘Colossal failure’: what the papers say about the Heathrow airport shutdown

Chaos at Europe’s busiest airport caused by a substation fire dominates UK front pages on SaturdayThe closure of Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation dominates the front pages of British newspapers on Saturday, with more than 1,350 flights cancelled and journeys disrupted for hundreds of thousands of passengers.The Guardian splashes with “Chaos and anger as fire shuts Heathrow airport”, above a picture of anxious travellers, and an article that focuses on Downing Street’s reaction: that there are “questions to answer” as to how a power failure could cause such disruption. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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 w. ago Heathrow Airport closes due to London fire, disrupting hundreds of flights, stranding passengers

Heathrow Airport closes due to London fire, disrupting hundreds of flights, stranding passengers  The Associated Press

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3 w. ago When will Heathrow open as 'interim solution' found after fire

Thousands of passengers have seen their plans disrupted

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3 w. ago When will Heathrow reopen? Airport issues disruption warning as thousands of passengers left stranded

Heathrow facing ‘significant disruption’ for days as passengers warned not to travel to the airport ‘under any circumstances’

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3 w. ago Moment Ryanair crew shout for passengers to sit down after 'disruption' causes diversion

Footage shows a Ryanair plane coming into land with cabin crew telling passengers to sit down on a flight which had to be diverted en route from Birmingham to Agadir due to trouble on board

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3 w. ago Dozens of flights from Scotland to Heathrow cancelled amid huge substation blaze

"We expect significant disruption over the coming days and passengers should not travel to the airport under any circumstances until the airport reopens."

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3 w. ago The Latest: Hundreds of thousands of passengers face flight cancelations as Heathrow closes

Britain’s Heathrow Airport has closed for the full day Friday after an electrical substation fire knocked out its power, disrupting flights for hundreds of thousands of passengers at one of Europe’s biggest travel hubs

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3 w. ago Heathrow Airport closed all day as fire sparks global travel chaos and cuts power to thousands in west London

Heathrow facing ‘significant disruption’ for days as passengers warned not to travel to the airport ‘under any circumstances’

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