The Heathrow shutdown is a wake-up call: Shore up infrastructure or pay the price
How can such an event occur at a place like Heathrow, and why were precautions not in place to protect such a critical ...
London Evening Standard5d
Heathrow airport shutdown disrupted 270,000 air passenger journeys
The full scale of the disruption to flights caused by last week’s Heathrow airport shutdown has been revealed. Europe’s biggest airport was closed for nearly a day on Friday after a fire ...
Sky6d
Police no longer treating fire that shut Heathrow Airport as 'potentially criminal matter'
The Metropolitan Police says it is no longer treating a fire, that led to the closure of Heathrow Airport last week, as a potentially criminal matter. Fire crews were called to reports of a ...
ITV6d
Heathrow boss to be questioned by MPs after fire closed airport
Heathrow’s boss will be grilled by MPs next week following the airport’s closure. The Transport Select Committee said chief executive Thomas Woldbye will give evidence at a one-off session on ...
Get Surrey4d
Heathrow Airport plans to expand its third runway with ‘strong incentives’ for ‘efficiency’
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that Heathrow Airport will have "strong incentives" for the "efficient delivery" of its proposed third runway. Consequently, the CAA is set to ...
Daily Mail6d
Heathrow Airport closure update: Police issue fresh statement revealing results from probe into cause of the sub-station fire
The Met Police has said there appear to be 'no suspicious circumstances' surrounding the fire at an electricity sub-station that led to the closure of Heathrow Airport in a major update in its ...
Spectrum News NY11d
London's Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe's busiest airport
LONDON — A fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Heathrow Airport for most of Friday, forcing Europe's busiest hub to shut down for roughly 18 hours, causing widespread ...
The Daily Telegraph6d
Heathrow feared net zero plans could threaten power supply
Heathrow bosses feared that their net zero plans could threaten the stability of the airport’s power supply, according to a briefing to MPs two years ago. Nigel Milton, the airport’s then ...
The Mirror4d
Woman finds 'hidden luxury' at Heathrow Airport – and it totally floors her
A travel enthusiast was left stunned after finding "a whole new level of luxury" at Heathrow Airport during her journey. Jetting off on a getaway is always thrilling and, while many are content ...
Metro6d
Major update given on fire near Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport faces mounting pressure from the world’s biggest airlines after the power outage grounded hundreds of flights. The Heathrow Airline Operators’ Committee (AOC) has hinted that ...
The Independent5d
Airlines threaten to sue Heathrow if not compensated for airport fire shutdown
Flight operations at Europe’s biggest airport were thrown into turmoil on Friday, 21 March, as a giant blaze ripped through an electric substation near Heathrow, forcing the airport to close for ...