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Lack of Heathrow flights 'damaging trade'

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Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos

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Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos

NPR

Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP LONDON — London Heathrow Airport said it was "fully operational" on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire. Sponsor Message "We have hundreds of additional colleagues on hand in our terminals and we have added flights to today's schedule …

4 days, 9 hours ago

Grovelling £5m-a-year Heathrow boss apologises for airport carnage but says he's NOT to blame and 'we can't guard ourselves 100%' - as first plane finally lands but chaos could go on for DAYS

Daily Mail

Have you been affected by the chaos? The west London airport initially announced it would be closed until 11.59pm but later said repatriation flights and a handful of British Airways long-haul flights would resume Friday evening. As Heathrow shut down sparking worldwide travel carnage: A Virgin Atlantic aircraft arrives at Heathrow after being repositioned from London Gatwick Thomas Woldbye described …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Heathrow records 31% jump in annual profits

The Independent

1 month, 1 week ago

Heathrow warned business travellers vital for third runway don’t exist

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Increased travel between US and London results in Heathrow’s busiest January ever

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Airlines attack Heathrow for ‘world’s highest passenger charges’ and ‘declining service’

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

Heathrow breaks record for annual passenger numbers

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2 months, 1 week ago

Heathrow and Stansted break passenger record in 2024

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

UK airports warn of higher air fares and fewer routes if business rates soar

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Heathrow records busiest ever October

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5 months ago

Heathrow expects to handle record 83.8m passengers in 2024

The Independent

5 months ago

Heathrow breaking records as passenger numbers soar

The Independent

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6 months, 1 week ago

Heathrow airport could lose 4 million passengers a year due to new £10 ETA charge

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

British Airways flight cancellations mounting due to adverse weather

The Independent

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8 months, 1 week ago

World’s busiest airport revealed as Heathrow rises to fourth

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Heathrow airport records busiest day

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Heathrow predicts 82million record number of passengers this year

Daily Mail

Heathrow Airport has predicted a record number of passengers this year at 82.8million, as consumer appetite for holidays sees a spike. 'Over the first five months of the year, we have seen a strong demand in traffic at Heathrow, with 32.4 million passengers travelling through the airport,' Heathrow said in a market update. Heathrow Airport has predicted a record number …

11 months ago

Heathrow ups full-year passenger growth outlook after record start to 2024

The Independent

1 year, 1 month ago

Heathrow airport makes first profit in three years but warns of ‘tough choices’ on investment

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Heathrow passenger numbers near pre-Covid levels

The Independent

1 year, 6 months ago

UK flight disruption continues, chaos at Heathrow: Air traffic glitch latest

Hindustan Times

British transport minister Mark Harper said that it would take days to resolve the disruption to flights into and out of the country after air traffic control systems were hit by a technical problem. UK air traffic control glitch: Travellers wait near the British Airways check-in area at Heathrow Airport. "We're working as hard as possible to get affected customers …

1 year, 9 months ago

Why Britain’s new airport ‘transit tax’ could mean fewer flights and higher fares

The Independent

A new online permit for passengers transiting through British airports could harm Heathrow and lead to a slump in customers for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. But the British government says future transit passengers will have to apply online for an Electronic Travel Authorisation – paying £10 and getting a decision “usually” within three days. “Taxing transit will turn away …

2 years, 1 month ago

Heathrow grew more than any other airport in the world last year

The Independent

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2 years, 7 months ago

Heathrow extends daily passenger cap until end of October

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

Amid global aviation chaos, UK launches passengers' charter to address airport disruption issues

India Today

Amid global aviation chaos, the British government launched an "Aviation Passenger Charter" on Sunday to help passengers know their rights if they are faced with problems at airports after the widespread disruption seen this year. @SydneyAirport ’s international baggage hall is packed without a bag in sight on some of the carousels pic.twitter.com/Gsv1aPvT65 — Colin Cosier July 16, 2022 Airlines …

2 years, 8 months ago

Heathrow restrictions hit Virgin, British Airways India-London flights, more could follow

Firstpost

Heathrow airport has decided to limit the number of passengers to one lakh a day to cope with staff crunch. The new rule will be in place from 12 July to 11 September New Delhi: Virgin Atlantic cancelled its Delhi-London flight on Thursday and British Airways will also pull out a few India-London flights from its summer schedule following Heathrow …

2 years, 8 months ago

Turbulence ahead for travellers as London's Heathrow cuts flights, caps daily passengers

India Today

London’s Heathrow airport has thrown a spanner in the works of peoples’ summer holiday plans by limiting the number of passengers going out until mid-September. Such is the case at Heathrow, too, prompting CEO John Holland-Kaye to cap passenger numbers to 100,000 per day over the summer and call on airlines to stop accepting new bookings. In an open letter …

2 years, 8 months ago

Heathrow imposes cap on daily passenger numbers until September and tells airlines to stop selling flights

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

Heathrow orders more flight cancellations, hitting 10,000 passengers

The Independent

Britain’s biggest airport ordered airlines to ground dozens more flights on Monday, hitting the travel plans of more than 10,000 passengers. A Heathrow spokesperson said on Sunday night: “We are expecting higher passenger numbers in Terminals 3 and 5 tomorrow than the airport currently has capacity to serve, and so to maintain a safe operation we have asked some airlines …

2 years, 8 months ago

Big league aviation: Is Heathrow worried about slipping down the table?

The Independent

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2 years, 9 months ago

UK’s Gatwick cuts summer flights as airports struggle

Associated Press

LONDON — Britain’s Gatwick Airport has slashed its number of daily flights over the summer because of staff shortages as the global aviation industry struggles to meet a resurgent demand for travel. The airport said in a statement that the move would help passengers “experience a more reliable and better standard of service.” “By taking decisive action now, we aim …

3 years, 1 month ago

Heathrow records lowest annual passenger numbers for nearly 50 years

The Independent

3 years, 2 months ago

Last year’s Heathrow passenger numbers worst for half a century

The Independent

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3 years, 2 months ago

UK international flights down 71% from pre-virus levels

The Independent

3 years, 7 months ago

Antalya, Sochi and Palma airports beat Heathrow for passenger numbers

The Independent

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3 years, 7 months ago

Heathrow and Ryanair reveal further huge losses

The Independent

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3 years, 9 months ago

UK airports tumble in European league table

The Independent

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3 years, 9 months ago

Britain airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on UK to ease travel rules

Hindustan Times

Britain's airlines and holiday companies are planning a "day of action" on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the government to ease travel restrictions, with just weeks to go before the start of the peak summer season. As the clock ticks down to July, Europe's biggest airline Ryanair and Manchester Airports Group on Thursday launched legal action to try to …

3 years, 11 months ago

Heathrow to lose its European crown to Istanbul, says aviation analyst

The Independent

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4 years, 4 months ago

Heathrow boss attacks No 10 over lack of support for airports

The Independent

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4 years, 4 months ago

Heathrow loses claim to being Europe's biggest airport

The Independent

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4 years, 4 months ago

Paris CDG overtakes London Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport

The Independent

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4 years, 5 months ago

Heathrow falls out of top 10 of busiest European airports

The Independent

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4 years, 7 months ago

Passenger Numbers at UK's Heathrow Airport Down 88 Percent Amid Ongoing Travel Restrictions

News 18

Britain’s Heathrow Airport renewed its call for COVID-19 testing at airports on Tuesday as it reported an 88% plunge in July passenger numbers due to ongoing restrictions on travel which it said were strangling the UK economy. Last week finance minister Rishi Sunak said the government would not hesitate to add more countries to its quarantine list when asked whether …

4 years, 7 months ago

UK airports playing 'quarantine roulette' without passenger-testing regime, says Heathrow boss

The Independent

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5 years, 10 months ago

Half-term travel: Squeeze in the skies as UK airspace expected to see record number of flights

The Independent

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5 years, 11 months ago

Heathrow has busiest international routes of all European airports

The Independent

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6 years, 2 months ago

Heathrow Airport's third runway should be scrapped and all growth halted, says report

The Independent

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6 years, 10 months ago

Edinburgh Airport overtakes Heathrow for number of domestic airline passengers

The Independent

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6 years, 10 months ago

Heathrow airport has record first quarter with 17.7 million passengers passing through

The Independent

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£70mn loss, 200,000 stranded: UK national grid chief says Heathrow could’ve stayed open

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Authorities to probe blaze that shut Heathrow

China Daily

By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2025-03-24 09:29 People walk at Terminal 2 of the Heathrow International Airport, a day after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out the power at the airport, near London, Britain, March 22, 2025. Heathrow board member and former transport secretary Ruth Kelly will lead an internal review …

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Authorities to probe blaze that shut Heathrow

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Heathrow chiefs and ministers were warned 10 years ago that power supply was 'key weakness' that could cripple Europe's busiest airport

Daily Mail

Ministers and Heathrow chiefs were warned a decade ago that a ‘key weakness’ at the airport was its main electricity supply, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Last night, Heathrow’s chairman Lord Paul Deighton said an internal review into the power outage will be chaired by former Labour Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly. ‘The Government is determined to do everything it …

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UK opens probe into Heathrow shutdown amid concerns over energy resilience

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Heathrow: Flights resume after fire sparks worst travel chaos and shut Europe's busiest airport

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Heathrow: Flights resume after fire sparks worst travel chaos and shut Europe's busiest airport

Hindustan Times

Flights at Britain's Heathrow resumed late on Friday after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe's busiest airport for the day, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and causing travel turmoil worldwide. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso Heathrow said its teams worked tirelessly to reopen the world's fifth-busiest airport after it was forced to close entirely after a huge fire …

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Heathrow flights start again - but passengers still face days of disruption after 'one blundering engineer' caused global travel chaos

Daily Mail

Have YOU been affected by the closure? Pictured: Planes on the Heathrow runway after the airport re-opened on Saturday Heathrow airport terminal 5 today is packed out with passengers after the closure on Friday Travellers wait at Terminal 5 as Heathrow Airport slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to the airport Smoke billows from the substation in Hayes …

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Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos around the world

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Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos around the world

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LONDON — London Heathrow Airport said it was “fully operational” on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire. Inconvenienced passengers, angry airlines and concerned politicians sought answers about how one seemingly accidental fire could shut down Europe’s busiest air hub. “We have hundreds of additional colleagues on hand in our terminals and we have added …

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Heathrow Says It’s Fully Operational After Blackout Shutdown

Live Mint

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Heathrow Airport Partially Resumes Operation, Downing Street Says There Are 'Questions To Answer'

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London's Heathrow Airport partially resumed operation with full service expected to resume on Saturday following an "unprecedented" power outage caused at the facility by a nearby substation fire. The airport's chief executive, Thomas Woldbye, apologised to the stranded passengers, adding that the disruption was "as big as it gets for our airport" and that it could not guard itself "100%," …

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4 days, 4 hours ago

London's Heathrow resumes flights after fire led to shutdown, stranded thousands

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Heathrow Airport reopens after electricity outage left passengers stranded

NPR

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Heathrow chaos must be a wake-up call

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There is a weary sense of predictability about the depressing inability to keep Heathrow Airport open in the face of a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Pictured: The fire at Hayes electrical substation Tens of thousands of travellers are still stranded across the globe today after a blaze at an electricity substation cut power to the airport. Pictured: Firefighters …

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Is one blundering engineer responsible for crippling Heathrow? Airport bosses face questions over farcical shutdown that left 300,000 travellers stranded - as new theory emerges

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Heathrow fire: Airport to resume some flights today, hopes for full Saturday operation

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Sorry everyone, we're heading back to North Carolina: Moment passengers are told their plane is turning back - with Heathrow chaos to last until next week as hotels hike prices by 1,850%

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Furious Americans rip apart Heathrow as they're trapped across the world after airport meltdown: 'We should never have come!'

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Furious Americans left stranded across the globe after a fire closed Heathrow Airport today have ripped apart Britain's largest airport as they rush to get home. Ye, who is pictured at Fiumicino Airport in Rome today, was meant to fly via Heathrow International Airport in London, UK At least 1,350 flights to and from Heathrow have been affected by the …

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'What a mess': Incredulous US anchors from Fox News and CNN ridicule Britain amid Heathrow chaos and ask 'how did single substation take out such a critical airport'?

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4 days, 16 hours ago

What we know about the closure at London’s Heathrow Airport

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LONDON — Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport were canceled Friday after a fire at a nearby substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest airport, disrupting travel plans for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. A fire at an electrical substation in west London, about 2 miles from the airport, knocked out power to Heathrow Airport just …

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UK shares slump as Heathrow shutdown disrupts airline stocks

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Over 1,300 flights cancelled and counting...: How closure of UK’s Heathrow airport has caused chaos in the skies

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Why is London's Heathrow Airport closed? When will it open? How Air India, other airlines reacted as 1,350 flights hit

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Heathrow Airport in Britain’s London was closed all day on Friday, March 21, after a major fire at a nearby electrical substation knocked out its power, disrupting hundreds of flights at Europe's busiest travel hub. Britain's Heathrow airport -- Europe's busiest -- shut down early on March 21, 2025 after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to …

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Counter terrorism police probe Heathrow fire amid claims of Russian sabotage: Substation blaze fits the pattern of Putin's disruption attacks in Europe, and exposes 'vulnerability' in UK infrastructur

Daily Mail

Counter terrorism police are now leading the probe into an electrical substation fire that has shut London Heathrow Airport for the whole of today amid claims it could be a Russian sabotage attack linked to Vladimir Putin's campaign of disruption. This map shows disruption incidents Western officials have blamed on Russia and its proxies A transformer within the North Hyde …

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‘A contained version of 9/11’: London’s Heathrow Airport closed, over 1,300 flights affected

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London’s Heathrow Airport was closed on Friday for a day over a substation fire that authorities were trying to douse. The closure of Europe’s busiest airport has affected over 1,300 flights and hundreds of thousands of passengers Firefighters douses flames of a fire that broke out at a substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport in Hayes, west London on March …

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Live updates: London’s Heathrow Airport closed after nearby fire causes major power outage

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Live updates: London’s Heathrow Airport closed after nearby fire causes major power outage

CNN

CNN’s Richard Quest was on a flight set to take off from Brazil’s Sao Paulo to London Heathrow when news emerged of the fire in Hayes. The captain told us of the fire in Hayes and we all immediately went online to see what we could find out. Every half an hour or so the captain would make an announcement …

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London Heathrow Airport restarts flights after closure causes travel chaos

Al Jazeera

Flights at the United Kingdom’s Heathrow Airport have resumed after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s busiest airport for the day, throwing the plans of tens of thousands of travellers into chaos. London’s main airport said late on Friday that its teams had worked tirelessly to reopen after it suffered a power failure due to a …

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Fire shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, disrupting global travel

LA Times

A fire occurred at the North Hyde electrical substation Thursday night and lead to a closure of nearby Heathrow Airport in London on Friday. The first plane landed at Heathrow Airport late Friday, about 18 hours after an inferno at an electrical substation caused a power outage that shuttered Europe’s busiest air travel hub. Fire under control but impact to …

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London’s Heathrow shut after power outage: Which flights were disrupted?

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5 days, 4 hours ago

London’s Heathrow shut after power outage: Which flights were disrupted?

Al Jazeera

A fire at an electricity substation serving the airport took out the power, officials say. A loss of power forced London’s Heathrow airport, one of the world’s busiest, to shut down on Friday morning, prompting chaos and disrupting travel for tens of thousands of air passengers. In a statement posted on X early on Friday, Heathrow airport advised passengers and …

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‘Hundreds of millions of pounds in losses’ expected as disruptions extend beyond Heathrow Airport

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‘Hundreds of millions of pounds in losses’ expected as disruptions extend beyond Heathrow Airport

CNN

CNN — With Heathrow Airport shut on Friday, the impact of disruptions is expected to extend well beyond Britain’s largest travel hub, potentially costing the airline industry hundreds of millions of pounds. Shukor Yusof, the founder of Singapore-based Endau Analytics, an advisory firm that focuses on the aviation industry, told CNN the financial losses from the shutdown could be in …

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Heathrow to resume operations Saturday; Most buses & trains to London have sold out

NL Times

Buses and trains between the Netherlands and London were far more crowded than usual on Friday due to the power outage that forced the suspension of all operations at Heathrow Airport for the entire day. A return to normal operations is anticipated tomorrow, subject to successful remediation works overnight,” European air traffic service Eurocontrol said at 5:20 p.m. on Friday. …

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Heathrow Airport says it will reopen to some flights after a fire cut power

NPR

Heathrow Airport says it will reopen to some flights after a fire cut power toggle caption Tim de Waele/Getty Images LONDON — Europe's busiest airport announced it will reopen for a small number of flights late Friday, after an overnight power shutdown forced dozens of flights to divert in midair and disrupted travel for passengers worldwide. In a message on …

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Heathrow power outage disrupts flight ops, foul play ruled out: All we know

India Today

London's Heathrow Airport was hit with a huge operational crisis on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that caused a large-scale power outage. After nearly 18 hours of operational shutdown that brought Europe's busiest air travel hub to a standstill, Heathrow Airport resumed operations late Friday, with the first plane landing just before sunset. At least 1,350 …

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Global travel disruption after Heathrow Airport shuts down over power outage caused by fire

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Global travel disruption after Heathrow Airport shuts down over power outage caused by fire

CNN

CNN — London’s Heathrow Airport announced a complete shutdown all day Friday due to a “significant power outage” due to a large fire nearby, causing massive disruption to one of the world’s busiest travel hubs as flights were forced to turn back midair or divert to other locations. “Due to a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport, Heathrow …

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If growth is ever to take off, we need to talk about Heathrow’s FOURTH runway…

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If growth is ever to take off, we need to talk about Heathrow’s FOURTH runway…

The Independent

First Heathrow – now Gatwick. A few short weeks after chancellor Rachel Reeves declared that a third runway at Heathrow was needed – and should be operating in a decade’s time – new passenger figures showed why: traffic at the west London airport grew last year by 6 per cent, to a new high of 83.9 million passengers. Not to …

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Heathrow Airport strike threat as passenger assistance workers vote on walkout

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Unite said the workers are “angry” at being paid an average of 9.5 per cent less than Wilson James staff …

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UK government tentatively backs expansion of Gatwick Airport, country’s second-busiest

Associated Press

LONDON — The U.K. government gave its provisional backing Thursday to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London if certain improvements were met, including on noise reduction — a move that has been met with incredulity from environmental campaigners. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said in a written statement that she was “minded to approve” the expansion, …

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Heathrow seeks planning permission for third runway before end of this Parliament

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Heathrow seeks planning permission for third runway before end of this Parliament

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Planning permission for a third runway at London Heathrow should be granted “before the end of …

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Heathrow seeks ‘planning permission for 3rd runway before the end of this Parliament’

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Heathrow seeks ‘planning permission for 3rd runway before the end of this Parliament’

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Planning permission for a third runway at London Heathrow should be granted “before the end of …

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Budget airline launches UK’s only non-stop flights to new city

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wizz Air will launch the UK’s only non-stop flights to the Saudi Arabian city of Medina …

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Low-cost carrier FlyDubai sees record £484m profit in 2024

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Low-cost carrier FlyDubai sees record £484m profit in 2024

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The low-cost carrier FlyDubai has announced it earned a record-breaking profit of $611m in 2024, buoyed …

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Expand Gatwick as well as Heathrow for best options for travellers, says CAA

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gatwick Airport's expansion plans have received a boost after the aviation regulator said it would give …

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British Airways owner to reveal soaring profit after strong travel demand

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Jet2: Budget airline warns of flight cost rises as Britons make last-minute bookings

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Cost of Brexit on UK’s tourism industry revealed – with the worst yet to come

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One of the Brexit decisions taken by Boris Johnson’s government was to ban more than 200 million European Union citizens …

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How can I see the world in the most sustainable way?

The Independent

Q I want to travel as sustainably as possible but I still want to see distant places that involve flying. open image in gallery Terminal 2 and Terminal 5 will be expanded when a third runway is built at the airport Q On Heathrow airport expansion: this new nomenclature all looks rather confusing. open image in gallery At Dubai, 100 …

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