Heathrow airport shutdown has forced Air India flights to return, following a fire that caused a power outage at an electrical substation. The closure, which lasts until March 21 midnight, has disrupted global air travel. Air India has canceled flights and diverted others, while Heathrow advises...
Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were denied entry to Israel and have now arrived back in the United Kingdomm, landing at Heathrow Airport. The two Labour MPs said they had made the trip “to visit humanitarian aid projects and communities in the West Bank”. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The boss of Heathrow Airport says he is “absolutely committed” to ensuring lessons are learnt from the events which led to the closure of Europe’s busiest airport last month. Appearing before MPs on the Transport Select Committee, Thomas Woldbye also offered a ‘sincere apology’ for the travel disruption caused to thousands of passengers during the one-day shutdown.
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Simon Gallagher, founder of UK Network Services, said Heathrow could have had enough power from one live substation during the outage, but it would have taken hours to reconfigure the airport's network. He acknowledged National Grid’s point that there was sufficient capacity but stressed Heathrow's challenge in adjusting to use that power in time. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Akhil Vyas, a passenger caught up in Friday’s Heathrow Airport closure, recalled the moment he learned his flight to Dubai for a family holiday was cancelled. He said that he hopes that Heathrow will learn from the incident and create a contingency plan to prevent future disruptions. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander called the Heathrow substation fire an "unprecedented event of very significant magnitude" after it halted flights for 18 hours. She praised firefighters and staff for their response, noting backup generators kept critical systems running but couldn’t power the entire airport. The government and Heathrow have launched investigations into resilience planning and infrastructure lessons. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Passengers at Heathrow Airport said they felt 'reassured', after the airport said it was "fully operational" Saturday, a day after a power station fire brought it to a standstill. The shutdown affected..
London Heathrow airport now 'fully operational' after electricity station fire
Europe's busiest airport resumed flights on Saturday morning, but further disruption is expected as it tries to..
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Counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into a fire in Hayes, west London that led to thousands of passengers at Heathrow airport being hit by flight cancellations and power..
Friday, 21 March 2025
Heathrow Airport is to remain shut until midnight due to a large fire at a nearby electricity substation.
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