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The Latest Breaking News from Heathrow

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

Evening Standard

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 fire

The Guardian - UK

United Airlines flight forced into sudden diversion back to London after mid-flight emergency

A ‘mechanical issue’ made the Boeing 767 touch back down at Heathrow

The Independent UK

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Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary rails against EU law costing passengers £7 per flight

Exclusive: Aviation industry is demanding reforms as Lufthansa boss says ‘passengers are paying more for EU261 than the airlines are making in profits’

The Independent UK

Minister pledges to uncover causes of Heathrow and North Sea incidents

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said ‘no stone should be left unturned identifying the causes of the incidents’.

Evening Standard

Aviation watchdog to look at ‘resilience’ rules after Heathrow closure

CAA urged to tackle ‘flawed regime’ as it reviews whether to take further steps on airport’s regulatory model

The Guardian - UK

New York-bound flight returns to Heathrow after mid-air ‘engine failure’

United Airlines jet performs U-turn at more than 18,000ft

Evening Standard

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More than 270,000 passenger journeys were affected by Heathrow shutdown

The majority of people disrupted had their flights cancelled, diverted or delayed on Friday March 21.

Evening Standard

Airlines threaten to sue Heathrow if not compensated for airport fire shutdown

The body warns of legal action if airline costs over closure are not ‘amicably settled’

The Independent UK

Heathrow closure: ‘Improve UK diversion airports so passengers don’t end up on random Atlantic islands’

Plane Talk: Diverting a plane triggers a multitude of issues

The Independent UK

Counter-terror police say fire that shut down Heathrow airport not suspicious

Scotland Yard says electrical substation fire in Hayes last week no longer ‘a potentially criminal matter’

The Guardian - UK

A good night’s sleep for Heathrow boss

Brief letters: Power cut crisis | Orwellian narrative | Birthday wishes | Emetic art | Tax timing

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

Up and over to down under: Qantas plan Sydney to London non-stop via the North Pole

Exclusive: CEO Vanessa Hudson tells The Independent: ‘We won’t need to fly over Russia’

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Airlines could take legal action over Heathrow shutdown

Body representing over 90 firms says it could take airport to court over costs of closure if issue not ‘amicably settled’

The Independent UK

Grounded: The questions Heathrow must answer over fire shutdown

Given the immense harm caused, Heathrow still has some key things to answer, writes travel correspondent Simon Calder

Evening Standard

Pressure mounts on Heathrow boss as airlines threaten legal action over fire shutdown chaos

Warning of potential legal action comes as No10 and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander decline to say they have confidence in Thomas Woldbye

The Guardian - UK

Labour delight in welcome distraction of Heathrow crisis-not-really-a-crisis

Disruptive but not deadly closure that is not government’s fault is just the thing to ease the spring statement stress

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The Conversation

Flight chaos, stranded passengers and lost profits: how airlines manage crises like the Heathrow shutdown

In 2024, Heathrow was the busiest airport in Europe by passenger numbers and the fourth busiest worldwide. Nearly 84 million passengers passed through its five terminals during the year. These figures highlight the scale of disruption caused by its recent complete closure after a fire at an electricity substation.

Evening Standard

Ministers ‘monitoring’ how passengers looked after following Heathrow shutdown

A fire at the North Hyde electricity substation last week disrupted power supplies at the West London hub.

The Independent UK

Under-fire Heathrow boss insists controversial decision to shut airport ‘wasn’t difficult’

Exclusive: Thomas Woldbye insists shutting down was the only option following fire at nearby power station – despite head of National Grid maintaining that the airport could have stayed open

Evening Standard

PM ‘deeply concerned’ about Heathrow closure

Some 200,000 passengers were affected as the west London airport was closed for much of Friday after a fire at a nearby electricity substation.

Euronews

Heathrow defends response after substation fire grounds flights for 18 hours

The fire's impact raised concerns about the resilience of Britain's energy system to accident, natural disaster or attack.

Evening Standard

Is Heathrow back to normal now after flight cancellation chaos?

More than 1,000 flights were cancelled on Friday after a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cut

The Independent UK

Heathrow defends its response as questions grow about why a fire shut the airport for so long

Heathrow bosses are defending their response to a fire that shut down Europe’s busiest air hub for almost a day

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