Uber and other private hire drivers to log off apps for global strike Thousands of drivers across the world are planning to join the strike on Thursday The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025
Heathrow makes first dividend payments in five years The west London airport said it completed the £250 million transaction on March 7. Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2025
Heathrow bosses taken to task over huge power failure that ruined holidays Heathrow bosses were warned of substation power failure risk days before electrical fire shut airport The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Disastrous Heathrow power cut will cost airlines up to £100m, MPs told Heathrow boss says it would cost £1 billion to protect airport from closure during a similar power cut in future Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025
Heathrow bosses were warned of substation power failure risk days before electrical fire shut airport A quarter of a million passengers were affected by the closure – but Heathrow boss says its command and control system ‘worked exactly right’ The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Heathrow warned about power supply days before outage caused closure, MPs told The west London airport was closed to all flights until about 6pm on Friday March 21 . The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Heathrow boss to be questioned by MPs over closure Chief executive Thomas Woldbye will give evidence to the Transport Select Committee. Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
Was Heathrow’s response to fire at a substation really the best it could do? Given the airport had uninterrupted power from two other substations, did it have to shut down for long? The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025
Watch live: Transport minister gives statement after Heathrow Airport shutdown chaos Watch live as transport minister Heidi Alexander gives a statement on Monday (24 March) after a fire at a electricity substation in west London forced Heathrow Airport to close for several hours. The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025
Heathrow Airport ‘had enough power to avoid shutdown’ after fire Heathrow had enough power to avoid shutdown, says National Grid The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025
Heathrow boss who 'went to bed' amid power station fire crisis fails to get backing of Keir Starmer Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2025
Heathrow airport: Probe ordered into ‘national embarrassment’ incident Heathrow airport: Urgent probe ordered into power outage which was branded ‘national embarrassment’ The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025
Travellers reel from Heathrow fire chaos as dream holidays jeopardised Dream holidays in ruins as thousands of travellers reel from Heathrow chaos The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
Euronews · Mar 22, 2025 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 relocate planes, passengers and crew.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 22, 2025 Heathrow 'open and fully operational' following disruption caused by power outage HEATHROW Airport said it is “open and fully operational” on Saturday after the airport was shut over a loss of power caused by a substation fire…
Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025 Heathrow ‘open and fully operational’ after disruption caused by power outage Around 200,000 passengers have been affected by the closure of what is Europe’s busiest airport.
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025 Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos around the world Heathrow Airport says it is “fully operational” on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire
The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025 Energy secretary orders investigation into Heathrow disruption – as it happened Miliband said he wanted ‘to understand any wider lessons to be learned on energy resilience for critical national infrastructure’
Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2025 FTSE 100 loses ground as airline stocks slump following Heathrow fire British Airways’ parent company and easyJet both saw shares fall following the blaze on Friday.
Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2025 Heathrow to ‘begin some flights later today’ after outage caused by fire The airport originally announced early on Friday that it would be closed until 11.59pm because of a blaze at a nearby electrical substation.
Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2025 Power appears to have returned to Heathrow but airport remains closed The airport announced early on Friday it would be closed until 11.59pm because of a fire at a nearby electrical substation.
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025 Heathrow ‘back-up systems’ not designed to run full operation The airport is supplied by the North Hyde electrical substation in west London.
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025 What is Gatwick’s expansion plan and who will pay for it? Here the PA news agency answers 14 key questions about the project.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025 Room for both Heathrow and Gatwick to expand, says airport boss Heathrow CEO calls for third runway guarantees and says plans should not be affected if Gatwick scheme approved