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The Latest Breaking News from Heathrow

Heathrow had enough power to avoid shutdown, says National Grid

Chief executive John Pettigrew said two substations were ‘always available’

The Independent UK

Heathrow had access to power despite shutdown, says National Grid chief

John Pettigrew said two substations were ‘always available for the distribution network companies and Heathrow to take power’

Evening Standard

Service at Heathrow airport returns to normal two days after forced closure

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

The Guardian - UK

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What we know about the closure and reopening of Heathrow Airport

Around 200,000 passengers were affected by Friday’s closure of Europe’s busiest airport.

Evening Standard

Power play: how the Heathrow shutdown hit passengers at home and away

The Man Who Pays His Way: Any more of this and I will start a line of travel chaos T-shirts

The Independent UK

Heathrow Airport returning to normal as investigations ordered into power outage

British Airways said it is anticipating being able to run a ‘near-full schedule’ on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Heathrow airport: Urgent probe ordered into power outage which was branded ‘national embarrassment’

Energy secretary Ed Miliband orders grid operator to conduct ‘urgent’ probe into fire which caused ‘unprecedented’ Heathrow shutdown

The Independent UK

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‘Wake-up call’: ministers launch urgent investigation into Heathrow shutdown

Government says lessons need to be learned after the substation fire that caused chaos for 300,000 passengers

The Guardian - UK

Missing friend’s wedding ceremony ‘nightmarish’, says Heathrow passenger

Farah Rafeeq, 24, was due to travel with Singapore Airlines on Friday from Heathrow with her friend.

Evening Standard

Ed Miliband orders grid operator to urgently investigate Heathrow power outage after fire

Flights resumed at the west London airport on Friday evening and restrictions on overnight flights were temporarily lifted after hours of closure.

Evening Standard

Power restored to west London homes after Heathrow substation fire

The blaze forced the airport to axe more than 1,300 flights

Evening Standard

Heathrow Airport Restarts Operations But Delays Expected For Days

After more than 1,300 flights were grounded on Friday, around 100 additional flights have been canceled by airlines.

International Business Times

Heathrow Airport 'Fully Operational' After Fire Shutdown

Heathrow Airport said it was "fully operational" on Saturday but delays and cancellations were expected as Europe's busiest air hub resumed operations after a power station fire caused travel mayhem.

International Business Times

Heathrow resumes operations as global airlines scramble after shutdown

London's Heathrow Airport resumed full operations on Saturday, a day after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe's busiest airport, causing global travel chaos.

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Evening Standard

Engineer blunder may have sparked fire that shut down Heathrow

The blaze led to a major power outage that brought Britain’s busiest airport to a standstill

Evening Standard

Flights begin landing at Heathrow after mass disruption caused by power outage

Around 200,000 passengers have been affected by the closure of what is Europe’s busiest airport.

The Guardian - AU

‘Colossal failure’: what the papers say about the Heathrow airport shutdown

The chaos at Europe’s busiest airport caused by a substation fire dominates UK front pages on Saturday

Evening Standard

What the papers say – March 22

Heathrow Airport’s sudden closure dominates Saturday’s front pages.

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Passengers to face more delays as Heathrow aims to return to normal operation

Europe’s busiest airport was shut for hours on Friday after an outage caused by an electricity substation fire.

The Independent UK

First plane touches down at Heathrow after unprecedented 18 hour airport shutdown

A British Airways jet became the first plane to land at Heathrow, as the airport re-opened after a 18 hour shutdown.

Evening Standard

What we know about the events leading to Heathrow Airport closure

Europe’s busiest airport was shut for much of Friday.

The National (Scotland)

Flights to resume at Heathrow following power outage caused by fire

Flights will resume at Heathrow Airport on Friday evening as its chief executive apologised to stranded passengers and defended the response to an…

Evening Standard

Fires, cancelled flights and ruined plans: Inside Heathrow's day of travel chaos

More than 1,300 flights to and from Heathrow were disrupted after a blaze broke out at a critical electrical substation

The Independent UK

Heathrow airport resumes some flights after fire closure leaves thousands stranded worldwide

Counterterror police investigate blaze that caused power cut, upsetting travel plans of up to 300,000 passengers

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow flights restarting after power cut and travel chaos

Airport expects to be fully operational on Saturday, but airlines say closure will have ‘huge impact’ in coming days

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