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Heathrow CEO insists the 'right people' took key decisions in fire outage crisis

March substation blaze closed the airport for an entire day disrupting nearly 1,400 flights and the plans of more than 200,000

Evening Standard

Fears Heathrow’s move to raise airport fees by ‘excessive’ 17% will push up fares

Airport is seeking increase to expand passenger capacity and fund new lounges, shops and restaurants

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow unveils plans to add up to 10 million passengers by 2031

The plan forms the core of the airport’s 2027–2031 business proposal, which was submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority on Friday.

Evening Standard

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The rise of ultra-luxury lounges, with fine art, Michelin-starred menus and chauffeur-driven BMWs

Ultra-luxury private lounges have been growing within the United States for some time, and now the concept is spreading to Europe and, in particular, the UK.

Fortune

Fire that shut Heathrow Airport caused by technical fault known for years, report says

Europe's busiest air hub was shut down for around 18 hours on 21 March after a fire at the North Hyde substation in west London knocked out power to the airport.

Euronews

Heathrow ‘needs improvement’ in how disabled flyers are treated, regulator says

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which conducted the assessment, also gave the same rating to Edinburgh and Glasgow Prestwick airports.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of striking Heathrow workers set to march on airport HQ to demand fair pay

Strikes are set to intensify over the summer if the dispute is not resolved

Evening Standard

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Interim report into Heathrow power outage after fire to be published

More than 270,000 air passenger journeys were disrupted after the airport was closed to all flights.

Evening Standard

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

Heathrow makes first dividend payments in five years

The west London airport said it completed the £250 million transaction on March 7.

Evening Standard

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

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

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

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 .

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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

Evening Standard

Heathrow boss to be questioned by MPs over closure

Chief executive Thomas Woldbye will give evidence to the Transport Select Committee.

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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.

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The Independent UK

Heathrow Airport ‘had enough power to avoid shutdown’ after fire

Heathrow had enough power to avoid shutdown, says National Grid

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

Heathrow airport: Probe ordered into ‘national embarrassment’ incident

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

The Independent UK

Travellers reel from Heathrow fire chaos as dream holidays jeopardised

Dream holidays in ruins as thousands of travellers reel from Heathrow chaos

Euronews

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)

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

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.

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