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The Latest Breaking News from Heathrow

From Gatwick drones to the Heathrow fire – a look at the worst air travel disruption

A fire that closed London’s Heathrow Airport has sparked one of the most serious disruptions to air travel in years

The Independent UK

Counter-terror police leading inquiry into ‘unprecedented’ Heathrow fire

Met officers say no immediate indication of foul play as passengers face days of disruption from electrical substation blaze

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow hotels charge stranded passengers up to £650 for rooms after airport closure

The cost of hotel rooms near London Heathrow airport on Friday night is up to seven times more expensive than the same night next week

The Independent UK

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Counter-terrorism police lead fire inquiry as Heathrow closed all day

Thousands of homes have been left without power and more than 100 people were evacuated.

Evening Standard

Counter-terrorism police lead probe into fire that caused Heathrow power outage

The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation into the cause of the fire at an electrical substation in west…

The National (Scotland)

What we know about the closure at London's Heathrow Airport

Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport have been canceled for the whole of Friday after a fire at a nearby substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest airport

The Independent UK

Heathrow airport: Pilot admits ‘I don’t know where we’re going’ in mid-air during flight diversion chaos

Passenger heard pilot say ‘Stansted’s full, Gatwick’s full’

The Independent UK

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Heathrow flights chaos: Strictly star among thousands stranded abroad amid airport shutdown

Passengers say British Airways has ‘no clue’ when their flights will depart

Evening Standard

London Heathrow Airport thrown in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day

U.S. traveller on-route to England turned on in-flight world map and saw a big U-turn.

Fortune

Heathrow in numbers: Fire closes UK’s largest airport

Some 229,000 passengers use the airport each day on average.

The Independent UK

Passengers express confusion, annoyance and frustration amid Heathrow closure

More than 200,000 air passengers have had their flights to or from Heathrow cancelled after the airport closed on Friday following a fire.

The Independent UK

Electrical substation fire makes Heathrow look ‘vulnerable’ – Energy Secretary

The airport is supplied by the North Hyde electrical substation in west London.

Evening Standard

Local residents heard ‘massive explosion’ before fire which shut down Heathrow

Thousands of homes have been left without power and more than 100 people were evacuated following the fire.

Evening Standard

Heathrow closure: what are your rights if your flight has been cancelled?

Up to 291,000 passengers have had journeys disrupted by the London airport’s power outage

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Evening Standard

Heathrow closure chaos poses big questions for Europe’s largest airport as terror police drafted in

Ed Miliband described the blaze as ‘an unprecedented event’ and vows the Government ‘will have to look hard’ at ‘resilience’ for major institutions

Evening Standard

How are other airports and airlines helping after Heathrow closure?

Some airlines are running additional flights from other London hubs, or using larger aircraft.

Evening Standard

What to do if your flight is cancelled? Compensation and expenses rights explained amid Heathrow airport fire chaos

British consumer laws do NOT cover flights arriving in the UK on an non-EU or UK airline

The Independent UK

Heathrow flights map: Where are planes being diverted to after substation fire closes airport

Heathrow was due to see over 1,330 scheduled flights today, flying some 291,000 passengers

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Evening Standard

Why is Heathrow Airport closed? Chaos as thousands stranded due to fire

Airport experts liken events to a ‘contained version of 9/11’ and say it will take days for flights to return to normal

The Independent UK

Scottish flights cancelled due to Heathrow closure following substation fire

Passengers have been urged to check the status of their flights ahead of time.

Radio France Internationale

Flights diverted after fire at London power station shuts Heathrow

Flights were diverted to airports in France, Ireland and Germany on Friday after a fire at an electricity substation in west London forced a full-day shutdown of Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport.

Al Jazeera

London’s Heathrow shut after power outage: Which flights were disrupted?

A fire at an electricity substation serving the airport took out the power, officials say.

The Independent UK

Watch live aerial view of London substation after major fire forces Heathrow Airport closure

Watch a live aerial view from a west London substation after a major fire forced Heathrow Airport to close on Friday (21 March).

The Independent UK

British Airways owner sees nearly half a billion pounds wiped off value as Heathrow shutdown guts share price

A nearby fire means more than a 1,000 flights are cancelled or diverted for the day

The Independent UK

Heathrow airport closure: Everything we know about the Hayes substation fire and effects of grounded flights

Shutting airport for 15 hours will have cost millions of pounds after 25,000 litres of cooling oil caught fire at high-voltage substation

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