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Hugh Grant fumes over ‘creepy’ and ‘intrusive’ encounter at London’s Heathrow Airport

In an explosive online post, actor Hugh Grant has fumed about what he called a “creepy” and “intrusive” encounter at London’s Heathrow Airport.

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Hugh Grant slams Heathrow immigration officer over ‘insulting and creepy’ treatment of children

The Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary star said the incident happened on Friday (4 April) as he travelled through the airport with his wife and three children

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‘Airport Theory’ is a ridiculous conceit. Here’s mine, though

The Man Who Pays His Way: Do you agree that ‘early is on-time and on-time is late’?

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Hugh Grant left furious over ‘creepy’ incident with his children at Heathrow Airport

British actor said he found the interaction ‘insulting’

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Passengers share fury at British Airways live-chat customer service after being stranded amid Heathrow fire

Exclusive: Couple were wrongly told BA could not get them out earlier – but their holiday company could

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Passengers on Heathrow flight 'abandoned' at remote airfield due to visa issue after emergency landing

The Virgin Atlantic service was diverted to a remote military base in Turkey, allegedly leaving passengers including pregnant women ‘with no food’

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Family mourn girl, 17, with ‘heart of gold’ killed in horror bus and car crash near Heathrow

Star Tomkins died following the collision on Bedfont Road in Feltham, west London

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Heathrow Airport shutdown: What we learnt from travel chaos and how could it be prevented?

It takes 10 hours to restore key airport systems if they lose power, MPs on the Transport Select Committee were told

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Heathrow should not mark its own homework on energy resilience

External examination of choice to close after fire would have more credibility than review by a board director. It is not too late

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Londonderry to Heathrow flight route secured for two more years

Stormont Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald made the announcement of £4.626 million of funding for the flight route.

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Airlines warned Heathrow about power supply risks days before outage, MPs told

Concerns about cable theft raised with airport before substation fire but Heathrow chief defends handling of incident

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow boss to be grilled by MPs about airport shutdown after substation fire

The Independent estimates the total cost to airlines at Heathrow as £100m in lost revenue and passenger care expenses

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New rail links needed if Heathrow Airport expands, London Assembly warned

Solutions include extending the Elizabeth line to Staines - dubbed an ‘absolute game-changer’ for access to the airport from Surrey and south-west London

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Heathrow boss to be questioned by MPs over airport’s closure

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

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Minister scolds MPs over campaign to build airport in Kashmir while voting against Heathrow expansion

Security Minister Dan Jarvis said an MP’s ‘primary focus’ should be on local issues

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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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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

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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’

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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’.

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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

Evening Standard

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

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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

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