Heathrow boss to be grilled by MPs about airport shutdown
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Thomas Woldbye is appearing before the Transport Select Committee today (2 April) to explain the sequence of events that led to more than 1,400 flights being diverted or cancelled.
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Heathrow Airport was warned about the "resilience" of its power supply in the days before a fire which shut down the airport for more than a day last month.
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A fire at a nearby substation knocked out the airport's power. At least 1,350 flights were affected, FlightRadar 24 said, and the impact was likely to last several days.
London's Heathrow Airport reopened on Saturday after a power outage at one of the world's busiest airports the previous day caused widespread chaos and cancellations.
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Heathrow defends its response as questions grow about why a fire shut the airport for so long(Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP) A British Airways plane takes off as Heathrow Airport slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport in London, Saturday, March 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) In this photo taken from video ...
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Heathrow’s chief executive has defended the airport’s response to the power outage and shutdown that sparked global travel chaos, apologizing to stranded passengers and confirming the airport is “operating as normal” Saturday.
Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport were canceled Friday after a fire at a nearby substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest airport, disrupting travel plans for hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband announced Saturday that he is ordering an investigation into the substation fire.
Heathrow Airport in London announced it will be closed Friday after a large fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage.
Trains linking Paddington Station with Heathrow’s Terminal 5 may be canceled or face delays of up to 30 minutes.