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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

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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

The Independent UK

Heathrow boss to be questioned by MPs over closure

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

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

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

Heathrow had enough power to avoid shutdown, says National Grid

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

Heathrow airport: Probe ordered into ‘national embarrassment’ incident

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

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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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The Independent UK

Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos around the world

Heathrow Airport says it is “fully operational” on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire

The Guardian - UK

Energy secretary orders investigation into Heathrow disruption – as it happened

Miliband said he wanted ‘to understand any wider lessons to be learned on energy resilience for critical national infrastructure’

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 loses ground as airline stocks slump following Heathrow fire

British Airways’ parent company and easyJet both saw shares fall following the blaze on Friday.

Evening Standard

Heathrow to ‘begin some flights later today’ after outage caused by fire

The airport originally announced early on Friday that it would be closed until 11.59pm because of a blaze at a nearby electrical substation.

Evening Standard

Power appears to have returned to Heathrow but airport remains closed

The airport announced early on Friday it would be closed until 11.59pm because of a fire at a nearby electrical substation.

The Independent UK

Heathrow ‘back-up systems’ not designed to run full operation

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

The Independent UK

What is Gatwick’s expansion plan and who will pay for it?

Here the PA news agency answers 14 key questions about the project.

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