The Heathrow shutdown is a wake-up call: Shore up infrastructure or pay the price
How can such an event occur at a place like Heathrow, and why were precautions not in place to protect such a critical ...
Heathrow shutdown is a 'dramatic learning curve' in airport crisis management, expert says
Anita Mendiratta said the implications of the fire and power outage causing the closure of London's Heathrow Airport on Friday were "very wide." Mendiratta, founder of consultancy AM&A, said the ...
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Airline staff ‘were as shocked as we were.’ The passengers caught up in the flight chaos
This stunning view of clouds streaked with gold should ... that their flight QR011 had rerouted due to a power issue at Heathrow. No flights were arriving or departing from the London hub for ...
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Flights Resume at Heathrow After Fire Forced Its Closure
But bigger disruptions like the one at Heathrow can require scrapping and reworking intricate plans while taking into account a wide range of limitations. When Southwest Airlines struggled to ...
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Chaos, Heartache and Missed Vacations: Heathrow Closure Creates Havoc for Travelers
While passengers at London’s second-largest airport, Gatwick, which received many flights that had been headed to Heathrow, stood in long lines at help desks. Heathrow, which is usually one of ...
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Heathrow accused of ‘colossal failure’ over fire shutdown
Airline chiefs have accused Heathrow of “clear failure” after ... mostly in the bellies of wide-body passenger jets on long-haul routes. A prolonged shutdown has the potential to disrupt ...
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Heathrow latest LIVE: Ed Miliband orders urgent probe into fire and power failure
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has ordered the National Energy System Operator to “urgently investigate” a power outage caused by a substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport on Friday ...