Who pays when your vacation is ruined through no fault of your own? Often, it is you. There's no perfect way to protect ...

The boss of Heathrow came under fire for an 18-hour shutdown at the airport last month after an airline representative said ...

The substation fire that shut Heathrow for most of March 21st turned out to be the latter—prompting a blame game between the airport and Britain’s electricity-system operator. (Heathrow’s chairman, ...

In 2024, Heathrow was the busiest airport in Europe by passenger numbers and the fourth busiest worldwide. Nearly 84 million passengers passed through its five terminals during the year. These figures ...

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that Heathrow Airport will have "strong incentives" for the "efficient delivery" of its proposed third runway. Consequently, the CAA is set to ...

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The Metropolitan Police provided an update on social media saying the fire at the substation does not appear suspicious. "After initial assessment, our officers are not treating the cause of the ...

Heathrow bosses feared that their net zero plans could threaten the stability of the airport’s power supply, according to a briefing to MPs two years ago. Nigel Milton, the airport’s then ...

The shut-down of Heathrow Airport last week is a reminder to companies that they need to expect the unexpected and prepare accordingly. The issues at Heathrow were the latest in a string of ...

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“The government is determined to do everything it can to prevent a repeat of what happened at Heathrow," Miliband stated. The British government has launched an investigation into the country ...

At the moment, both airport and airline officials are working together to facilitate the recovery after Friday ... as it flies 51% of all Heathrow traffic. In a statement, the airline said that: "We ...