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Heathrow warned about power supply days before outage caused closure, MPs told

Heathrow Airport was warned about its power supply in the days before it closed because of an outage, MPs were told. Nigel Wicking, chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators Committee, which represents airlines that use the west London airport, ...

02 Apr 2025 at 11:46

Heathrow power supply fears were raised days before substation fire, MPs hear

Heathrow airport was warned about its power supply in the days before it closed because of a fire, MPs were told. Nigel Wicking, chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators Committee, which represents airlines that use the west London airport, ...

02 Apr 2025 at 14:20

Ministers ‘monitoring’ how passengers looked after following Heathrow shutdown

Ministers are “closely monitoring” how airlines look after their passengers following the “unprecedented” Heathrow shutdown, the Transport Secretary has said. Heidi Alexander told the Commons the Government “is acutely aware of the need to ...

24 Mar 2025 at 21:16

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

Heathrow has explained how its “back-up systems” are not designed to allow the airport to run a full operation after a fire at an electrical substation was said to make it look “vulnerable”. Europe’s busiest airport, which is supplied by ...

21 Mar 2025 at 14:06

Electrical substation fire makes Heathrow look ‘vulnerable’ – Energy Secretary

The closure of Heathrow due to a fire at an electrical substation has made the airport look “vulnerable”, the Energy Secretary has said. Europe’s busiest airport, which is supplied by the North Hyde electrical substation in west London, ...

21 Mar 2025 at 12:05

Flats evacuated as 100 firefighters tackle substation blaze in west London

Around 80 people have been evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out at an electrical substation in west London. Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters were called on Tuesday morning to the blaze on Aberdeen Place in ...

29 Apr 2025 at 11:35

Residents woke up to loud bangs and smoke from substation fire

Elderly and vulnerable residents were among those moved out of their homes when a fire broke out at an electrical substation in west London. Fifteen fire engines and 100 firefighters were called to Aberdeen Place in Maida Vale on ...

29 Apr 2025 at 13:57

Power restored to Heathrow terminals seven hours before flights resumed – report

Power was restored to Heathrow airport’s terminals seven hours before flights resumed on the day it was closed because of a substation fire, an investigation has found. An interim report by the National Energy System Operator ...

08 May 2025 at 08:15

Power outage report ‘raises important questions’ – Heathrow

Heathrow airport said an interim report into a power outage which caused its closure for most of a day “raises important questions”. No flights operated at the west London airport until about 6pm on March 21 because of a ...

08 May 2025 at 10:31

Hundreds of homes without power after substation destroyed by fire

An electrical substation in the centre of Exeter has been destroyed by fire, leaving hundreds of properties without power. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the scene, off Fore Street, ...

11 May 2025 at 12:54

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