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.
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Heathrow is expecting a full day of normal operation today after the airport was shut over a loss of power, as passengers have been warned of further disruption. Sky News
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Counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into a fire in Hayes, west London that led to thousands of passengers at Heathrow airport being hit by flight cancellations and power cuts.
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Around 1,351 flights have been cancelled after a fire broke out at a nearby electrical substation that supplies power to Heathrow Airport in west London.
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Heathrow's CEO says "a few" long-haul flights will take off tonight and that "full operation" will resume at the airport tomorrow morning. Thomas Woldbye adds that he is "very sorry" to those whose travel plans have been affected by the substation fire that shut the UK's busiest airport and that the incident was one of "major severity". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The first plane has landed at Heathrow Airport after a fire broke out at an electrical substation, causing thousands of people to be hit by flight cancellations and power cuts.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan calls the counter-terrorism investigation into a fire that broke out at an electrical substation near Heathrow Airport “normal” saying, “this is not a reason for people to be alarmed”.
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