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Heathrow Airport Shut Down After Substation Fire—Terror Threat or Infrastructure Failure?

In a shocking disruption, Heathrow Airport was forced to shut down on 21 March 2025 following an unprecedented fire at a key substation, with counter-terrorism police now leading the investigation. Was this a case of failing infrastructure, or is there a far more sinister cause behind the chaos that crippled one of the world’s busiest airports? Read the full report at: https://cockpitking.com/heathrow-airport-closed-after-unprecedented-substation-fire-counter-terrorism-police-now-leading-inquiry-21-march-2025/?amp=1
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Heathrow Airport Grinds to a Halt: Thousands Stranded After Power Substation Fire

Heathrow Airport Grinds to a Halt: Thousands Stranded After Power Substation Fire Heathrow Airport, one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs, faced chaos today as an unplanned closure triggered by a major fire at a critical power substation brought operations to a standstill. The shutdown, which began in the early hours, stranded tens of thousands of passengers, canceled hundreds of flights, and exposed vulnerabilities in the airport’s infrastructure. Authorities confirmed the fire caused a cascading power failure, crippling systems essential for air traffic control, security, and terminal operations. The disruption stemmed from a blaze at an off-site electrical substation that supplies power to Heathrow’s runways, terminals, and...
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Get Britain Building: Heathrow clears for take-off a multi-billion-pound plan to upgrade and expand UK’s Gateway to Growth

Get Britain Building: Heathrow clears for take-off a multi-billion-pound plan to upgrade and expand UK’s Gateway to Growth Just two weeks after the Chancellor backed a third runway, Heathrow is launching its largest investment programme in the airport’s history to upgrade and expand the ‘UK’s Gateway to Growth’ through 100% private funding  Multi-billion-pound phased investment beginning this year with a UK-wide supply chain to help deliver the Government’s mission on economic growth – including commitment on UK steel    Attendees including Industry Minister Sarah Jones, Community Union General Secretary Roy Rickhuss, GMB Union and political and industry leaders, welcomed today’s announcement In a major address delivered at...
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Heathrow accelerates Sustainable Aviation Fuel adoption

Heathrow accelerates Sustainable Aviation Fuel adoption Heathrow also publishes new 'Nature Positive Plan' and announces an update to its sustainability strategy, 'Connecting People and Planet' (Heathrow 2.0) Heathrow increases pioneering Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) incentive scheme - targeting 3% SAF in 2025. £86m is available to airlines to support the swap to cleaner fuels, cutting 500,000 tonnes of carbon from flights Heathrow also publishes new 'Nature Positive Plan' and announces an update to its sustainability strategy, 'Connecting People and Planet' (Heathrow 2.0) Heathrow has announced an increase in its pioneering carbon cutting scheme for a fourth year. In 2025, £86m will be available to airlines through the...
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Heathrow announces £2.3bn accelerated investment plan to upgrade the UK’s international gateway to growth

Heathrow announces £2.3bn accelerated investment plan to upgrade the UK’s international gateway to growth  Heathrow announces £2.3 billion accelerated investment plan to upgrade the airport over the next two years – the largest private sector capital investment in UK transport infrastructure, with an increase of almost a quarter of a billion compared to previous estimates Investment will fund projects such as accelerating the airport’s decarbonisation, and over the two years will create contract opportunities for businesses and SMEs nationwide Increased investment comes as Heathrow publishes the first annual Investment Impact Report illustrating the impact of Heathrow’s £1.1bn investment in 2024 18 December 2024 – In the largest...
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Heathrow chases summer gold for UK plc as it smashes all-time records

Heathrow chases summer gold for UK plc as it smashes all-time records Almost 8 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in July, seeing the UK’s hub retain gold spot on the podium as the busiest airport in Europe in the first half of the year - ahead of Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Madrid and Paris Charles de Gaulle by millions of passengers Before July 2024, Heathrow had never surpassed 1.8m passengers in a week. This has now been achieved three weeks in a row (08 – 28 July), as the airport continues to break its own records Heathrow saw six of its busiest ever departure days in the week the schools broke up for the summer holiday period (from 22 July), with over 140k direct departing passengers and almost 140k...
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Strong April performance keeps Heathrow on-track for busiest year ever

Strong April performance keeps Heathrow on-track for busiest year ever Heathrow welcomed 6.7 million passengers in April, bringing the total for the year so far up to 25.2 million. Last month, airport teams welcomed a daily average of 224,000 passengers, while Friday 19 April saw the airfield’s busiest day since October 2019 with 1,337 flights. East Asian and Middle Eastern routes have seen double-digit percentage increases in passengers. A surge in passengers to Delhi and Mumbai has made these the 6th and 8th most popular destinations so far this year with New York, Dubai and Doha taking the top three spots, respectively. Terminal 2 welcomed its millionth flight on Saturday 27 April with IcelandAir FI454 from Keflavik...
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Heathrow passenger numbers hit record - results for the three months ended 31 Mar 2024

Heathrow passenger numbers hit record - results for the three months ended 31 Mar 2024 Record-breaking start to 2024 – 18.5 million passengers travelled through Heathrow during Q1, more than ever before. The strong performance during what is traditionally a quieter period of the year was in part driven by growth on key business routes like Delhi and Mumbai, strong North American traffic and surging East Asian demand growing 40% versus Q1 2023. The summer getaway is expected to be the busiest on record, and we have a robust operating plan in place to keep the airport running smoothly, even if unnecessary industrial action materialises. Reflecting the strong performance, our 2024 passenger outlook has been bumped up to 82.4 million...
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Strong start to the year for Heathrow

Strong start to the year for Heathrow 6 million people travelled through Heathrow in January, including 196,661 passengers on Blue Monday (15 January) who were seeking a jet-setting start to 2024. 2024 has got off to a smashing start with Heathrow being named the best UK airport for the 3rd consecutive year at the Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards. This accolade is testament to the hard work and dedication of all colleagues across Team Heathrow. 122,255 tonnes of cargo passed through the airport in January as Heathrow unveils its ‘Exporting Excellence’ report, spotlighting exporters from the 12 nations and regions of the UK. As the country’s only hub airport, Heathrow plays a vital role connecting UK exporters to destinations unique...
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