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Passengers at Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, face “major disruption” as 800 members of the Unite union prepare to walk out for a week.. Unite is calling out firefighters and staff in ...
The disruption at Heathrow was of a similar scale to last Sunday, when high winds caused a reduction in the number of aircraft that could be handled. More than 100 flights were grounded. More than ...
Disruption is continuing at some of the UK’s busiest airports as thick fog blankets the country. Flights at Stansted airport have been affected by the weather conditions, while live departure ...
Jonathan Risley and his wife, Janice, spent 25 December in Amsterdam and planned to travel back to the UK on Boxing Day. However, due to weather conditions, three flights home have all been cancelled.
22 August – British Airtours Flight 28M operated by Boeing 737-236 G-BGJL suffered an engine fire on take-off from Manchester Airport. Take-off was aborted and an emergency evacuation was initiated. Fire spread to the passenger cabin, killing 53 and seriously injuring 15 of the 131 people on board. 1986
In an attempt to minimise further travel disruptions, Heathrow Airport received dispensation from the Department for Transport to operate some night flights. [2] Even so, the following day (18 January), 113 short-haul flights were cancelled because crews and aircraft were out of position. [16]
Up to 40,000 passengers have been affected by flight cancellations after a large fire broke out at one of London ’s Luton Airport ’s car parks.. The airport has now suspended all flights until ...
The Heathrow FRS also operates two Mitsubishi Shogun command vehicles out of the main fire station, a Scania hose-layer, several auxiliary vehicles (such as a personnel carrier) along with a couple of reserve foam tenders and, to meet category 10 requirements, a Scania 42 m aerial ladder platform to reach the upper deck of the A380.