London’s Heathrow hit by more flight cancellations after air traffic failure

July 31, 2025 2:28 PM

London’s Heathrow hit by more flight cancellations after air traffic failure

At least 16 flights to and from London's Heathrow Airport were cancelled on Thursday, a day after technical problems with Britain's air traffic control system caused widespread disruption across the country's airports. National Air Traffic Services (NATS), which provides air traffic control services for planes flying in UK airspace and the eastern part of the North Atlantic, said on Wednesday its systems were fully operational with capacity returning to normal after it switched to a back-up sys...

Huge fire closes UK’s Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted

March 21, 2025 10:56 AM

Huge fire closes UK’s Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted

Britain's Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the world. The London Fire Brigade said around 70 firefighters were tackling the blaze in the west of London, which caused a mass power outage at Heathrow, Europe's busiest and the world's fifth-busiest airport. Huge orange flames and smoke could be seen shooting into the sky. Around 150 people were evacuated from nearby buildi...