Heathrow's chief executive could not be reached to tell him about the airport's closure after a power outage because his phone was on silent, an inquiry has revealed. Thomas Woldbye was asleep ...

Thousands of passengers have faced delays and cancellations after Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, was forced to close on Friday following a fire at a nearby electric substation. Travellers ...

The Met Police confirmed a "false alarm" after passengers were asked to evacuate Terminal 3 at London Heathrow Airport following reports of a suspicious package being found. Air Live reported that ...

A Heathrow bigwig slept through the first six hours of the airport's shutdown because his phone was on silent mode, an inquiry has found. Fellow executives initially could not contact Thomas ...

Posts on social media report that a suspicious item was found inside a passengers baggage at Heathrow Airport T3, with police and other emergency services in attendance. Heathrow Express has also ...

Attempts to tell Heathrow airport's sleeping chief executive that the airport had been closed because of a power outage failed because his bedside phone was on silent, an inquiry has found.

The Government has invited potential promoters of another runway at Heathrow to come forward with plans this summer. Airlines have criticised Heathrow for not operating the airport in the most ...

The cause of the fire which shut down Heathrow Airport is “not believed to be suspicious” but is under investigation by the Met Police counter-terrorism squad. Heathrow Airport “responded ...

HEATHROW’S boss slept through its shutdown over an electrical fire as his phone was on silent, an inquiry has found. Thomas Woldbye was tucked up in bed as senior staff were left to suspend flights.

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Heathrow is eyeing up expansion plans after a record-breaking Christmas rounded off its busiest ever year. Bosses at the airport – which saw passenger numbers hit an all-time high of 83.9million ...