Passenger hopes Heathrow learns from airport closure disrupt
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Passenger hopes Heathrow learns from airport closure disrupt
Akhil Vyas, a passenger caught up in Friday’s Heathrow Airport closure, recalled the moment he learned his flight to Dubai for a family holiday was cancelled.
He said that he hopes that Heathrow will learn from the incident and create a contingency plan to prevent future disruptions.
Report by Covellm.
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Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were denied entry to Israel and have now arrived back in the United Kingdomm, landing at Heathrow Airport. The two Labour MPs said they had made the trip “to visit humanitarian aid projects and communities in the West Bank”. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The boss of Heathrow Airport says he is “absolutely committed” to ensuring lessons are learnt from the events which led to the closure of Europe’s busiest airport last month. Appearing before MPs on the Transport Select Committee, Thomas Woldbye also offered a ‘sincere apology’ for the travel disruption caused to thousands of passengers during the one-day shutdown.
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Simon Gallagher, founder of UK Network Services, said Heathrow could have had enough power from one live substation during the outage, but it would have taken hours to reconfigure the airport's network. He acknowledged National Grid’s point that there was sufficient capacity but stressed Heathrow's challenge in adjusting to use that power in time. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander called the Heathrow substation fire an "unprecedented event of very significant magnitude" after it halted flights for 18 hours. She praised firefighters and staff for their response, noting backup generators kept critical systems running but couldn’t power the entire airport. The government and Heathrow have launched investigations into resilience planning and infrastructure lessons. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A man from Uttarakhand, who was reportedly lured to Dubai with a job offer, has been rescued and reunited with the family, the police said. During his stay in.. DNA
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The new deal with the European Union strengthens the UK’s borders, Sir Keir Starmer has said in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister said the Government should be “proud” to give young people the opportunity of a “controlled youth experience scheme”, while also helping British holiday makers because they will be able to use e-gates when they travel to Europe. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rachel Reeves defends Britain’s new agreement with the European Union. Addressing MPs in the House of Commons, the chancellor said the government’s new deal will help make food cheaper, slash red tape, open up access the EU market and add nearly £9bn to the UK economy by 2040. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Senior government ministers depart Number Ten following Sir Keir Starmer chaired his first Cabinet meeting since the government agreed new arrangements with the European Union on Monday. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Industry minister Sarah Jones insists the government’s new deal with the EU will protect Britain’s fishing access, fishing rights and fishing areas with no increase in the amount of fish EU vessels can catch in British waters. The government will also back coastal communities by investing £360 million in the fishing industry. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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