'Catastrophic failure' led to Heathrow power outage - with chances missed to prevent it

Wednesday 2nd July 2025 13:30 BST


A power outage that shut Heathrow Airport earlier this year, causing travel chaos for more than 270,000 passengers, was caused by a "catastrophic failure" of equipment in a nearby substation, according to a new report.

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