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The Independent
12 hours ago
- General
- The Independent
Heathrow airport: Terminal 3 evacuated because of ‘suspicious item'
Thousands of airline passengers face travel disruption after a key terminal at London Heathrow airport was evacuated. A suspicious item is believed to have been found in a passenger's baggage in Terminal 3, with travellers told to leave the building. Police and emergency services are dealing with the incident. Terminal 3 is the London home of many major airlines, including Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Emirates, Cathay Pacific and Qantas. British Airways also has a substantial operation to and from the terminal. It is not clear whether the item was found during the security search or in the arrivals area. No official communication has yet been made, except for the Heathrow Express rail service – which uses a station beneath Terminal 3. The train operator said: 'Some Heathrow Express trains to and from Heathrow Airport are currently delayed. Please allow extra time for your journey. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.' The Piccadilly Line of the London Underground is next to Terminal 2, some distance from Terminal 3. The circumstances appear similar to the closure of South Terminal at Gatwick in November 2024 following a suspicious item being identified in a passenger's bag during the security search. On that occasion the traveller and the item were later allowed to travel, but tens of thousands of passengers faced disruption with the terminal closed. During the afternoon Heathrow Terminal 3 is normally busy with many departures to the Gulf, Asia and North America. Under air passengers' rights rules, if a flight is cancelled for any reason – including a bomb scare – the airline is obliged to get the traveller to their destination as soon as possible. Until that is achieved, the airlne must provide meals and accommodation as appropriate.
Daily Mail
13 hours ago
- General
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Heathrow Airport's Terminal Three is evacuated as police 'investigate suspect package'
Passengers have been evacuated from Heathrow Airport's Terminal Three amid reports of a suspect package being investigated by police. The current nature of the situation is not yet confirmed but there are reports of a bomb threat, Air Live said. Posts on social media report that a suspicious item was found inside a passengers baggage with police and other emergency services in attendance. MailOnline has contacted Heathrow for comment.
The Sun
13 hours ago
- General
- The Sun
Heathrow Airport terminal evacuated over ‘suspect package' with trains hit with delays as holidaymakers left in limbo
A TERMINAL at Heathrow Airport has been evacuated, leaving thousands of holidaymakers in limbo in the peak of half term travel. Passengers flooded out of Terminal 3 at Britain's busiest airport after reports of a "suspicious package" in the building. Metropolitan Police confirmed it was at the scene and "dealing" with the situation. Countless people were spotted on social media reporting they had been ushered out of the building due to the alert. Heathrow Express rail services to the airport also appeared to be affected by the emergency, with the operator posting on social media that there were "delays" to some of its services. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun. 1
Business Insider
15 hours ago
- Business
- Business Insider
The boss of Heathrow slept through the first 6 hours of a mass power outage that shut down Europe's busiest airport
The CEO of London Heathrow Airport was asleep and colleagues struggled to reach him during the first hours of the shutdown in March. Some 200,000 passengers faced disruption when Europe's busiest airport suffered a power outage due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation. A review into the incident was published on Wednesday, shedding more light on how executives handled the crisis. The alarm was raised shortly after midnight on March 21, as several key systems lost power and others were left using back-up energy. However, Thomas Woldbye, the airport's CEO, could not be reached. The chief operating officer, Javier Echave, also attempted to call him "several times" during the early hours of the day, according to the review. Woldbye ultimately missed the decision to suspend airport operations, which was instead made by Echave. The CEO said he became aware of the incident at around 6:45 a.m., some five and a half hours after the airport had decided to shut down, and more than six hours after the first indication of problems. He reported to the review that he didn't hear the first alarm or Echave's calls because he wasn't aware that his phone had gone into silent mode while he was asleep. While the CEO's absence may have added to the stress on the day, both Echave and Woldbye said the decision to stop operations wouldn't have changed if the latter had been involved. The review recommended "enhancements" to the notification process of critical incidents, such as a second means of contacting key individuals. It added that Heathrow has "taken steps" to implement this. In total, 27 recommendations were made by the review, led by Ruth Kelly, an independent Heathrow board member and former UK transportation secretary. "Whilst the disruption was significant, alternative choices on the day would not have materially changed the outcome," she said in a press release. "The airport had contingency plans in place, and the report highlights that further planned investment in energy resilience will be key to reducing the impact of any similar events in the future," Kelly added. A full report from the National Energy System Operator is expected by the end of June.
The Guardian
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Famous workplace mishaps, from sleeping through alarms to mistaken identity
You would normally expect the role of Heathrow chief executive to be a fairly anonymous position away from the public eye, but Thomas Woldbye is in danger of becoming a household name after it emerged he slept through two emergency notification calls and 'several' phone calls after a fire at a substation knocked out power supplies to the airport in March. He wouldn't be the first person to be entirely unaware of what was going on around him. Here are some other famous examples. Sometimes it is not your fault. Guy Goma went to the BBC for a job interview in 2006 and somehow ended up on air when he was mistaken for a guest. In 2023, Goma said he was intending to sue the BBC for unpaid royalties over the experience. Live broadcast can be a tricky arena for not paying attention in public. Sometimes you just have to style it out. 'You can pretend like you haven't noticed,' the BBC News presenter Martine Croxall said after the camera zoomed in on her empty chair at the start of a news bulletin, while she was standing at the other end of the studio ready to do her piece to an entirely different camera. Sometimes it is the props that can reveal how unprepared you are. In 2013, Simon McCoy presented a news bulletin while holding a ream of A4 printer paper, which he had picked up in lieu of the iPad he was supposed to be using. Ever the professional, he continued with the news. Prof Robert Kelly is a highly qualified and renowned international political analyst, with a distinguished career, and is chiefly famous for the nonchalant way his then four-year-old daughter strode into the middle of a live TV interview. Kelly continued unabashed as the chaos – which also involved his wife and his nine-month-old son – unfolded behind him. Perhaps, though, the pièce de résistance is the much-loved ex-footballer Chris Kamara looking like a confused labrador and saying 'I don't know Jeff, has there?' when the Sky Sports Soccer Saturday presenter Jeff Stelling went to him live at Portsmouth's Fratton Park to ask him about a sending-off that Kamara had entirely failed to notice. 'The rain must have got in my eyes, Jeff,' he says at one point in a clip that seems destined to provoke tears of laughter for years to come. Pro-tip: your phone almost certainly has settings on it that will always allow calls and notifications from key numbers to bypass silent or sleep modes. Don't get caught out like Thomas Woldbye.
