Heathrow Airport Is Briefly Locked Down
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A man was arrested after several people were injured in a pepper spray incident at Heathrow, causing delays to rail services on Sunday morning.
Very few UK flights have been affected after several airlines had to update software in some of their Airbus A320 aircraft, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said. Passengers had been told to expect “limited” travel disruption over the weekend but on Saturday afternoon the CAA said the impact in Britain was minimal.
Thousands of Airbus planes are being returned to normal service after being grounded for hours due to a warning that solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers. The aerospace giant - based in France - said around 6,
Britain has backed Heathrow Airport's 49 billion pound ($64 billion) expansion and upgrade plan as the basis for adding a new runway, choosing it over a cheaper rival proposal, the government said on Tuesday.