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| Ethiopian Dreamliner Fire at LHR Courtesy Sky News |
London Heathrow Suspended Flights Temporarily
According to London Heathrow airport website, a fire broke out on a parked Ethiopian Boeing 787 Dreamliner causing a suspension in flights in and out of the airport. As of this writing, there is a resumption of flights, but they are advising you check with your airlines for possible delays.
The good news is that noone appears to have been injured as there were no passengers onboard at the time of the incident. Several fire brigades responded to the scene and runways were closed while the fire was contained.
| UPDATED: 12 July 2013 - 1:45 PM Eastern The runways are now fully re-opened, following an earlier internal fire on-board an aircraft. All arrivals and departures were earlier temporarily suspended while airport fire crews attended to the incident. Flights are now operating, but will be subject to delay. Please check the status of your flight with your airline before travelling to Heathrow. The Metropolitan Police Service have advised that there were no passengers on board and no reported injuries. You can keep up-to-date by following Heathrow on Twitter and Facebook or receive individual flight status updates on the move by using our mobile app or our SMS text service. |
Boeing Dreamliner Plagued with Problems
This just adds to the string of problems that have been reported with the new aircraft developed by Boeing. Earlier this year, the FAA grounded all Dreamliners operated by U.S. companies until they could be deemed safe following problems with the batteries onboard. Boeing found what it believed was a solution to the problem and flights resumed.
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