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Sunday, 26 October 2014

BBC News

• Heathrow airport: Disruption after 'issues' with IT systemAn IT problem at Heathrow caused disruption on Saturday night, a spokeswoman for the airport said, after travellers reported flight delays.
• IT issues cause Heathrow disruptionAn IT problem at Heathrow airport causes baggage handling problems, with some passengers reporting

The Guardian

• Heathrow airport expansion essential, says Virgin’s Richard BransonBranson calls on UK politicians to be brave and ‘bite the bullet’ by aiming for two new runways at Heathrow

Daily Express

• 'He has protected Britain' Tyke - the Border Force watchdog is named Animal Of The YearTYKE the Labrador’s endearing eyes and wagging tail provide a friendly welcome to the thousands of travellers landing daily at Heathrow Airport.

Mail Online

• Meltdown at Heathrow: Flights take off with NO luggage, passengers left stranded on the runway for hours and departure boards fail to update after major computer crash disables airport's baggage system  The systems failure has caused major delays with hundreds of passengers taking to Twitter to express their anger. One pilot earlier admitted: 'This looks like quite a big problem.'

The Mirror

• Thousands of airline passengers delayed after computer crash disables baggage system at HeathrowDozens of flights were prevented from taking off while some that were able to get away reportedly left without luggage

Other News Sources

• Hawaiian Airlines Celebrates 30 Years Serving American SamoaHawaiian Airlines has reached a new milestone today as it celebrates 30 years since launching its non-stop service between Honolulu and Pago Pago, American Samoa. The airline is the only major...