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| Heathrow Airport runway lights fault hits flights | |
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| Passengers at Heathrow Airport faced delays and cancellations following a "technical issue" affecting the runway lights. | |
| There were delays to one in seven flights due to land at Heathrow between 6:00 GMT and 8:59, according to aviation data firm FlightStats. | |
| One flight from the United States was delayed for more than three hours. | |
| Heathrow said the problem was fixed but advised travellers to check with their airline before coming to the airport. | |
| British Airways initially warned it was diverting some flights. It now says contingency plans have been activated and it expects to operate a full schedule but with some delays. | |
| Earlier, passengers due to fly into Heathrow reported they had not been allowed to take off. | |
| The longest delay was to a United Airlines flight from Newark in New Jersey which was more than three hours behind schedule. | |
| An airport statement posted on Heathrow's website said: "Following an earlier technical issue with the lighting system for the runways, contingency plans have been activated and both runways are currently open and fully operational. | |
| "There have been no cancellations as a result and we are expecting to run today's full schedule. | |
| "We apologise for any disruption to your journey." | "We apologise for any disruption to your journey." |
| A spokeswoman for British Airways said: "We're asking customers that are due to travel with us today to continue to monitor ba.com for any updates to their flight." | |