London Heathrow cancels flights due to protests over third runway

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London Heathrow Airport canceled 22 flights Monday after environmental protestors from the Plane Stupid action group cut through the perimeter fence and padlocked themselves to each other. A Heathrow spokeswoman said the canceled flights resulted in delays of up to 30 minutes for much of the day...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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