Editing Heathrow Airport (section)

===Other incidents===
* On 18 December 2010, snowfall (9&nbsp;cm, according to the Heathrow Winter Resilience Enquiry)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baa.com/assets/Internet/BAA%20Airports/Downloads/Static%20files/BeggReport220311_BAA.pdf|title=Heathrow Winter Resilience Enquiry|access-date=5 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191647/http://www.baa.com/assets/Internet/BAA%20Airports/Downloads/Static%20files/BeggReport220311_BAA.pdf|archive-date=18 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> caused the closure of the entire airport, causing one of the largest incidents at Heathrow of all time. Some 4,000 flights were cancelled over five days and 9,500 passengers spent the night at Heathrow on 18 December following the initial snowfall.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12071442|title=BAA launches inquiry into Heathrow Airport snow chaos|work=BBC News|date=23 December 2010|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926000144/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12071442|archive-date=26 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The problems were caused not only by snow on the runways but also by snow and ice on the 198 parking stands which were all occupied by aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icax.co.uk/Deicing_Runways.html|title=De-icing Aircraft Parking Stands|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317130900/http://www.icax.co.uk/Deicing_Runways.html|archive-date=17 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
*<!--PLEASE SEE the discussion at WT:AV re the INCIDENT ON 24 May before adding it here-->On 12 July 2013, the [[Emergency locator transmitter|ELT]] on an [[Ethiopian Airlines]] [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]] parked at Heathrow airport caught fire due to a short circuit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-airport-boeing-idUSL6N0FI3B120130712|title=Plane on fire at Heathrow airport was Boeing Dreamliner-TV|work=Reuters|date=12 July 2013|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182854/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/12/britain-airport-boeing-idUSL6N0FI3B120130712|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> There were no passengers aboard and no injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23294760|title=Heathrow shut after Boeing Dreamliner 787 fire|work=BBC News|date=12 July 2013|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116093847/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23294760|archive-date=16 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite report |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/55d43f8d40f0b6091a000001/AAIB_2-2015_ET-AOP.pdf |title=Aircraft Accident Report 2/2015: Report on the serious incident to Boeing B787-8, ET-AOP London Heathrow Airport 12 July 2013 |date=19 August 2015 |publisher=[[Air Accidents Investigation Branch|AAIB]] |access-date=7 May 2023 }}</ref>
* From 12 September 2019, the climate change campaign group, [[Heathrow Pause]] attempted to disrupt flights into and out of Heathrow Airport in London by flying [[Miniature UAV|drones]] in the airport's exclusion zone. The action was unsuccessful in disrupting flights and nineteen people were arrested.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Extinction Rebellion co-founder arrested at Heathrow protest |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/14/extinction-rebellion-co-founder-arrested-at-heathrow-protest |work=The Guardian |date=14 September 2019 |access-date=14 September 2019 |quote=Despite the minimal disruption, Heathrow Pause said it is happy about the "conversation" triggered by its action. |archive-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915224758/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/14/extinction-rebellion-co-founder-arrested-at-heathrow-protest |url-status=live }}</ref>