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Thread Author: BobbyG Replies: 5
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New Fri 12 Jul 13 17:32 
 Heathrow closed - BobbyG
Glad I came through yesterday and not today!
One of the new Dreamliners apparently has caught fire, the same one that was previously withdrawn due to fire issues with batteries!
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New Fri 12 Jul 13 17:36 
 Heathrow closed - rtj70
So they must surely ground them all again - no guessing as to the cause of a fire.... must be batteries again.

Thomson had just started to fly from Manchester with a new Dreamliner this week. Might need to find a spare plane or two.
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New Fri 12 Jul 13 18:09 
 Heathrow closed - FocalPoint
Now re-opened. Was closed for less than two hours.
Last edited by: FocalPoint on Fri 12 Jul 13 at 18:11
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New Sat 13 Jul 13 08:41 
 Heathrow closed - Ambo
Someone one TV last night pointed out that the fire was in the ceiling. The batteries are in 3 locations under the floor. That makes things worse: batteries first and now something new.
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New Sat 13 Jul 13 09:19 
 Heathrow closed - WillDeBeest
...must be batteries again.

Eh? How do you come (jump?) to that conclusion?
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New Sat 13 Jul 13 10:50 
 Heathrow closed - rtj70
I said this soon after the news broke - assumed something else can't be wrong. And yet it seems there might! and the Thomson one had to turn around.
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