Heathrow Airport warns passengers not to travel by road after flooding
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- The Guardian Worldseen 15 Aug, 19:44headline rewritten
Heathrow passengers face disruption after flood restricts accessHeathrow airport roads reopen after flooding from burst water main
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 15 Aug, 06:05Heathrow Airport warns passengers not to travel by road after flooding1 outlet
- 15 Aug, 07:38Heathrow Airport issues passengers urgent Saturday travel warning2 outlets
- and 1 one-off wording
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Who published it, and when
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How it spread - 3 original reports, 1 reprint
Sat, 15 August 2026
3 reports- newburytoday.co.uk06:05first to report
The disruption has hit passengers amid the school summer holidays.
- getsurrey.co.uk07:38
People planning on going to the airport have been given strict instructions to follow and advised to allow extra time
1 reprint
- gazettelive.co.uk15 Aug, 07:38their copy
- The Guardian World14:58edited after publishing
previously
Heathrow passengers face disruption after flood restricts accessHeathrow says airport operating as normal after passengers told not to travel by road and use rail and tube instead Disruptions caused by flooding from a burst water main on a ring road at Heathrow airport restricted access to Terminals 2 and 3 on Saturday morning. The leak has been contained and the affected areas are operating as normal. Water in the central terminal area prevented anyone trying to travel by road to or from Terminals 2 and 3. Passengers had to travel by rail and tube instead....