How could a fire shut down Europe's biggest airport?
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
On the Sky News Daily, Rob Powell talks to The Independent’s travel writer Simon Calder about how airports prepare for an emergency. He also talks to Sky's data and forensic correspondent Tom Cheshire about how one fire closed Europe's biggest airport and what lessons can be learned.
Podcast producer: Natalie Ktena
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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| 1:03.2 | Coming up on the Sky News Daily with me, Rob Powell, |
| 1:07.4 | how could one fire take out Europe's biggest airport? |
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