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They are the British Army's band of most fearsome killers with a history stretching back to the Second World War.<br><br>The Special Air Service, better known simply as the SAS, forged their reputation with shockingly violent raids in the dead of night.<br><br>But, according to Sky News and the Guardian this morning, the regiment with the famed motto of 'Who Dares Wins' also runs a busy roster of flights out of Heathrow. <br><br>In coverage of today's chaos caused by the closure of the airport after a fire, both outlets confused the elite troops with the national airline of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.<br><br>Scandinavian Airlines System, which is known as SAS, announced early this morning that it had cancelled all 12 of its flights to and from Heathrow.<br><br>If you beloved this article and you would like to collect more info relating to [https://datxanh.group/gemskyworld/biet-thu/ CHUYỂN NHƯỢNG GEM SKY WORLD] nicely visit the page. At 6.58am, The Guardian said on their live blog: 'The Special Air Service or SAS, has said that it also [sic] impacted by Heathrow's closure.'<br><br>And for several minutes on Sky News, the logo of the winged dagger logo of the SAS was displayed along with text that read: 'The Special Air Service says all 12 of their round trips to and from Heathrow are cancelled.'<br><br>Although both outlets swiftly corrected the error, it did not escape the notice of users on X, formerly known as Twitter.<br><br><br><br><br>Sky News confused Scandinavian Airlines with elite British Army regiment the SAS today<br><br><br><br><br><br>At 6.58am, The Guardian said on their liveblog: 'The Special Air Service or SAS, has said that it also [sic] impacted by Heathrow's closure'<br><br>One wrote: 'The Guardian doesn't know the difference between the SAS (black jump-suited hard men who kill nasty people) and the official airline of Scandinavia.'<br><br>Another joked: 'I think someone at @SkyNews might need some re-education. Although I'm sure @SAS Scandinavian Airlines are flattered.'<br><br>A third said: 'In all the chaos of Heathrow, total respect to @skynews for getting the airline SAS confused with the U.K. special forces unit'.<br><br>Above a depiction of elite troops flying in a helicopter, a fourth wrote: 'Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) mounts rescue mission to recover delayed passengers trapped at #Heathrow Terminal 3'. <br><br>Shortly after 7.30am, the Guardian's liveblog was updated to tell readers about the error.<br><br>The message read: 'This post was amended at 7.38am GMT. An earlier version incorrectly said the initialism SAS referred to the "Special Air Service".'  <br><br>Scandinavian Airlines' announcement had read: 'All our 12 round trips are so far cancelled to and from London Heathrow as the airport is currently closed.'   <br><br>More than 1,300 flights to and from the UK's busiest airport will be impacted by today's closure, which was imposed following a fire at the nearby North Hyde electrical substation in West London.<br><br><br><br><br>The Special Air Service was formed in 1941 by David Stirling<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Although both outlets swiftly corrected the error, it did not escape the notice of users on X, formerly known as Twitter<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Thousands of homes were left without power with more than 100 people evacuated after a transformer at the substation caught fire as a huge explosion was heard. <br><br>Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago.<br><br>They allege that the disruption campaign is an extension of President Putin's war, intended to sow division in European societies and undermine support for Ukraine - although the Kremlin has denied carrying out sabotage efforts against the West.<br><br>Some passengers arrived at Heathrow Airport only to be turned away, prompting many to ask for more clarity surrounding the situation.<br><br>Others are stranded overseas amid the cancellations.  <br><br><br><br><br>A transformer within the North Hyde electrical substation in West London caught fire last night <br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Parked planes and an empty runway at London Heathrow Terminal 5 today after it was closed<br><br><br><br><br><br>Firefighters continue to exinguish the blaze at North Hyde electricity substation this morning<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>British Airways advised customers not to travel to Heathrow on Friday 'until further notice'.<br><br>It said in a statement: 'This will clearly have a significant impact on our operation and our customers and we're working as quickly as possible to update them on their travel options for the next 24 hours and beyond.'<br><br>Ryanair said it is organising eight 'rescue flights' between London Stansted and Ireland for passengers affected by the closure.<br><br>The airline said in a statement: 'Ryanair will operate four extra flights between Dublin and Stansted on Friday afternoon as well as four extra flights on Saturday morning.<br><br>'These flights can be booked on website from 9.30am this morning.'<br><br><br>Heathrow AirportSky News