What happened and when will flights be back to normal?
Flights around the world are facing disruption after a fire at a nearby substation caused a power outage at the airport.
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London’s Heathrow Airport prepares to restart flights after major fire nearby shuts down travel
London's Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage, airport officials said.CNBC - 56m -
London's Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after huge power cut
London's Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, was shut down by a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation.CBS News - 27m -
London’s Heathrow Airport Shuts After Fire Triggers Power Outage
One of the world’s busiest airports canceled all arrivals and departures until 11:59 p.m. Friday after a fire nearby disrupted power. The airport serves about 1,300 flights a day.The New York Times - 14h -
Power outage at London’s Heathrow Airport causes global travel chaos
One of the world’s busiest airports, London’s Heathrow, has shut down due to a power outage caused by a fire at an electricity substation nearby. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports on the global travel ...NBC News - 5h -
Live Updates: Flights Resume at Heathrow After Fire Disrupted Travel
The cause of a giant fire that knocked out power to one of the world’s busiest airports was under investigation. Diverted flights were to be the first to arrive, but analysts said the chaos could ...The New York Times - 24m -
Flights resume at Heathrow airport after electrical fire and power outage
Flights have resumed at London's Heathrow airport after an overnight fire and power outage forced the airport to shut down operations. NBC News' Daniele Hamamdjian reports on the latest ...NBC News - 1h -
London’s Heathrow airport closed all day after nearby fire cuts power
More than 1,000 flights and 16,000 homes affected by ‘significant’ outage at electrical substationFinancial Times - 14h -
London's Heathrow Airport to restart flights after fire causes closure
A fire at an electrical substation near London's Heathrow Airport closed one of the world's busiest airports.ABC News - 18m -
International travel thrown into chaos after power failure shuts London’s Heathrow Airport
London's Heathrow Airport was closed Friday after a fire at a nearby electricity substation caused power outages at the major transportation center.NBC News - 15h
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How did a single fire bring down Europe's busiest airport?
Questions have been raised over what caused the outage and why back-up systems failed?BBC News - 1h -
Everything you need to know if your flight is disrupted
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'We've been sat on the cold, hard floor for hours'
Travellers are grappling with cancelled flights and face days-long delays in some cases to get home.BBC News - 37m -
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The Met says there is "currently no indication of foul play" but officers are keeping an open mind.BBC News - 1h -
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