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London’s Heathrow Airport shuts down due to power outage, triggering global travel chaos

Heathrow’s closure is expected to affect more than 1,300 flights, potentially causing disruption for tens of thousands of travelers.

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Friday, March 21, 2025

LONDON: Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power.

At least 1,351 flights to and from the airport in west London could be cancelled today, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.

An airline analytics firm estimated that “upwards of 145,000” passengers could be impacted, and Heathrow, the world’s second-busiest airport, warned of “significant disruption” in the coming days.

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