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LONDON: An aerial photograph taken on March 21, 2025 shows planes parked on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport following its closure after a fire broke out at a substation supplying power of the airport, in Hayes, west London.—AFP

Heathrow Airport 'fully operational' after fire shutdown

By Islam Al-Sharaa

March 22, 2025 | 12:37 p.m EDT

LONDON: Heathrow Airport is "fully operational", a spokesperson said on Saturday, a day after a fire at a power station shut down Europe's busiest air hub and caused travel mayhem.

"We can confirm that Heathrow is open and fully operational today. Teams across the airport continue to do everything they can to support passengers impacted by yesterday’s outage at an off-airport power substation," the spokesperson said.—AFP

LAST UPDATE: March 22, 2025 12:37 PM

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