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Heathrow Airport reopens after nearby fire — but travellers still face major disruption

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British Airways said it expects around 85% of its Saturday Heathrow schedule to run as planned, but warned customers to expect delays.

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  1. ABC 11 Raleigh

    London's Heathrow Airport closed for the day after a substation fire, disrupting travel (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    A fire at an electrical substation near London's Heathrow Airport has closed one of the world's busiest airports.

  2. CNN

    Live updates: London’s Heathrow Airport will restore some flights after day of global travel chaos (opens CNN)

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    London’s Heathrow Airport was completely shut down Friday because of a power outage due to a large fire nearby, causing massive disruption to one of the world’s busiest travel hubs. Follow for live updates.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    London's Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe's busiest airport (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Heathrow Airport for most of Friday, forcing Europe's busiest hub to shut down for roughly 18 hours, causing widespread cancellations and rerouting headaches, and stranding roughly 200,000 passengers.

  4. NBC Chicago

    London's Heathrow Airport closes for the day after power failure (opens NBC Chicago)

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    London's Heathrow Airport closed Friday local time and will remain closed all day after a fire at a nearby electricity substation caused power outages at the...

  5. NBC New York

    London’s Heathrow Airport to resume some service after power outage (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    More than 1,300 flights were affected after a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Hundreds of thousands of passengers were stranded around the world.

  6. NBC News

    International travel thrown into chaos after power failure shuts London’s Heathrow Airport (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    London's Heathrow Airport was closed Friday after a fire at a nearby electricity substation caused power outages at the major transportation center.

  7. Investopedia

    London's Heathrow Airport to Resume Flights After Lengthy Power Outage (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    London's Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, said it was resuming flight operations after a lengthy power outage Friday.

  8. Fox5 Atlanta

    Heathrow Airport slowly resumes flights after fire causes outage (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    London’s Heathrow Airport — one of the world's busiest — resumed some flights Friday after a nearby fire caused a major power outage.

  9. WFAA Dallas

    Heathrow says some flights will resume after a fire cut power to Europe's busiest airport (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest airports for international travel, with more than 200,000 passengers each day.

  10. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Massive fire at London electrical substation closes Heathrow Airport (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A fire at an electrical substation near London's Heathrow Airport has closed one of the world's busiest airports.

  11. The Conversation US

    Heathrow closure: what caused the fire and why did it bring down the whole airport? Expert panel (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    The airport is part of the UK’s critical national infrastructure.

  12. NBC Chicago

    Travel chaos as London's Heathrow remains closed. Here's what airlines are telling passengers (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The U.K.’s biggest airport will remain closed until 11:59 p.m on Friday, Heathrow said, with disruption expected to affect hundreds of flights.

  13. NBC Los Angeles

    London's Heathrow Airport resumes flights after major fire nearby shuts down travel (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    London’s Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage, airport officials said.

  14. Digital Journal

    London's Heathrow airport closed after fire causes major power cut (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Britain's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, shut down early Friday after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling hub,

  15. Philadelphia Inquirer

    London’s Heathrow Airport closed, prompting delays and canceled flights at PHL and beyond (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Heathrow, the U.K.’s biggest airport and a global travel hub, is closed Friday following a large nearby fire and power issues, impacting hundreds of flights including some in Philadelphia.

  16. The Columbian

    Fire shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands (opens The Columbian)

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    LONDON (AP) — A large fire near London’s Heathrow Airport knocked out power Friday to Europe’s busiest flight hub, forcing it to shut and disrupting global travel for hundreds of thousands of passenge

  17. NPR

    Heathrow Airport to close Friday after fire knocks out power to part of London (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Thousands of homes lost power and about 150 people had to be evacuated after a transformer within an electrical substation caught fire in west London.

  18. NBC News

    Live updates: 1,300 flights snarled as fire and huge power outage shut down London's Heathrow Airport (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The latest news and live updates on the closure at London's Heathrow Airport.

  19. WFMZ Allentown

    London (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Heathrow Airport for most of Friday, forcing Europe’s busiest hub to shut down for roughly 18 hours, causing widespread cancellations

  20. Time

    Heathrow Airport in UK Temporarily Closes After Power Outage (opens Time)

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    The London airport, which is one of the world’s busiest for international travel, said it expects “significant disruption over the coming days” and warned passengers not to come until it reopens.

  21. Foxla

    Heathrow Airport to resume some flights after fire causes outage (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    London’s Heathrow Airport — one of the world's busiest — will resume some flights Friday after a nearby fire caused a major power outage.

  22. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Heathrow to reopen after closure causes global flight disruptions | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    LONDON >> Britain’s Heathrow said flights would resume later on Friday after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s busiest airport for the day, stranding thousands of passengers and causing travel turmoil worldwide.

  23. The World from PRX

    Heathrow airport shuts down after fire causes blackout (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    Heathrow, one of the world’s largest airports, shut down after a fire broke out Thursday night at an electric substation, effectively knocking out the airport’s power. Host Carol Hills speaks with Paul Cuffe, an assistant professor at University College Dublin, about the potential causes behind the …

  24. Delaware Public Media

    London's Heathrow Airport closes Friday after fire knocks out power (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    London's Heathrow Airport will remain closed Friday after a fire at an electrical substation caused a power outage. The closure is expected to affect hundreds of thousands of customers.

  25. Deadline

    Fire Closes Heathrow Airport; More Than 100 U.S.-UK Flights Diverted Or Canceled & L.A. Departures Turned Back (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    More than 100 U.S.-UK Flights Diverted or Canceled as fire closes London's Heathrow Airport L.A. Departures are turned Back.

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