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Heathrow resumes operations as global airlines scramble after shutdown

A traveller walks outside the Terminal 4 at Heathrow International Airport after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out the power at the airport, near London, Britain, on 21 March 2025. REUTERS - Carlos Jasso

London's Heathrow Airport resumed full operations on Saturday, a day after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe's busiest airport, causing global travel chaos.

The travel industry was scrambling to reroute passengers and fix battered airline schedules after the huge fire at an electrical substation serving the airport.

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