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A plane takes off, as smoke rises from an area of an electrical substation a day after it caught fire. Photo: Reuters
Stranded passengers makes their way down unlit stairs. Photo: AP
A fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, which led to a closure of Heathrow Airport in London. Photo: AP
A general view of the new Terminal 5 building at Heathrow Airport. Photo: AFP
Firefighters extinguish the fire. Photo: AP
Trolleys lined up at the empty arrival area outside Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport. Photo: AFP
The airport arrivals board. Photo: AP
A screenshot taken from the website Flightradar24.com shows the quiet skies over what is usually a very busy Heathrow Airport. Photo: AP
An empty check in hall. Photo: EPA-EFE
Travellers waiting. Photo: AP
A passenger at Hatton Cross Underground station sits on a train for central London as trains to Heathrow Airport are terminated. Photo: EPA-EFE
People with luggage arrive at Terminal 4. Photo: Reuters
A passenger plane makes its landing approach. Photo: Reuters
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March 23, 2025
Today in Photos

Flights resume at UK’s Heathrow Airport after power outage, travel chaos: in pictures

Flights at London Heathrow Airport resumed after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s...

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A plane takes off, as smoke rises from an area of an electrical substation a day after it caught fire. Photo: Reuters
Stranded passengers makes their way down unlit stairs. Photo: AP
A fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, which led to a closure of Heathrow Airport in London. Photo: AP
A general view of the new Terminal 5 building at Heathrow Airport. Photo: AFP
Firefighters extinguish the fire. Photo: AP
Trolleys lined up at the empty arrival area outside Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport. Photo: AFP
The airport arrivals board. Photo: AP
A screenshot taken from the website Flightradar24.com shows the quiet skies over what is usually a very busy Heathrow Airport. Photo: AP
An empty check in hall. Photo: EPA-EFE
Travellers waiting. Photo: AP
A passenger at Hatton Cross Underground station sits on a train for central London as trains to Heathrow Airport are terminated. Photo: EPA-EFE
People with luggage arrive at Terminal 4. Photo: Reuters
A passenger plane makes its landing approach. Photo: Reuters
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A plane takes off, as smoke rises from an area of an electrical substation a day after it caught fire. Photo: Reuters
Stranded passengers makes their way down unlit stairs. Photo: AP
A fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, which led to a closure of Heathrow Airport in London. Photo: AP
A general view of the new Terminal 5 building at Heathrow Airport. Photo: AFP
Firefighters extinguish the fire. Photo: AP
Trolleys lined up at the empty arrival area outside Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport. Photo: AFP
The airport arrivals board. Photo: AP
A screenshot taken from the website Flightradar24.com shows the quiet skies over what is usually a very busy Heathrow Airport. Photo: AP
An empty check in hall. Photo: EPA-EFE
Travellers waiting. Photo: AP
A passenger at Hatton Cross Underground station sits on a train for central London as trains to Heathrow Airport are terminated. Photo: EPA-EFE
People with luggage arrive at Terminal 4. Photo: Reuters
A passenger plane makes its landing approach. Photo: Reuters
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