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Government investigation launched into Heathrow Airport shutdown

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 23 Mar 2025, 10:58am
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Government investigation launched into Heathrow Airport shutdown

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 23 Mar 2025, 10:58am

As Heathrow starts to get back to normal, the UK Government has ordered a probe into the power outage which caused mass disruption. 

The outage was caused by a single fire at an electricity substation. 

Travellers are still being warned to expect delays and cancellations today - but the airport has re-opened. 

UK correspondent Enda Brady says over 1300 flights were cancelled - creating global travel chaos.

"It's a national embarrassment. The Government has moved very, very quickly to call an urgent investigation, so we'll wait and see what comes out of that." 

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