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Sign up to Simon Calder's free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder's Travel email Get Simon Calder's Travel email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice The power cut to Heathrow on 21 March and decision to shut down almost all operations at the airport caused passenger numbers to fall in the first quarter of 2025. A fire at the North Hyde substation, which feeds electricity to Heathrow, led to the near-complete closure of the UK's busiest airport.
More than 1,400 flights were cancelled and at least 250,000 passengers had their travel plans wrecked as a result of the closure. Passenger numbers for the three months between January and March 2025 dropped by 300,000 compared with a year earlier. The airport said in its results announcement: "Passenger demand in the first quarter of 2025.
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