Travel chaos erupts after London Heathrow meltdown | NBC4 Washington
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More than 200,000 travelers’ plans were thrown into chaos Friday after London’s Heathrow Airport went dark, grinding flights to a halt.
A massive fire caused a pre-dawn power outage at the global transport hub, disrupting travelers around the world.
Heathrow said it will restart some flights later on Friday.
In a statement on X, Heathrow said it hoped to return to full service by Saturday. For now, the airport urged stranded passengers not to travel there unless they have been specifically instructed to by their airlines.
The blackout produced eerie scenes of the emptied airport — in one case, people had to haul their heavy luggage down a darkened stairwell, with only a cellphone to light the way — as stranded travelers in far-flung terminals sat and searched their phones for answers.
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