Heathrow defends its response as questions grow about why a fire shut the airport for so long
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People watch an Emirates plane at Heathrow Airport in London on Saturday March 22, 2025, after flights resumed at the west London airport on Friday evening. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP)Passengers in the arrivals hall at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London, Saturday March 22, 2025, after flights resumed at the airport. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP)A British Airways plane takes off as Heathrow Airport slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe's busiest airport in London, Saturday, March 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)In this photo taken from video provided by Matthew Muirhead, a fire is seen at the North Hyde electrical substation near the Heathrow Airport in London, early Friday, March 21, 2025. (Matthew Muirhead via AP)Workers are seen as smoke rises from the North Hyde electrical substation, which caught fire last night, leading to the closure of the Heathrow Airport, in London, Friday March 21, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)A man takes a photo of the flight information display in the arrivals hall at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London, Saturday March 22, 2025, after flights resumed at the airport. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP)
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People watch an Emirates plane at Heathrow Airport in London on Saturday March 22, 2025, after flights resumed at the west London airport on Friday evening. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP)