Flights start landing at Heathrow Airport after shutdown leads to travel chaos

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What we’re covering• Flights trickle into Heathrow: London’s Heathrow Airport is receiving some flights after it was completely shut down following a power outage due to a nearby fire. It has led to massive disruption at one of the world’s busiest travel hubs, but Heathrow’s CEO said he expects the airport to be fully running by tomorrow morning.• Global travel impacted: Heathrow’s closure is expected to reverberate around the globe, affecting more than 1,300 flights in the coming days. An airline analytics firm estimated that “upwards of 145,000” passengers could be impacted, while an aviation expert told CNN the airline industry could lose hundreds of billions of dollars.• Cause under investigation: Counter-terror police are probing the cause of the fire, authorities said, given its impact on “critical national infastructure.” The UK’s energy minister said there was “no suggestion” of foul play.