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First flights land at Heathrow after power station fire

Knoxville Daily Sun 22 Mar 2025
Earlier, an airport spokesperson said "some flights" could begin taking off and that the first would be "repatriation flights and relocating aircraft" ... Namibia inaugurates its first woman president.
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Operations return to normal at London’s Heathrow Airport after power outage that caused global travel chaos

CNN 22 Mar 2025
The first flights of the day took off as scheduled from 6 a.m ... The first three flights that left the tarmac were a TAP Air Portugal flight to Lisbon, an Austrian Airlines flight to Vienna, and a Swiss Airlines service to Zurich.
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The Latest: Heathrow coming back to life hours after fire shut down busy hub

Springfield News-Sun 22 Mar 2025
Further arrivals followed, including a short-haul flight from Manchester in northwest England ... The first plane has taken off from Heathrow Airport after a day-long closure sparked by a nearby fire grounded hundreds of flights.
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New flight route between China's Guangzhou, Indonesia's Surabaya officially launched

Xinhua 22 Mar 2025
"As the first mainland city in China to have direct flights to Surabaya, Guangzhou leverages the advantages of Baiyun International Airport as a major flight hub connecting the whole of China," Wang said.
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Over 3 million pilgrims use Saudi airports during Ramadan

Gulf News 22 Mar 2025
According to a breakdown of passenger traffic, 2.4 million people traveled on international flights, including arrivals and departures at the four airports during the first 18 days of the month.
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Global travel is disrupted by Heathrow’s closure. Here’s what we know

Egypt Independent 22 Mar 2025
Saturday’s first departing flights took off from Heathrow at 6 a.m ... A Heathrow Airport spokesperson said “repatriation flights” for passengers diverted to other airports across Europe would be among the first to leave Friday.
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First direct flight between Shanghai, Central Asia to debut in May

ECNS 22 Mar 2025
Direct flights linking Shanghai and Shymkent, Kazakhstan, will be launched on May 29, marking the first direct flight between Shanghai and Central Asia, announced the Shanghai Airport (Group) Co Ltd on Thursday.
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Hainan Airlines launches first Oslo direct flight from China

China Daily 22 Mar 2025
Domestic carrier Hainan Airlines launched a new direct international flight on Saturday ... This is the first direct flight between China and Norway departing from the capital airport following COVID-19.
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London's Heathrow Airport back to life as first flight touches down after 18-hour shutdown

The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
Additional arrivals followed, including a flight from Manchester.A British Airways service, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, departed just before 9 pm local time (Saturday, 2.30 am in India) ... Standard flight ...
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When will Heathrow Airport fully reopen? Chief executive answers

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2025
First flight touches down at London's Heathrow after 18-hour shutdown caused by power cut. Several airlines announced they would restart scheduled flights both to and from Heathrow, including British Airways (BA), Air Canada and United Airlines.
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Direct flights from Hyderabad airport to 10 international destinations soon

The Siasat Daily 22 Mar 2025
Currently, the airport operates direct flights to 22 international destinations. The expansion will take place in phases with the first one involving flights from Hyderabad to Hong Kong, Hanoi, Addis Ababa, and Amsterdam in the next six months.
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London Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after major fire disrupts operations

People Daily 22 Mar 2025
LONDON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The first plane landed at London Heathrow on Friday as the airport resumes some flights following its closure caused by a major fire at an electrical substation nearby.
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What we know about the fire that brought London's Heathrow Airport to a standstill

Hong Kong Standard 22 Mar 2025
on Friday, but some flights began to resume on Friday evening ... With all takeoffs and landings canceled, the first impact was on dozens of long-haul flights from North America and Asia that were in the air when the airport was shut down.
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Heathrow resumes some flights after massive disruption

Famagusta Gazette 22 Mar 2025
The first plane landed at London Heathrow on Friday as the airport resumes some flights following its closure caused by a major fire at an electrical substation nearby ... Flights had been canceled, ...
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