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Air India flight returns to Mumbai as power outage forces London Heathrow Airport to shut operations
Updated On: 21 March, 2025 04:41 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Following a significant power outage, operations at the London Heathrow (LHR) have been suspended till 11.59 pm hours (local time) on Friday. Apart from Air India, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have daily direct flights between various Indian cities and LHR, which is one of the busiest airports in the world

The national carrier also said that its flights to London Gatwick remain unaffected. Representational pic
Air India on Friday said its operations to and from the London Heathrow Airport have been disrupted, with one flight returning to Mumbai, another diverting to Frankfurt and other flights remaining cancelled owing to temporary suspension of operations at the airport, news agency PTI reported.
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