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This story has been updated with the latest information from Qatar Airways as of March 21, 2025, at 10:08 PM Local Time.
Doha, Qatar: In light of the power outage at London Heathrow Airport, Qatar Airways has issued a statement regarding the affected flights of its airline.
Qatar Airways identified several flights that have been impacted by the incident. These include the following:
DOH-LHR Flights:
LHR-DOH Flights:
It added that passengers who are impacted by the incident "will be taken care of by our customer care and airport teams." The airline also affirmed that it is "working closely" with the airport officials at London Heathrow Airport.
Heathrow Airport said it would resume "some flights" later Friday.
Shortly after 1600 GMT an airport spokesperson said it was "now safely able to begin some flights later today".
"Our first flights will be repatriation flights and relocating aircraft," the spokesperson said, adding that "We hope to run a full operation tomorrow."
British Airways said it had received clearance to depart eight long-haul flights from 7:00 pm to cities including Johannesburg, Singapore and Riyadh.
Planes from Heathrow serve around 80 countries, and around 1,350 flights had been due to land or take off from the airport's five terminals on Friday, according to the Flightradar24 tracking website.
The London Heathrow airport has been shut down for 24 hours early Friday, March 21, after a "significant" fire at an electricity substation in Hayes, a nearby town in the London borough of Hillingdon.
The fire resulted in a major power outage across West London, including Heathrow Airport.
According to recent reports citing flight tracking service FlightRadar24, Heathrow Airport's closure would affect at least 1,351 flights to and from the airport. It also added that 120 flights to the airport were in the air when the closure was announced.
