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Heathrow see big fall in passenger numbers in month of power cut shut-down

The number of passengers using Heathrow fell sharply last month when a disastrous fire at a power substation closed the airport. Heathrow handled 6.218 million passengers during the month, down 7.5%. The west London hub blamed the timing of Ramadan and a later Easter - as well as the 10-hour closure caused by the power supply failure at the North Hyde substation - for the slump.

The number of passengers using Heathrow fell sharply last month when a disastrous fire at a power substation closed the airport. Heathrow handled 6.218 million passengers during the month, down 7.

5%. The west London hub blamed the timing of Ramadan and a later Easter - as well as the 10-hour closure caused by the power supply failure at the North Hyde substation - for the slump..