‘Hundreds of millions of pounds in losses’ expected as disruptions extend beyond Heathrow Airport | CNN Business

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With London’s Heathrow Airport shut Friday, global air travel is expected to be disrupted for days, potentially costing the airline industry hundreds of millions of dollars.

The chaos in air travel caused by a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport could last days, according to aviation experts. Heathrow’s closure is expected to affect more than 1,300 flights in the coming days, and airline analytics firm Cirium estimated that “upwards of 145,000” passengers could be affected.

Shukor Yusof, founder of Singapore-based Endau Analytics, an advisory firm that focuses on the aviation

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