LONDON (AP) — A large fire near London’s Heathrow Airport knocked out power Friday to Europe’s busiest flight hub, forcing it to shut and disrupting global travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers. Heathrow said it didn’t know when power would be restored — raising the possibility that the shutdown would last longer than just the day, as previously expected. At least 1,350 flights to and from Heathrow were affected, flight tracking service FlightRadar 24 said, and the impact was likely to last several days as passengers try to reschedule...

Hotel prices have surged by up to £946 after Heathrow Airport was forced to close after an electrical substation fire. Furious travellers have hit out at hospitality firms for 'profiting off people's misfortune' as costs skyrocketed on Friday. One angry passenger accused hotels of hiking their prices to 'absolutely absurd' levels. Louis, a video producer, was due to fly home to to Dublin with Aer Lingus just before 9am on Friday. But said his flight was cancelled following the London Heathrow closure affecting more than 1,300 flights. The 28-year-old stayed...