Heathrow Airport re -opens after a fire nearby – but passengers still face a major disorder
Members of the British Airways crews arrive at Terminal 5 in Heathrow on March 21, 2025 in London, England.
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Heathrow’s London Airport is reopened on Saturday, but passengers are warned of significant delays as they are advocated by airlines to continue their flights and return stranded passengers.
The most prominent airport in Europe was closed for most of the Friday After the current of the current after the fire in the nearby electric substation, causing more than 800 flights to and off the airport, it is stated in Flightware to monitor flights.
The first flight took off from the airport late on Friday, however, and the airport Departure Committee It indicates that most flights should start that it is scheduled on Saturday.
“The flights continued in Heathrow after yesterday’s current interruption,” the airport said on their website on Saturday.
“If you need to travel today, we advise you to still Contact your airline For the latest flight information before heading to the airport. We apologize for the disorder and appreciate your patience as the operations return to normal. “
National Grid said on Saturday that the electricity supply was returned to all customers, including Heathrow, allowing the surgery to continue.
“We are now implementing measures to further improve the level of resistance of our network,” the utility statement said.
“We are deeply sorry about the disorders caused and we continue to work closely with the government, Heathrow and the police to understand the cause of the incident.”
London metropolitan police said that although there is no “indication of the ball game”, the Department of Anti -Terrorism will now be conducted by a fire investigation.
“Considering the place of the substation and the influence that this incident had on the critical national infrastructure, the Met’s Command for Terrorism is now a leading inquiries,” said UA Power Post on X.
‘Expect delays’
Airlines are rushing to continue their flights and bring thousands of stranded passengers to their final destinations.
British Airways Has the airplane influenced the incident the most, with the cancellation of more than half of his schedule on Friday. He said he expects to launch most of his Heathrow schedule on Saturday, but buyers should expect delays.
Ground Cretes loading cargo and aircraft supply from airlines, including Lufthansa Group, Emirates, Austrian Airlines and British Airways, while parked at the International Terminal Tom Bradley (TBIT) at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in El Segundo, California, September 11, 2023.
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“We predict that about 85% of our Heathrow schedule will be launched on Saturday 22 March that it is planned, but it is extremely complex for the return of our size surgery, so our customers are likely to experience delays,” the Avio -Company states on Saturday.
“We advise customers to travel to the airport as usual, unless otherwise said. If your flight will be disturbed, we will contact you as soon as possible to inform you what you need to do.”
He added that it offers “flexible options”, which allows those for traveling from Heathrow this weekend to announce for free for a different date.
Heathrow Airport is estimated at 1,300 take -off and landing at the airport a day, states on its website. He operated a record 83.9 million passengers Last year – almost 6% increase compared to 2023.
The incident asked questions about the addiction of an airport on one power source.
Willie Walsh-by-boring director British Airways Iag And now the IAATA CEO, an airplane industry – criticized Heathrow Airport for his “total planning failure” and questioned who would cover the costs of resulting disorders.
“We need to find a fairer distribution of passenger care costs than the airlines themselves picked up the card when the infrastructure fails,” he said. “Until that happens, Heathrow has very little incentive to improve.”
