US EditionFire at London Substation Forces Heathrow Airport Shutdown
- Heathrow Airport was closed for the entire day on March 21, 2025, due to a significant power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electrical substation.
- Around 70 firefighters worked for about seven hours to control the blaze that disrupted flight schedules globally.
- Energy Minister Ed Miliband called the fire "catastrophic" and stated that engineers were deploying a backup power system.
- Major airlines, including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, canceled all flights due to the significant power outage at Heathrow.
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Trackers show the impressive volume of flights diverted by the closure of Heathrow airport
Their maps recorded the course of the devices that had to search for alternatives in the middle of the trip to land. A fire forced the closure of the largest air terminal in the United Kingdom
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What to Know if Your Heathrow Flight Was Canceled or Diverted
At least 1,300 flights in and out of London’s Heathrow Airport were disrupted on Friday as the airport, Europe’s busiest, was shut down after a major nearby fire caused a power outage. More flights are expected to be canceled or delayed in the coming days as airlines navigate the ripple effects of the airport’s closure, which is affecting air travel worldwide. About 220,000 passengers had been expected to travel through Heathrow on Friday, accor…
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