Heathrow Airport to Resume Some Flights Friday, Expects Full Service by Saturday

Power restored to west London homes after Heathrow substation fire

The blaze forced the airport to axe more than 1,300 flights

Air India resumes flights at London-Heathrow airport

London: A day after flights were grounded at Heathrow airport, the nation’s largest carrier Air India said on Saturday that its flights, to and from Europe’s busiest airport, have resumed. The shutdown caused inconvenience to as many as 200,000 passengers as at least 1,351 inbound and outbound flights were grounded throughout Friday. In a statement, Air India said that its operations to and from London Heathrow (LHR) airport have “recommenced af…

Heathrow Airport said its teams were working tirelessly to reopen the world's fifth busiest airport after it was forced to shut down completely following a huge fire that engulfed a nearby electrical substation on Thursday night. Travellers were advised to stay away from the airport.The airport was supposed to handle 1,351 flights on Friday, carrying up to 291,000 passengers, but planes were diverted to other airports in the UK and Europe, while…

London's Heathrow Airport, which was closed on Friday due to a substation fire, is back in full operation, an airport spokesman said Saturday.

Heathrow boss defends response as airport resumes flights after fire brought facility to standstill

By Christian Edwards and Chris Lau, CNN London (CNN) — Heathrow’s chief executive has defended the airport’s response to the power outage and shutdown that sparked global travel chaos, apologizing to stranded passengers but calling the incident “unprecedented.” Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports, was brought to a complete standstill Friday by a huge fire in an electrical substation in a nearby London suburb, plunging the airport and t…

Heathrow Airport: Flights resume but delays expected

BA says 85% of its planned flights will run, while Turkish Airlines and Virgin Atlantic cancel some flights.