LONDON (AP) — A fire that closed London’s Heathrow Airport has sparked one of the most serious disruptions to air travel in years. More than 1,300 flights were canceled and hundreds of thousands of journeys were disrupted following the blaze at an electrical substation, whose cause is under investigation. Here is a look at some […]
A fire at Heathrow Airport caused a major air travel disruption. Other significant past disruptions include: a 2023 UK air traffic control glitch, the 2020 global airport shutdowns due to COVID-19, drone sightings at London Gatwick, a 2017 British Airways IT failure, a Delta Air Lines system outage, the 2010 Icelandic volcano ash cloud, and the grounding of planes after the September 11th attacks.