London 's biggest terminals - which facilitates upwards of 200,000 travelers a day - were forced to shut down on Friday after a fire at a nearby substation caused a major power outage.
A Heathrow shutdown due to a fire at a nearby electricity substation caused worldwide travel chaos, stranding over 200,000 passengers. Flights from various locations, including India, the Caribbean, and the US, were forced to return mid-air or divert to other cities. Many flights to Heathrow were cancelled, impacting hundreds of thousands of travelers globally.