Passengers advised not to travel to the airport, which would be closed until midnight on Friday due to a substation fire London’s Heathrow airport has been closed until midnight on Friday after a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport caused a “significant power outage” and left thousands of homes without power.In a statement on its website and shared on social media, Heathrow airport said all passengers were advised not to travel to the airport. Continue reading...
A fire at an electrical substation in Hayes, London caused a power outage, closing Heathrow Airport on Friday, March 21, 2025. Over 1,300 flights were cancelled, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers. The cause of the fire is under investigation by counter-terrorism police. Significant disruption is expected for days, and passengers are advised not to travel to the airport. Alternative travel arrangements are being made by other airlines.