LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Heathrow Airport closed for the full day Friday after an electrical substation fire knocked out its power, disrupting flights for hundreds of thousands of passengers at one of Europe’s biggest travel hubs. Flights were diverted to Gatwick Airport, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and Ireland’s Shannon Airport, tracking services showed. […]
A fire at an electrical substation caused a widespread power outage at London's Heathrow Airport, forcing its closure for roughly 18 hours, impacting 1,350 flights, and stranding approximately 200,000 passengers. Flights are slowly resuming, and the airport plans to operate a full schedule on Saturday. The cause of the fire is under investigation, with authorities stating there is no evidence that it was suspicious.
