The UK’s Heathrow Airport said it would be closed on Friday after a huge fire was wiped out at a nearby power substation, which disrupted flight schedules around the world.
About 70 70 firefighters are dealing with the fire in the west of London, which has led to a massive power outage at Heathrow at the world’s busiest and fifth buso airport in the world, the London Fire Brigade said.
The big flames and smoke of the orange can be seen shooting in the sky. About 150 people were evacuated from nearby buildings and thousands of properties were without electricity.
The fire brigade said the cause of the fire is not known.
Heathrow Airport said in a post on X, “To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 11:59 pm on March 21.”
According to the flight tracking website Flightradar24, at least 120 these bound flights for Heathrow had to turn to other airports.
It states that at least 1,351 flights will be affected on Friday, which will not include flights that may be canceled or delayed due to aircraft position.
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On Friday, British Airways himself had 341 flights.
“Heathrow is an important center in the world.” It disrupts airlines operations worldwide, said Ian Pattanak, a spokesman for Filgradar 24. “
The effect was quick.
Cantas Airways sent his flight from Perth to Paris, United Airlines flight to New York’s flight Shannon, Ireland, and San Francisco’s United Airlines flight was landing in Washington, DC in Washington, DC instead of London.
Some US flights were turning around the middle wind and returning to their departure.
The day of chaos forward
Travel experts said that the barrier is more spreading than the choreography networks of Heathrow Airlines, which depends on airplanes and staff that are at certain times at certain times. Dozens of airplanes will have to quickly set up their networks to move around the aircraft and crew.
“The second question is,” What will airlines do to deal with passenger back blogs? “
“It’s about two days of chaos.” A Heathrow spokesman told Reuters in an email that there was no explanation for when the electricity would be restored, and they expected to have a significant obstacle in the coming days.
On the ground in London, many houses and businesses were without electricity. The fire brigade said, “Firefighters have attracted 29 people to safety from neighboring properties, and as a precaution, a 200 -meter card has been set up, with about 150 people being evacuated.”
