Hundreds of thousands of passengers worldwide will suffer from interruption and delay, and more than 1300 trips, including 20 trips in Madrid and Barcelona, will suffer.
London Airport Heathrow will remain closed on Friday With everyone The outstanding and issued flights have been canceled Until midnight after a fire in the north Hyde electricity cut electricity supply. Hundreds of thousands of passengers are expected to use One of the largest airports in Europe They are affected, with more than 1,300 trips, deviated or delayed Friday. Due to the fire, thousands of houses were run out of electricity and about 150 people were evacuated.
The Anti -Terrorism Unit of the Capital Police in London has taken control of the organization, but despite the concern, from Scotland Yard, they warned that it is a record and that at the present time there are “no indications” as sabotage.
From the airport’s direction, they warned that Heathrow would face at least “major adjustments” to Monday while hundreds of passengers in London and various trips to the capital of the UK crowd in the tied and angry halls.
To ensure the safety of our passengers and colleagues, We have no choice but to close Heathrow throughout Friday“The airport said in a statement.” We expect an important interruption in the next few days, and the passengers should not go to the airport under any circumstances until it opens again. “
National railway (British Railways Company) announced Cancel all trains to the airport, While the National Grid Energy said in the X publication that the fire at the sub -station “hurt the equipment, causing the loss of electricity supply in the region.” “We are working hard to restore electricity supplies as soon as possible and we will provide update as soon as possible,” the statement reads.
At least 28 flights from Barcelona and Madrid They were canceled this Friday as a direct result From the fire, as the airport authorities mentioned. Barajas (Madrid) suppressed 12 trips, six arrival and six exits, and Prat (Barcelona) hung six arrival and eight games to London and Malaga Cosa del Sol have suppressed two, one arrival.
Current flights to other London and Europe airports
The firefighting department in London said 10 fire trucks and about 70 firefighters They went to the place of the fire, which started on Thursday night. “The fire has caused energy reduction, which affects a large number of local families and companies, and we are working closely with our partners Reducing interruptions“The attached commissioner is Gulporne.
Gulporne urged people to Take security precautions It avoids the area while the equipment worked to stop the fire. Airlines began to notify their customers to cancel flights and transfers to other airports, not only to London but also to other cities in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Heathrow is one of the airports that has the greatest international travel activity in the world. In early 2025, most January has registered activity so far, More than 6.3 million passengers, An increase of more than 5 % compared to the same period in the previous year. January was also the eleventh month in a row in which average was registered Of more than 200,000 passengers per dayAnd the airport cited triad trips as an important factor.
