Great Britain London Heathrow Airport closed due to power failure
London's major airport Heathrow has been closed overnight due to a power failure.
21.03.2025, 05:51
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The closure will last until 11.59 pm (local time) for safety reasons, the airport announced on Platform X. Passengers were instructed not to travel to the airport and to contact their airline.
A number of flights had to be diverted. According to the tracking portal Flightradar, around 120 aircraft were in the air in the early morning and either had to fly to alternative airports or return to their departure airport. The reason for the power outage was a fire in a substation that supplies the airport, Heathrow Airport reported. The London Fire Brigade responded to the burning substation in Hayes with ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters, as reported on X. According to media reports, thousands of households in the region were left without power.
