Heathrow London Airport closed. Airlines share advice with passengers

British Airways advises customers not to travel to the airport to a further notification.

“This will obviously have a significant impact on our operation and our customers, and we work as quickly as possible to update them for their travel capabilities over the next 24 hours and after,” the statement said.

“Where possible, we are redirecting incoming flights on the way to Heathrow to other airports in the UK. “

A Virgin Atlantic spokesman told CNBC that the closure of Heathrow has “a significant impact on our flying program, both in and out of Heathrow.”

“All Virgin Atlantic arriving and departing flights are canceled by 9:30 pm on March 21, with the rest of today’s schedule is currently being considered,” an email statement said. “We kindly ask all customers not to travel to Heathrow or their planned departure airport or to contact our client center at this time and instead check their status of the flight on virginatlatic.com.”

Currently, air flights operated by Virgin Atlantic are redirected to other airports in the UK or return to where they took off.

The airline said it would send an email to affected customers with reassignment information, but said that due to availability, some customers may be reserved on flights on a different date or should travel to or from another airport.

Passengers whose flight has been canceled and no longer wants to travel will be entitled to recovery.

Lufthansa told CNBC that it has canceled all flights that should arrive and leave Heathrow on Friday.

“Passengers affected by flight cancellation have been rewritten in other flights and are informed about it,” said an email spokesman. “This requires contact details, such as email or telephone number, to be included in the reservation.”

A spokesman for Singapore Airlines (SIA) said a number of his flights were affected by the interruption.

The SQ322 flight, which left Singapore on Thursday, was diverted in Frankfurt while the Flight SQ306, which flew from Singapore on Friday, was diverted at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. Another flight, which flew on Friday, returned to Singapore.

The SQ318 flight from Singapore has been canceled, the spokesman added, as well as many of the planned deviations of the airline from Heathrow.

“SIA will provide all the necessary assistance to the affected passengers, including providing hotel accommodation, and compare them with alternative flights or land transport,” the spokesman said. “Other SIA flights between Singapore and London Heathrow can be affected.”

Cathay Pacific said flights CX239 and CX253 from Hong Kong to London on March 21 were canceled.

“All Cathay flights from London to Hong Kong on March 21 have also been canceled,” a statement said. “We appreciate the situation and will keep our customers informed by the most recent updates.”

United Airlines said seven of his flights had been diverted or returned to their original airports due to closing, adding that all flights to London Heathrow were canceled on Friday.

“We work with our customers to offer alternative travel opportunities,” says the carrier in a statement.

Swiss said it canceled all the flights from Zurich and Geneva to Switzerland to Heathrow on Friday, affecting almost 3,000 customers.

“As a precautionary measure, all flights from Switzerland to and from London Heathrow are closed for sale tomorrow, Saturday, March 22. The Swiss deeply regrets the inconvenience that caused passengers.