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British Airways crew members arrive at Terminal 5 in Heathrow on March 21, 2025 in London, England.
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Heathrow Airport opened on Saturday again, but travelers warn of significant delays as airlines are arguing to resume flights and the return of sedentary passengers.
The most loaded airport in Europe was Closed on the bigger part of Friday After interruption of power supply after a fire in a nearby electric substation, which led to the cancellation of over 800 flights in and outside the airport, according to the Flighttaware flight tracking site.
The first flight took off the airport at the end of Friday local time, and at the airport Departure It shows that the greater part of the flights should work on a schedule on Saturday.
“The flights have been resumed in Heathrow after yesterday’s power outage,” said the airport of its website on Saturday.
“If you have to travel today, we advise you still Contact your airline For the most recent flight information before heading to the airport. We apologize for the interruption and evaluate your patience as the operations return to normal. “
The National Grid said on Saturday that the power supply was restored to all customers, including Heathrow, allowing operations to resume.
“We are now implementing measures to improve our network’s sustainability levels,” the utility company said.
“We are sorry deeply for the interruption caused and we continue to work closely with the government, Heathrow and the police to understand the cause of the incident.”
London’s police police said that although there is no “indication of a counterfeit game”, the Terrorism Department will now lead to a fire investigation.
“Given the location of the substation and the impact of this incident on the critical national infrastructure, the command of Met terrorism is now a leading investigations,” said the force in A A Publication of X.
“Expect delays”
Airlines are in a hurry to resume their flights and receive thousands of sedentary passengers to their final destinations.
British Airways Was the airlines mostly closed in the incident, with over half of the Friday schedule being canceled. It says he expects to run the bigger part of his Heathrow schedule on Saturday, but customers should expect delays.
Ground crews load loads and supplies of airlines from airlines, including Lufthansa Group, Emirates, Austrian Airlines and British Airways while standing parked at the International Tom Bradle (Los) at Lo -Los in Los in Los. 2023
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“We predict that about 85% of our schedule on Saturday on March 22, Heathrow will be completed, but to restore the operation of our size is extremely complicated, so our customers are likely to have a delay,” said the airline in a Saturday statement.
“We advise customers to travel to the airport as normal, unless otherwise said. If your flight will be interrupted, we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know what you need to do.”
He added that it offers “flexible options” that allow those who have to travel from Heathrow this weekend to reserve for a different date for free.
Meanwhile, Virgin Atlantic said it also plans to manage “an almost full schedule with limited cancellation” on Saturday.
Heathrow Airport has approximately 1300 take -offs and landings at the airport a day, according to its website. He handled a record 83.9 million passengers Last year – an almost 6% increase from 2023
The incident raised questions about airport dependency on a source of energy.
Willie Walsh-Bivsh CEO of British Airways-owner Iag And now IATA CEO, a group of airlines – criticized the Heathrow airport for its “general failure of planning” and asked who would cover the costs of the resulting interruptions.
“We need to find a more fair distribution of passenger care costs than just airlines who take the section when the infrastructure fails,” he said. “While this happens, Heathrow has a very little incentive to improve.”
