Terminal 5 do Aeroport de Heathrow
Heathrow London Airport, the largest in Europe in terms of passenger traffic, will be closed during Friday due to a power failure after a fire in a substation. 18 calls with Portugal were canceled.
O Lisbon Airport canceled 18 of the 22 matches and arrivals from and to the London airport of Heathrow scheduled for this Friday.
Heathrow, Europe’s largest airport in terms of passenger traffic, will be closed throughout the day due to a power failure after a fire in an electrical substation, however controlled.
“Heathrow is suffering a significant energy failure. To ensure the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 23:59 [mesma hora em Lisboa] March 21, ”said the airport operator.
In a statement released on social networks, the Heathrow Airport Holdings recommended that passengers do not move to the airport and advised them to contact the airline to get more information.
However, the British railway company National Rail canceled all the trains of and to the airport.
“We expect significant interruptions in the coming days,” admitted the operator.
At least 1,350 flights from and for Heathrow have already been affectedinformed the Flightradar 24 flight tracking service.
Heathrow Airport and the surrounding area has been hit by a power outage because of a fire at a substation in Hayes. The fire is around 1.5 miles from the airport.
— Sky News (@SkyNews)
Flights diverted to Gatwick, Paris and Ireland
The London Airport of Gatwickthe bustling second in the UK began accepting flights that were originally programmed for Heathrow airport.
In addition to Gatwick, some flights that were already in the air were diverted to the airport Charles de Gaulle, in Parisand the airport of Shannon, the Irlean.
The company said it will update operations when you have more information about the resumption of power supply.
By a transformer in flames
The London Fire Department reported that a transformer within an electrical substation in Hayes, in western London, which was on fireand mobilized a dozen teams and about 70 firefighters “who are currently fighting the fire.”
Londons burning
Had to deploy the drone rq— ‘ (@zain_018)
According to local press, the Police withdrew 29 people from housing Situated next to the substation and, as a precaution, established a safety perimeter of 200 meters, resulting in the removal of another 150 people.
Due to the amount of smoke, residents were advised to keep the windows and doors closed.
Electric Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks said on social network X that energy failure affected more than 16,300 houses.
Scary scenes in Hayes. Power cut and massive fire.
– Jaffer A. Mirza (@jafferzierz)
5th largest airport in the world
In late January, the British labor government gave political support to the construction of a third track at Heathrow’s London airport – the largest in Europe and the 5th largest in the world -to boost the economic growth of the United Kingdom.
Finance Minister Rachel Reeves defended in a speech that Heathrow is essential for the country’s business and tourist activity.
