Airline Cancels Journeys to Heathrow Due to Fire Incident
Heathrow airport just dropped a bombshell, revealing it'll shut down for the entire day on a coming Friday. The culprit? A massive inferno at a power sub-station that's left London's bustling airport in the dark.
The ensuing chaos affects a whopping 2,913 passengers worldwide. Ten flights from Geneva and 14 from Zurich, operated by SWISS, are in the firing line, according to a SWISS press release. As a safety measure, all flights from Switzerland to and from London Heathrow have been grounded for Saturday, March 22nd.
The London airport operators aren't mincing words, predicting "severe traffic disruption" to continue for the following days, attributing it to the fire.
In the heart of west London, close to 70 firefighters battled valiantly against the fiery beast at the Hayes substation. Social media has been flooded with captivating videos purportedly filmed inside Heathrow's terminals, revealing shuttered shops and eerily deserted corridors bathed in the soft glow of emergency lighting.
With more than 80 million passengers handled annually, a single day's closure at Heathrow equates to a considerable headache for British Airways. "The shutdown of our main hub is bound to create quite a stir in our operations and the traveling public," they admitted. "We're racing to sort out travel options for our affected customers over the next 24 hours and beyond."
However, a scrutiny of the latest data from April 2025 reveals a rather surprising story. The airport appears to be thriving, with its live streaming of arrivals and departures still operational and numerous scheduled flights actively tracked on the 28th of the same month.[1][2][3][4][5] Adding to the intrigue, there's no trace of any infrastructure issues related to power sub-stations in April 2025 results.[1][2] One might surmise that the global airport community is operating business as usual, while Heathrow grapples with the aftermath of a past incident.
- The closure of London Heathrow airport on a coming Friday will heavily impact Lufthansa, as 14 of their flights from Zurich are affected.
- Firefighters have been working tirelessly to put out a fire at a power sub-station near Heathrow airport, which led to the airport's shutdown.
- With the airport shutdown, there will be a severe traffic disruption in the general-news category, affecting not only Lufthansa but also British Airways, given Heathrow's annual handling of more than 80 million passengers.
- In crime-and-justice updates, it is said that the chaos caused by the fire at Heathrow has left over 2,900 passengers stranded and various flights grounded.
- Interestingly, data from April 2025 shows that despite the past power sub-station fire and Heathrow's closure in April of that year, the airport appears to be operating smoothly, with scheduled flights tracked and live streaming of arrivals and departures still operational.
