Air India’s London flights disrupted as energy outage hits Heathrow airport

“All our remaining flights to and from London Heathrow, together with AI111 of this morning, have been cancelled for 21 March. We’ll replace about resumption of operations as quickly as now we have extra info,” the airline mentioned.

It additional said that flights to London Gatwick stay unaffected.

In an X publish, the London Heathrow airport suggested passengers to not journey and likewise to contact their respective airways for additional particulars.

“Attributable to a hearth at {an electrical} substation supplying the airport, Heathrow is experiencing a major energy outage. To keep up the security of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow shall be closed till 11.59 pm on 21 March,” the airport mentioned.

As per reviews, a number of flights have already been diverted whereas the airport authorities “count on important disruption over the approaching days”.

The reviews have talked about that the Scottish and Southern Electrical energy Community, which provides energy to almost 4 million houses in central and southern England, in addition to the north of Scotland, mentioned the hearth broke out on the North Hyde substation and that emergency providers had been on the scene.

Heathrow is the UK’s largest airport, dealing with round 1,300 landings and take-offs every day. A file 83.9 million passengers handed by its terminals in 2024.