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British Airways crew members arrive at Terminal 5 in Hitches on March 21, 2025 in London, England.
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London Hitrov Airport opened again on Saturday, but travelers warn of significant delays when the airlines are fighting to restore flights and returning passengers.
Europe’s most lively airport was closed for most of Friday After turning off the electricity after the fire at the adjacent electrical substation, resulting in more than 800 flights will be canceled at the airport and leaving it, Flightaware reports.
However the first flight from the airport at the end of Friday local time and the airport Board of Departure shows that most flights must pass on the Saturday scheduled.
“The flights resumed in hires after yesterday’s electricity shutdown,” the airport said on its site on Saturday.
“If you have to travel today, we advise you still Contact your airline For the latest information about the flight before being sent to the airport. We apologize for the disruption and appreciate your patience while the operations come back to normal. “
The national network said on Saturday that the power supply was restored to all customers, including hires, which allowed the operations to restore.
“We are now implementing measures that help increase the level of our network stability,” the communal company said.
“We are deeply sorry for the violations, and we continue to cooperate closely with the government, hires and police to understand the cause of the incident.”
Metropolitan police in London said that while “there was no instructions for obscene game”, the terrorism department will now investigate the fire.
“Given the location of the substation and the influences that this incident had on a critical national infrastructure, the Met terrorism team is leading requests,” A, A, Post on X.
“Wait for delay”
Airlines seek to resume flights and give thousands of passengers in their final directions.
British airways There was an airline most affected by the incident, with more than half the schedule on Friday canceled. It states that on Saturday it expects to launch most of the hire schedules, but customers should wait for the delay.
Limited crews load loads and supplies to airplanes, including Lufthansa Group, Emirates, Austrian Airlines and British Airways when they stand at the International Tom Bradyl (TBIT) in the International Airport Losleles (LAX) California, September 11, 2023.
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“We believe that approximately 85% of our schedule on Saturday, March 22, Heathrows will work as it was planned, but it is extremely difficult to restore our size, so our customers will probably feel delays,” the airline said on Saturday.
“We advise customers to travel to the airport as usual if not said. If your flight is broken, we will contact you as soon as possible to inform you what you need to do.”
It adds that it offers “flexible options” that allow you to go from the trip from the hits this weekend to rewrite for free.
Heathrow Airport has 1300 takeoffs and landing at the airport a day, according to its site. It was handled by the entry 83.9 million passengers Last year – almost 6% more than 2023.
The incident has raised questions depending on the airport on a single power source.
Walsh Walsh-General CEO of British Airways-Lower IaG And now IATA CEO, the airline, criticized the Heathrow Airport for his “complete failure” and asked who would cover the costs for the obtained interruptions.
“We need to find a fair distribution of passenger care expenses than the airlines that collect the tab when the infrastructure does not work,” he said. “Until this happens, Heathrows have very little incentives to improve.”
