BREAKING Heathrow Airport replace as some flights ‘to soundly resume later at the moment’
Heathrow Airport will begin to resume flights later on today, a spokesperson has revealed.
The airport will focus on repatriation flights for passengers diverted to other airports in Europe, after an outage caused by a fire.
The airport originally announced early on Friday that it would be closed until 11.59pm because of a blaze at a nearby electrical substation.
Around 200,000 passengers have been affected by the closure of what is Europe’s busiest airport.
A Heathrow spokesperson said in an update on Friday afternoon: “Our teams have worked tirelessly since the incident to ensure a speedy recovery. We’re pleased to say we’re now safely able to begin some flights later today.
“Our first flights will be repatriation flights and relocating aircraft. Please do not travel to the airport unless your airline has advised you to do so.
“We will now work with the airlines on repatriating the passengers who were diverted to other airports in Europe. We hope to run a full operation tomorrow and will provide further information shortly.
“Our priority remains the safety of our passengers and those working at the airport.
“As the busiest airport in Europe, Heathrow uses as much energy as a small city, therefore getting back to a full and safe operation takes time. We apologise for the inconvenience caused by this incident.”
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