A significant power outages took place at the British airport Heathrow as a result of a fire in a substation that supplies the airport. No electricity flows, the airport remains closed until midnight. Passengers are not allowed to travel. Disruptions in air traffic can be expected, Chaos threatens.
EuroControl, which is responsible for air traffic controller throughout Europe, announced on his website that due to the power failure, no arrivals in Heathrow were possible and there are distraction plans for flights.
“Heathrow is one of the most important hubs in the world,” emphasizes Ian Petchenik, spokesperson for Flighttradar24. “This will disrupt the functioning of the airlines around the world.”
“Return backlog” on passengers
Dozens of airlines now have to hurry their networks to lay airplanes and crews. Chaos is also feared because there will be a “backlog” of passengers.
- For this Friday, ten flights from Vienna Schwechat to London Heathrow were on the program.
- A total of 1351 arrivals and departure in Heathrow will probably fail. There are also other flights worldwide that are indirectly influenced by the distractions of the flights. British Airways alone had planned 341 landings at the affected airport.
Some flights are turned halfway
According to the Flighttradar24, there were already at least 120 flights in the air with the London Heathrow destination when the news came out of the closure and had to be diverted. Some American flights went halfway and returned to the starting airport and individuals were redirected to Paris.
Heathrow is one of the largest airports in the world and produces the most passengers of all European airports.
Source: Krone
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