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Heathrow shut down
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cly24zvvwxlt
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Major disruption as Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage
Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power
Heathrow, the world's second-busiest airport, warns of "significant disruption" over the coming days and tells passengers not to travel "under any circumstances" until it reopens
At least 1,351 flights to and from the airport in west London could be cancelled today, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24
The implications will stretch far wider than Heathrow, and could impact flights much further afield, writes our transport correspondent
The fire at the substation in Hayes has left more than 4,900 homes without power and 150 people were evacuated from surrounding properties
The cause of the fire is not yet known
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21-03-2025, 08:34
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Re: Heathrow shut down
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21-03-2025, 09:09
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Re: Heathrow shut down
Heh, Mrs B was supposed to be in the USA this week, arriving back today but the trip was cancelled. Dodged a bullet there!
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21-03-2025, 09:13
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Re: Heathrow shut down
probably a transformer gone up
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21-03-2025, 09:34
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21-03-2025, 11:04
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Re: Heathrow shut down
Do we think we should tell them?
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21-03-2025, 11:36
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Re: Heathrow shut down
My niece is flying to Miami tomorrow from Heathrow hopefully, its cost her a fortune
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21-03-2025, 11:44
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Re: Heathrow shut down
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My niece is flying to Miami tomorrow from Heathrow, hopefully its cost her a fortune
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No matter how I parse this it sounds like you’re actually hoping your niece is out of pocket. Can’t be right, surely?
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21-03-2025, 12:47
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Re: Heathrow shut down
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No matter how I parse this it sounds like you’re actually hoping your niece is out of pocket. Can’t be right, surely?
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I read it as (after a double-take, then trying to re-interpret it) -
"My niece is flying to Miami tomorrow from Heathrow, hopefully - it’s cost her a fortune"
---------- Post added at 12:47 ---------- Previous post was at 11:47 ----------
My brother-in-law is stuck in Toronto - he was due to fly back with BA at 23:05 (local time) last night.
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21-03-2025, 13:00
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Re: Heathrow shut down
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My niece is flying to Miami tomorrow from Heathrow, hopefully its cost her a fortune
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If it's open again people who are booked on a flight already will be going, which would include her.
If tomorrow's flights out to the same destination aren't full, they will use this to pick up anyone who has missed a flight already, or they can take another route (e.g. flying into another hub and getting a connection from there). It's going to mean a lot waiting around with 5 terminals flying out all day...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyde870y89o
Probably worth knowing your rights if you, or anyone you know, is affected
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21-03-2025, 13:16
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Depends - if the flight she’s going out on was due to fly in today, it may not get to LHR in time to get turned round, and then fly to Miami (and Miami have to find a landing slot for the re-arranged flight).
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21-03-2025, 13:16
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Re: Heathrow shut down
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No matter how I parse this it sounds like you’re actually hoping your niece is out of pocket. Can’t be right, surely?
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Comma in wrong place.
I love my niece to bits, and if I had the money she would be flying first class.
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21-03-2025, 14:27
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Re: Heathrow shut down
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My niece is flying to Miami tomorrow from Heathrow hopefully, its cost her a fortune
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The airline should still get her home but maybe not tomorrow and maybe not to LHR. Airline will offer a rebooking or a refund. Always go for the rebooking, never a refund on a return leg. The airline might say they will transfer to a certain flight, click ‘yes’ to accept but it’s worth checking if there is a better alternative before doing that. For example, if she lives in Birmingham, then a Manchester flight would be better than a Gatwick one.
She will be entitled to reasonable expenses but it’s worth checking the process for that. Some airlines give vouchers, others say claim expenses back. If she needs to claim expenses back, KEEP RECEIPTS. Card receipts might not work, ask for a ‘receipt for my expenses’ or a ‘tax receipt’ and she should be good as long as she doesn’t go mad spending. A Holiday Inn and a modest meal will work, The Ritz and a Michelin Starred meal might not work…
Note that she probably won’t get compensation as this wasn’t the airlines fault but being safe, rested and fed is good.
Apologies if I am teaching to suck eggs but as someone who has had three flights cancelled or severely delayed in the past, I hope this might help
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21-03-2025, 17:48
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Re: Heathrow shut down
My niece gave me he flight details to Miami, and I was able to see he plane departs a 9pm tonight, so all thing crossed she should be OK.
so 2 weeks of Miami sun beckons, she has also booked a day trip to Barbados.
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21-03-2025, 19:33
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Re: Heathrow shut down
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Lol, AI with no human oversight strikes again!
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