Passengers express confusion, annoyance and frustration amid Heathrow closure

More than 200,000 air passengers have had their flights to or from Heathrow cancelled after the airport was forced to close on Friday after a blaze broke out at a nearby electrical substation

More than 1,300 flights to and from Heathrow Airport will be disrupted on Friday due to the closure of the airport following a fire at the North Hyde electrical substation last night (Mathilde Grandjean/PA)

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 - 11:59

Sarah Ping, Mathilde Grandjean and William Warnes, PA

Passengers expecting to fly home or attend important events have been left confused, annoyed and frustrated over the Heathrow Airport closure following a fire.

More than 200,000 air passengers have had their flights to or from Heathrow cancelled after the airport was forced to close on Friday after a blaze broke out at a nearby electrical substation.