Heathro Airport in London closed for 24 hours due to power crisis, Air India flights canceled

Air India, the country’s largest airline, said on Friday that London has disrupted its coming and going from Heathro. London Heathrow Airport has been closed for a day, as the power supply stopped due to fire in a substation in the western part of the city. This disrupted power supply in more than 16,000 houses.

Air India issued a statement saying that the AI ​​129 from Mumbai to London Heathro is returning to Mumbai and the AI ​​161 coming from Delhi has been diverted to Frankfurt.

The airline said, “All our flights from London Heathro, including AI 111 this morning have been canceled for March 21. As soon as we have more information, we will release the updates.”

#IMPORTANTUPDATE
Due to a significant power outage, London Heathrow Airport has been shut down until 23:59 on 21st March. All Air India flights to and from London Heathrow for 21st March have been canceled.

For more information or assistance, please call our contact center at…

– Air India (@Airindia) March 21, 2025

However, the airline further said that it would not affect the flights to London Gatwick.

The London Heathro Airport has advised passengers in an X post to maintain contact with airlines for not traveling and further information.

Due to a fire at an Electrical Substation Supplying The Airport, Heathrow is Experience a Significant Power Outage.

To maintaain the safety of our passengers and collegues, heathrow will be closed until 23h59 on 21 March.

Passengers are advised not to travel to the airport… pic.twitter.com/7swnjp8ojd

– Heathrow Airport (@Heathrowairport) March 21, 2025

On behalf of the airport, he said, “Heathro is lacking in power due to a fire in an electrical substation supplying power to the airport. Heathro will remain closed till 11.59 pm on March 21 to maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues.”

Many flights have already been diverted

According to reports, several flights have already been diverted, sensing the potential threat. It was reported in the reports that the Scottish and Southern Electricity Network said that the fire was in the North Hyde Substation and emergency services were on the spot. The power network supplies electricity to about four million houses in Central and Southern England as well as Northern Scotland.

Heathro is the largest airport in the UK, which handles about 1,300 landing and take-off every day. Last year, 83.9 million passengers passed through its terminals.