LHR shutdown due to substation fire Friday 21 March

[XWu]

Looks like I was wrong about LHR out for more than a few days

Heathrow flights to resume as police probe 'catastrophic' fire that cut power

Hundreds of thousands of people have been grappling with up-ended travel plans after Europe's busiest airport was closed after losing power due to a fire.

www.abc.net.au

Another quote from ABC Live
“Well, a statement from National Grid in the UK suggests a solution has been found to reconnect parts of the airport and surrounding properties.

A spokesperson told the Guardian newspaper:

"We're sorry for the disruption caused by a fire at our North Hyde substation and for the loss of power supplies in the area. Teams have been working around the clock to restore power as soon as possible.

"Working in partnership with the local network operator SSEN Distribution (SSEN), the network has been reconfigured to restore all customers impacted, including the ability to resupply the parts of Heathrow airport that are connected to North Hyde.

"This is an interim solution while we carry out further work at North Hyde to return the substation and our network to normal operation."

It's understood the company is working to bypass the damaged substation to deliver power to the area.”

Mind you the initial number of flights involved makes me suspect generators may be used for a restricted part of the airport rather than LHR being back on national grid.
We will see

 

[VPS]

BBC it is probably important to know what SAS stands for in regards to airlines

 

[RooFlyer]

I guess the biggest carrier who is laughing all the way will be Ryanair. No LHR operations and STN completely unaffected, so everything is business as usual.

Cue O'Leary saying "sucked in, losers" to BA and VS.

 

[drron]

A warm welcome to AFF @delta_fragma . you certainly hit the jackpot with your solution. Well done.

 

[AIRwin]

QF9 being diverted to Charles Dr Gaulle due to LHR closure for 24 hours.

Looks like the aircraft which operated QF9 has now turned around as an additional QF34 service back to PER instead of continuing onto LHR

 

[Rangalad]

BBC it is probably important to know what SAS stands for in regards to airlines

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Sky News too

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Same at Sky News

 

[jb747]

I'm sure that Scandinavian consider themselves to be special.

 

[Quickstatus]

so immediately booked a seat on the Eurostar to Paris.

Welcome to AFF
It is often better to be proactive than wait for the airline to come up with a solution . Yours is an excellent example.

 

[SomeRando]

After the confusion last night I got an email about an hour ago to say I am rebooked on SQ308 tomorrow morning.

 

[dajop]

After the confusion last night I got an email about an hour ago to say I am rebooked on SQ308 tomorrow morning.

Enjoy (assuming you are still in F). The day time services to Europe offer a much better chance to enjoy the full F experience without the compelling need to get some sleep.

 

[SomeRando]

Yes, still in F thankfully. I've done Singapore before and the weather is too humid for me so instead of hanging out in the hotel doing nothing I've checked in and gonna do nothing in TPR and F lounge but enjoy the food and drink. Not the most exciting thing to do I know, but I'm feeling pretty lazy.