Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power
Heathrow, Europe’s 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
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