LHR looks set to be shut down for an extended period as emergency services deal with a significant fire at a power substation nearby.
“Passengers are advised not to travel to the airport and should contact their airline for further information. We apologise for the inconvenience,” the airport stated on Facebook.
At least 120 flights currently bound for Heathrow have been diverted, confirmed flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
QF1 from Sydney to London via Singapore is currently nearing LHR and is being diverted to Paris CDG. Its British Airways counterpart BA16 on the same route is being diverted to London Gatwick.
Fire crews are responding to the incident but there is no clarity on when power may be reliably restored, a Heathrow spokesperson told Reuters in an email.
More details in Mon’s issue of Travel Daily.