One of the world’s busiest airports was closed on Friday in the wake of a nearby fire. The incident disrupted more than 1,300 flights. Here’s the latest.
Heathrow Airport, Europe’s busiest, has shut down today, following a fire last night at a nearby electrical substation that caused a major power outage. The closure has disrupted at least 1,350 flights, according to Flightradar24, with some aircraft diverted to alternate airports like Gatwick, Amsterdam’s Schiphol, and Paris’s Charles de Gaulle.
