Full list of Heathrow Airport flights cancelled following fire - as Gatwick issues major update
Heathrow Airport has been shut all day today after a devastating electrical fire - causing chaos for the around 220,000 who were due to travel through the UKs busiest airport today.
Heathrow Airport has been shut all day today after a devastating electrical fire - causing chaos for the around 220,000 who were due to travel through the UKs busiest airport today.
It was forced to close after its main electrical substation exploded and set alight less than two miles away in the west London suburb of Hayes.
At least 1,357 flights have been cancelled, diverted or delayed and people are being advised not to make journeys to the airport.
A spokesperson for Gatwick Airport, the closest London airport to Heathrow, told MailOnline: We are aware of the situation at Heathrow Airport today and we are supporting by accepting diverted flights as required.
Flights are operating from London Gatwick as normal today.
Online flight tracking service FlightRadar24 said the closure would affect the scheduled 679 arrivals at and the 678 planned departures from Heathrow today.
Some planes already on their way to London managed to land at other UK airports.
British Airways, American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, Air Canada and Delta have suffered the largest number of cancellations and diversions.
Heathrow Airport has been shut all day today after a devastating electrical fire - causing chaos for the around 220,000 who were due to travel through the UKs busiest airport today. Pictured: Stranded passengers at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London
It was forced to close after its main electrical substation exploded and set alight (pictured) less than two miles away in the west London suburb of Hayes
At least 1,357 flights have been cancelled, diverted or delayed and people are being advised not to make journeys to the airport. Pictured: An upset couple at Heathrow Terminal 5 this morning
Dozens of flights have been diverted to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Lyon and other European cities, stranding tens of thousands of people abroad. Some planes were even forced to turn back and set down in New York, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Delhi, where Air India has now cancelled all its flights to London.
Here are the flights that were scheduled to take off from Heathrow this morning: