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Heathrow Airport, in west London, has confirmed it will remain closed for the day after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the world
Several flights were diverted to Shannon Airport overnight following the closure of the busiest airport in Europe.
Travel arrangements for thousands of passengers who are due to fly to and from Ireland have been impacted by the closure of Heathrow Airport in London after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the world.
Around 70 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze and around 150 people were evacuated from nearby buildings and thousands of properties were without power.
A spokesperson for Shannon Airport in County Clare has confirmed that six flights were diverted there early this Friday morning following the closure.
"We are closely monitoring the situation at Heathrow Airport and are providing support by accommodating diverted flights as needed and our team is on-site to assist with the additional passengers,” they said.
As of 7.20am, Shannon Airport had facilitated diverted flights originally scheduled to land at Heathrow, including flights from Toronto, Atlanta, Bridgetown Barbados, Boston, Orlando and Newark.
"The first of these flights landed safely at 04:26am this morning," said the spokesperson.
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The daa, says a total of 34 flights were scheduled between Dublin and Heathrow this Friday - 17 in each direction while a smaller number of flights were scheduled to and from other Irish Airports, including Cork and Shannon.
Passenger Update - 7am
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 21, 2025
All flights scheduled between Dublin Airport and London Heathrow up until at least mid-afternoon today (Friday) have been cancelled following the closure of @HeathrowAirport due to a power outage.
A total of 34 flights were scheduled between Dublin… pic.twitter.com/HiTNHeHhhm
Around 20 services from Belfast City Airport and City of Derry are also impacted by the closure.
Any passengers who were due to travel to or from Heathrow are being advised to liaise with their airline.
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