HEATHROW FLIGHTS FINALLY RESUME AFTER BLAZE

Flights have officially resumed at London‘s Heathrow Airport after a loss of power – but knock-on disruption is feared throughout the day.

The UK’s busiest transport hub was forced to close on Friday following a devastating fire at a substation. The blaze at the facility in Hayes, west London, led to an “unprecedented” loss of power, impacting travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers and causing chaos worldwide.

More than 1,300 flights were unable to leave or arrive at Heathrow, which handled nearly 84million passengers last year. Some planes eventually started departing on Friday evening and, this morning, the airport – a hub for Virgin Atlantic and British Airways – confirmed operations have now resumed.