FSU honors students stuck in London due to airport shutdown
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Fairmont State University Honors Program students were supposed to be heading home on Friday from London, however a nearby electrical fire has left them stranded.
The fire knocked out the power to Heathrow Airport late Thursday, forcing officials to shut down the airport at least until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, disrupting travel plans for an estimated 200,000 people, including some local university students.
A post to the Fairmont State University Honors Program Facebook page states that the students are in 'good spirits' and have a place to stay for the next couple of days.
Harrison County middle school students learn about local aviation
'It may be some time before we know what's happening with our flights, but our amazing travel agent worked magic in the middle of the night when we first heard the news about the fires,' the post reads. 'As always, I am impressed by our student's chutzpah and resilience!'
Even if the airport is able to reopen on Saturday, disruptions will likely last for several more days as they work to accommodate passengers whose flights were canceled and place stranded aircrafts and flight crews back into position.
The airport announced that they plan to resume some flights Friday afternoon.
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