Belfast: NI airport tells Heathrow-bound passengers not to travel
A number of flights to and from Heathrow are showing as cancelled on Belfast City Airport's website.A Heathrow spokesperson said its terminals had to be shut as they "do not have clarity on when power may be reliably restored".All flights scheduled between Dublin Airport and London Heathrow up until at least mid-afternoon Friday have also been cancelled.A spokesperson for Dublin Airport said further disruption to flights between Dublin and Heathrow scheduled for later on Friday "are likely".A total of 34 flights were scheduled between Dublin Airport and Heathrow on Friday.Dublin Airport advised affected passengers to contact their airline.Shannon Airport in County Clare has said it has facilitated several diverted flights originally scheduled to land at Heathrow on Friday morning, including flights from Toronto, Atlanta, Bridgetown Barbados, Boston, Orlando and Newark.
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