Heathrow Airport chaos as passengers 'stuck' in tunnels, trains cancelled and traffic jammed
Scott Roberts, who is at the airport, posted a photograph of a crowd of people at the airport to his X account. His post was captioned: "Been at Heathrow for an hour caught between the lifts and terminal tunnel and no one knows what is happening, this country is knackered."
Drivers trying to leave the airport are also reportedly facing congestion. One person took to X to say that they had been sat in a cab trying to leave the airport since 8.20am.
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The Heathrow Express has also cancelled all services in both directions due to the "overcrowding". A status alert on its website currently states this will last until the end of the day.
The M4 Heathrow Spur (at J4) into Terminals 2 and 3 is also now closed due to "severe delays". People are being asked to use the M25 J14 and head towards Terminal 5 and to allow extra time if heading to the airport this morning.
Heathrow Airport has said that the main road tunnel to Terminals 2 and 3 has now reopened but congestion still remains in the area. Passengers are still recommended to allow extra time for their journeys.
People have taken to social media to complain that they are currently unable to leave the airport, with large crowds of people gathered waiting for information. One person wrote that there was "chaos" at the Terminal 5 train platform to Terminals 2 and 3, with not trains serving the station for at least 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, others reported being stuck in Terminal 3 and unable to exit the Tube station. Another person posted a picture of people running with their luggage in the roads, presumably to reach their flights and avoid the congestion in the airports tunnels.
A spokesperson for Heathrow posted to X: "Due to a technical issue, the Central Terminal Area tunnel to Terminals 2 and 3 is currently closed. Please use public transport to Terminal 5, where train services are available to all other terminals. We're working hard to resolve the issue and apologise for the disruption."
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