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Khaleej Times
22-03-2025
- Khaleej Times
Air India resumes operations 'as per schedule' at London Heathrow Airport after power outage
Air India on Saturday announced that its flights to and from London Heathrow (LHR) are back on schedule after a brief disruption caused by a power outage at the airport Friday. Sharing the post on X, the airline confirmed that today's flight AI111 departed on time, and all other flights to and from London are expected to operate as scheduled. Our operations to and from London Heathrow (LHR) have recommenced after the disruption at the airport yesterday due to a power outage. Today�s flight AI111 was on schedule and other flights, to and from London, are expected to operate as per schedule. AI161 of� � Air India (@airindia) March 22, 2025 "Our operations to and from London Heathrow (LHR) have recommenced after the disruption at the airport yesterday due to a power outage. Today's flight AI111 was on schedule and other flights, to and from London, are expected to operate as per schedule," the post stated. "AI161 of March 21, which was diverted to Frankfurt, is expected to leave Frankfurt at 2.05pm local time," it added. In another incident on March 5, an Air India flight from Chicago to Delhi was forced to return to its departure airport after multiple lavatories on board became unserviceable, as reported by the crew, due to clogged toilets caused by improper waste disposal. The investigation by the concerned authorities revealed that the lavatories became unserviceable as polythene bags, rags, and clothes were flushed down and got stuck in the plumbing. "We are aware of some social media posts about the unserviceable lavatories on AI126 operating Chicago to Delhi on March 5, 2025 that caused the flight's diversion back to its origin. We would like to confirm that as part of our investigation into the incident, our teams found polythene bags, rags, and clothes that had been flushed down and stuck in the plumbing. This led the lavatories to become unserviceable," Chicago O'Hare International Airport said. The airport authorities said that the flight departed on time at 1648 Hrs (UTC), and about an hour and forty-five minutes into the flight, the crew reported some of the lavatories in Business and Economy Class to be unserviceable. Subsequently, eight of the 12 lavatories in the aircraft became unserviceable, causing discomfort to all on board. By this time, the aircraft was overflying the Atlantic, leaving points in Europe as potential cities to divert to. However, it was decided to divert back to Chicago due to restrictions on night operations at most of the European airports. According to the authorities, the decision to divert was taken entirely in the interest of passenger comfort and safety.
Gulf Today
21-03-2025
- Business
- Gulf Today
Emirates, Etihad cancel flights to Heathrow airport, Air India's London flights disrupted
Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways have cancelled flights to Heathrow and announced diversions in their flight schedule due to the Heathrow closure, according to reports. Emirates said, 'Due to the closure of London Heathrow Airport, the following flights to/from London have been cancelled. • EK001/002 21MAR DXB‑LHR‑DXB • EK029/030 21MAR DXB‑LHR‑DXB • EK031/032 21MAR DXB‑LHR‑DXB • EK008 21MAR LHR‑DXB • EK003/004 21MAR DXB‑LHR‑DXB • EK005/006 21MAR DXB‑LHR‑DXB The Airline said, 'Passengers connecting onto the flights to London Heathrow will not be accepted for travel until further notice at the point of origin. 'We're monitoring the situation closely and will update our customers as the situation develops. 'Customers are also advised to check our website for updates before their travel, and to ensure their contact details are updated by visiting Manage Your Booking to receive the latest notifications. 'Emirates is offering customers affected by the flight cancellations the option to rebook to travel to other UK airports, or to travel on a later date. 'Passengers who have booked through travel agents should contact their agent for rebooking. Customers who have booked directly with Emirates can contact us for assistance. 'We apologise for any inconvenience caused.' According to Indo-Asian News Service, India's largest carrier Air India on Friday said that its operations, to and from London Heathrow (LHR), have been disrupted following the temporary suspension of operations at the airport. Air India said in a statement that London Heathrow-bound AI129 from Mumbai was returning to Mumbai and AI161 from Delhi was diverting to Frankfurt. "All our remaining flights to and from London Heathrow, including AI111 of this morning, have been cancelled for 21 March. We will update about resumption of operations as soon as we have more information," the airline said. It further stated that flights to London Gatwick remain unaffected. Heathrow Airport was due to see over 1,330 scheduled flights today, flying up to 291,000 passengers, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. The airport was scheduled to see 665 departures today, equating to over 145,094 seats. A further 669 flights were due to arrive today, equating to 145,836 seats. British Airways has the largest share of flights from the airport (51%), followed by Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Factbox-Airlines flying into Heathrow Airport on Friday
(Reuters) - Britain's Heathrow Airport said on Friday it will remain closed through the day after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules of global airlines. According to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, at least 120 inbound flights to Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, were being diverted to other airports. Here are the top 10 airlines by capacity that were set to arrive at Heathrow airport on Friday. AIRLINE NAME FLIGHTS SEATS British Airways 341 67,962 31 9,058 Virgin Atlantic Lufthansa 21 3,780 American Airlines 20 5,744 Aer Lingus 19 3,484 17 3,673 United Airlines SAS 14 2,520 Swiss 12 2,000 13 1,906 Eurowings Delta Air Lines 11 2,687 Other 67 airlines 143 9,790 Total 669 145,836 Here is what airlines are saying about the closure: * British Airways: "Due to a power outage in the LondonHeathrow area, London Heathrow Airport is currently closed. As aresult, customers due to travel from Heathrow on Friday areadvised not to travel to the airport until further notice. Thiswill clearly have a significant impact on our operation and ourcustomers and we're working as quickly as possible to updatethem on their travel options for the next 24 hours and beyond." * United Airlines: "Seven United flights returned to theirorigin or to other airports, and Friday flights to LondonHeathrow are being cancelled. We are working with our customersto offer alternative travel options." * Air India: "London Heathrow-bound AI129 from Mumbai isreturning to Mumbai; AI161 from Delhi is diverting to our remaining flights to and from London Heathrow, includingAI111 of this morning, have been cancelled for 21 March." * Aer Lingus: "Cancelling all flights to and from LondonHeathrow Airport until further notice today following theclosure of the airport by the authorities." * Virgin Atlantic: "This has had a significant impact on ourflying programme both into and out of Heathrow and all VirginAtlantic arriving and departing flights are cancelled untilmidday on 21 March, with the rest of today's schedule currentlyunder review." * Qantas: "Our Singapore-London and Perth-London serviceswere diverted to Paris today, with buses arranged to takecustomers on to London." Source: Data from Cirium Ascend, company statements. Note: The seats represent capacity, not ticketed passengers.
