Thousands of passengers have been left without flights after Heathrow Airport said that it was set to be closed for a full day on Friday, March 21. There will be no departing or incoming flights at the London airport as a result.

Five flights have been diverted to Manchester after a power outage in west London has led to Heathrow Airport shutting all day. A fire at a nearby electrical substation has caused the power outage which has resulted in travel chaos with more than 1,

More than 1,300 flights were affected after a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Hundreds of thousands of passengers were stranded around the world.