London’s biggest airport has been shut down sparking chaos across the world following a huge fire.
The blaze left Americans stranded abroad but also had a massive knock-on effect meaning hundreds of flights across the US were canceled or delayed.
Heathrow was plunged into mayhem when flames erupted from a nearby electrical transformer containing 25,000 liters of cooling oil that was ignited.
At least 1,350 flights to and from Heathrow have been affected by the closure, with tens of thousands of passengers left stranded at airports overseas.
Dozens of planes from the US, the Caribbean and India were forced to be turned around in mid-air. Others were diverted to other airports in Britain and Europe.
Travelers have criticized Heathrow for their ‘confusing’ messages, with some alleging they weren’t informed of cancelations until they turned up at the airport.
More than 200,000 passengers had their flights shelved on Friday after the airport announced it would be closed until 11.59pm as a result of the inferno.
Dozens of planes from the US, the Caribbean and India were forced to be turned around in mid-air. Others were diverted to other airports in Britain and Europe
Here is all of the canceled or diverted US flights:
Flight Time | Flight Number | Airport | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
5:55am | BA212 | Boston | Diverted to Shannon | |
5:55am | UA146 | Newark | Diverted to Shannon | |
5:55am | JetBlue B61620 | Boston | Diverted to Goose Bay | |
6:20am | AA20 | Dallas | Diverted to Bangor, Maine | |
6:25am | Virgin Atlantic VS4 | JFK | Diverted to Glasgow | |
6:25am | BA184 | Newark | Diverted to Glasgow | |
6:30am | BA112 | JFK | Diverted to Manchester | |
6:35am | BA66 | Philadelphia | Diverted to Manchester | |
6:40am | United918 | Dulles | Sent back | |
6:45am | BA174 | JFK | Diverted to Keflavik, Iceland | |
6:45am | Virgin Atlantic 118 | Miami | Diverted to Glasgow | |
6:50am | BA294 | Chicago ORD | Diverted to Montreal | |
6:50am | BA206 | Miami | Diverted to Madrid | |
6:50am | Virgin Atlantic 92 | Orlando | Diverted to Shannon | |
6:50am | AA100 | JFK | Sent back | |
6:50am | Delat16 | Detroit | Diverted to Amsterdam | |
6:54am | BA216 | Dulles | Sent back | |
6:55am | BA194 | Houston | Diverted to Glasgow | |
6:55am | UA14 | Newark | Sent back | |
6:55am | VS46 | JFK | Sent back | |
7:00am | AA730 | Charlotte | Sent back | |
7:05am | Delta10 | Minneapolis | Sent back | |
7:05am | Delta58 | Boston | Diverted to Amsterdam | |
7:10am | BA176 | JFK | Diverted to Manchester | |
7:20am | AA50 | Dallas | Diverted to Goose Bay | |
7:25am | United901 | San Fran | Diverted to Dulles | |
7:30am | United880 | Houston | Canceled | |
7:55am | Delat1 | JFK | Canceled | |
7:55am | United290 | Chicago | Sent back | |
7:55am | Delta30 | Atlanta | Diverted to Amsterdam | |
8:10am | BA116 | JFK | Sent back | |
8:15am | AA80 | Dallas | Sent back | |
8:15am | BA1339 | Jersey | Canceled | |
8:15am | AA86 | Chicago | Sent back | |
8:16am | – – – – | Nashville | Sent back | |
8:25am | UA904 | Newark | Unknown | |
8:35am | AA106 | JFK | Sent back | |
8:40am | BA172 | JFK | Sent back | |
8:40am | BA228 | Baltimore | Sent back | |
8:45am | VS138 | JFK | Canceled | |
8:45am | BA222 | Nashville | Sent back | |
9:10am | UA16 | Newark | Unknown | |
9:10am | VS56 | Dulles | Sent back | |
9:20am | AA728 | Philadelphia | Canceled | |
9:25am | BA188 | Newark | Canceled | |
9:30am | BA202 | Boston | Canceled | |
9:30am | BA114 | JFK | Canceled | |
9:30am | JetBlue B67 | JFK | Unknown | |
9:35am | BA218 | Denver | Sent back | |
9:40am | BA192 | Dallas | Diverted to Dulles | |
9:40am | UA27 | Denver | Sent back | |
9:40am | AA38 | Miami | Sent back | |
9:45am | VS8 | Los Angeles | Sent back | |
10:00am | AA90 | Chicago | Unknown | |
10:05am | BA292 | Dulles | Unknown | |
10:10am | BA190 | Austin | Diverted to Dulles | |
10:15am | BA282 | Los Angeles | Sent back | |
10:15am | UA940 | Newark | Canceled | |
10:30am | VS10 | JFK | Canceled | |
10:35am | BA224 | New Orleans | Diverted to Glasgow | |
10:35am | DL32 | Atlanta | Unknown | |
10:50am | UA5 | Houston | Unknown | |
10:55am | VS20 | San Fran | Sent back | |
11:00am | VS6 | Miami | Canceled | |
11:05am | UA924 | Dulles | Canceled | |
11:10am | DL3 | JFK | Canceled | |
11:10am | VS106 | Seattle | Unknown | |
11:15am | BA226 | Atlanta | Canceled | |
11:15am | UA938 | Chicago | Canceled | |
11:15am | BA182 | JFK | Canceled | |
11:30am | BA208 | Miami | Canceled | |
11:30am | BA296 | Chicago | Canceled | |
11:40am | DL36 | Atlanta | Unknown | |
11:40am | AA104 | JFK | Canceled | |
11:55am | BA1341 | Jersey | Canceled | |
12:00pm | AA134 | Los Angeles | Sent back | |
12:00pm | BA284 | San Fran | Sent back | |
12:00pm | UA930 | San Fran | Unknown | |
12:00pm | AA734 | Charlotte | Canceled | |
12:05pm | AA78 | Dallas | Canceled | |
12:15pm | BA48 | Seattle | Canceled | |
12:20pm | AA56 | Miami | Canceled | |
12:25pm | BA280 | Los Angeles | Sent back | |
12:35pm | BA272 | San Diego | Unknown | |
12:40pm | DL22 | Orlando | Canceled | |
12:45pm | BA196 | Houston | Unknown | |
1:20pm | BA288 | Phoenix | Canceled | |
1:30pm | UA923 | Los Angeles | Canceled | |
3:15pm | BA286 | San Fran | Canceled | |
3:25pm | BA268 | Los Angeles | Canceled | |
4:00pm | AA136 | Los Angeles | Canceled | |
4:40pm | VS24 | Los Angeles | Canceled | |
6:35pm | AA20 | New York | Canceled | |
6:55pm | BA238 | Boston | Canceled | |
7:20pm | AA50 | JFK | Canceled | |
8:00pm | BA178 | JFK | Canceled | |
8:10pm | VS26 | JFK | Canceled | |
8:35pm | UA934 | Newark | Canceled | |
8:45pm | B61107 | JFK | Canceled | |
10:10pm | AA142 | JFK | Canceled |