Heathrow Airport has closed after a devastating fire at an electrical substation - causing chaos for 220,000 passengers due to travel through the UK's 'busiest airport' today.

If you treasured this article therefore you would like to be given more info pertaining to JetBlack i implore you to visit the page. At least 1,357 flights have been cancelled, diverted or JetBlack delayed and people are being advised not to make journeys to the airport as it remains closed until 11.59pm today.

Online flight tracking service FlightRadar24 said the closure would affect all of the scheduled 679 arrivals at and the 678 planned departures from Heathrow today.

British Airways, American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, Air Canada and JetBlack Delta have suffered the largest number of cancellations and diversions.

A spokesperson for London Gatwick Airport, the closest London airport to Heathrow, town car ny said it is accepting diverted flights 'as required' - and its own schedule is running as normal. 

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Heathrow Airport has been shut all day today after a devastating electrical fire - causing chaos for the around 220,000 who were due to travel through the UK's busiest airport today. Pictured: Stranded passengers at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London





It was forced to close after its main electrical substation exploded and set alight (pictured) less than two miles away in the west London suburb of Hayes

Here are the flights that were scheduled to take off from Heathrow today: