Heathrow’s closure is expected to affect more than 1,300 flights. An airline analytics firm estimated that “upwards of 145,000” passengers could be impacted, and Heathrow is warning of significant disruption in the coming days. Trains around Heathrow have also been disrupted.
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You would think one of the worlds largest airports would have a plan B 
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Plan C 
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They do. It’s called re-routing. Without electricity, there’s not much else they can do.
@Maggie8K, thanks for heads-up. Can only imagine many people scrambling. Fingers crossed that situation resolves as we’re scheduled to fly to London Heathrow in coming days, gulp 
, on way to European adventures.
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Thank you for the update, @Maggie8K I feel sorry for all who have been impacted by this.
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Yes, very unfortunate. No doubt will create hardship for many people.
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Our hosts flight might be affected, they’re coming back tomorrow (flying to Heathrow) so we’ll see. Fortunately we can stay a few more days here in case of any delays but still, very stressful situation!
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Hi @Oztravels
They do apparently but they aren’t working. Some sort of bio gradable generators now but for many years they had diesel generators but removed these in recent years due to the UK pushing for net zero carbon emissions and the significant extra taxes to have such.
It’s embarrassing that one of the worlds busiest airports no longer has a reliable back up system!