London: Following a power outage there that had resulted in a total closure of one of the busiest airports worldwide, Heathrow Airport announced on Friday night that it is commencing flights once again. The Airport officials observed in a series of X postings that they are now able to “safely restart flights” and that repatriation and aircraft transfer are given first priority.

The Airport also apologized for any trouble created and said that it intends to operate a full operation on March 22.

“Our staff has been nonstop since the catastrophe to guarantee a quick recovery. We may now safely resume flights, giving repatriation and aircraft movement first priority. Unless your airline has instructed you otherwise, kindly do not visit the airport.

“We will provide more details soon; tomorrow we want to perform a complete operation. Our first concern still is our passengers’ and those working at the airport’s safety. We sincerely apologize for any trouble this event created. (2/2),”

Media accounts state that one of the busiest airports worldwide, Heathrow, was without electricity for more than fifteen hours.

Thomas Woldbye, the chief executive of Heathrow, was described in the New York Times as calling the outage and disturbance at Britain’s biggest airport “unprecedented.” By Saturday, he promised the airport will be running at “100 percent”; however, even with the predicted knock-on effects of the closure causing delays for passengers all weekend.

The officials of London’s Heathrow Airport declared on Friday a total closure for the whole day resulting from a fire at an electrical substation serving the airport.

The airport officials announced in a statement posted on its X account that the airport would stay closed in order to ensure the safety of its staff members and passengers.

“The fire involved a transformer comprising 25,000 liters of its cooling oil fully alight,” a London incident Brigade report on the fire at a high voltage substation close to Heathrow Airport said. The nature of an oil-fueled fire and the still live high voltage equipment posed a significant threat. About five percent still remains alight in isolated hotspots as per the most recent report; we will stay present at the site until the problem is under control.”

Deputy Commissioner Jonathan Smith of London Fire Brigade (LFB) made the comments, further noting that inquiries are under way to determine the fire’s cause. Supported by a scientific adviser, “London incident Brigade Fire Investigation Officers have been closely cooperating with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to look into the origin of this incident. The MPS has attested to the fire’s non-suspicious nature. The inquiry by LFB will now focus on the electrical distribution equipment,” the statement added.