How many extra flights diverted to Cardiff Airport following the recent closure of Heathrow Airport due to a nearby electric substation fire?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
| Answered on 04/04/2025
The Airport received two flights following the recent closure of Heathrow Airport due to a nearby electric substation fire: One Virgin Atlantic passenger flight arriving from Barbados; and one British Airways 777 which was scheduled to go into the Heathrow maintenance facility but came into British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) instead.