London Heathrow: Airport Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[Aviador]

The BBC is reporting Heathrow airport bosses are seeking a 20% reduction in traffic tomorrow because of the impending storm.

 

[David_itl]

Looks like airlines are being told to cancel services tomorrow Only BA's are known per Flightradar 24. All departures

10:45 AM BA926 Munich (MUC) British Airways Canceled
11:35 AM BA904 Frankfurt (FRA) British Airways Canceled
11:35 AM BA974 Hamburg (HAM) British Airways Canceled
11:45 AM BA308 Paris (CDG) British Airways Canceled
11:45 AM BA562 Milan (LIN) British Airways Canceled
11:50 AM BA754 Basel (BSL) British Airways Canceled
12:10 PM BA1308 Aberdeen (ABZ) British Airways Canceled
12:15 PM BA1332 Newcastle (NCL) British Airways Canceled
12:20 PM BA1342 Leeds (LBA) British Airways Canceled
12:50 PM BA438 Amsterdam (AMS) British Airways Canceled
1:00 PM BA716 Zurich (ZRH) British Airways Canceled
1:25 PM BA780 Stockholm (ARN) British Airways Canceled
1:30 PM BA402 Brussels (BRU) British Airways Canceled
1:35 PM BA836 Dublin (DUB) British Airways Canceled
2:00 PM BA722 Geneva (GVA) British Airways Canceled
2:10 PM BA954 Munich (MUC) British Airways Canceled
2:10 PM BA908 Frankfurt (FRA) British Airways Canceled
2:10 PM BA1448 Edinburgh (EDI) British Airways Canceled
3:00 PM BA734 Geneva (GVA) British Airways Canceled
3:10 PM BA1486 Glasgow (GLA) British Airways Canceled
3:15 PM BA1396 Manchester (MAN) British Airways Canceled
3:35 PM BA462 Madrid (MAD) British Airways Canceled
3:50 PM BA944 Dusseldorf (DUS) British Airways Canceled
4:00 PM BA986 Berlin (TXL) British Airways Canceled
4:40 PM BA912 Frankfurt (FRA) British Airways Canceled
5:50 PM BA1492 Glasgow (GLA) British Airways Canceled
5:55 PM BA328 Paris (CDG) British Airways Canceled
6:20 PM BA828 Dublin (DUB) British Airways Canceled
6:20 PM BA1458 Edinburgh (EDI) British Airways Canceled
6:50 PM BA426 Amsterdam (AMS) British Airways Canceled
7:10 PM BA738 Geneva (GVA) British Airways Canceled
7:10 PM BA756 Basel (BSL) British Airways Canceled
7:15 PM BA720 Zurich (ZRH) British Airways Canceled
7:40 PM BA376 Toulouse (TLS) British Airways Canceled

 

[KARFA]

Looks like airlines are being told to cancel services tomorrow Only BA's are known per Flightradar 24. All departures

Airlines are not told to cancel flights as such. There is a collaborative decision making process involving the airlines to potentially reduce flights when it is expected that the aerodrome and/or TMA will not be able to provide the capacity required, but this is due to extended LVPs or adverse weather in and around the TMA which would reduce the arrival/departures rates.

However, the cancellations today are due to snow not LVP. I doubt there has been any call from HAL or NATS for any reduction in the flying programme. BA however have decided to pro-actively cancel a number of flights (mainly domestic and short haul), in anticipation of needing to provide de-icing during the day for the forecast precipitation. BA is solely responsible for de-icing it's own aircraft at LHR, and the cancellations are an acknowledgment that BA does not have the resources to de-ice at a rate which would allow the normal program to be maintained. Other airlines operating at LHR have made their own decisions on whether they think they have enough resources to de-ice their aircraft today.

 

[superking]

With BA de ice their own aircraft,is it their own de ice gear if so ,do they de ice other airlines aircrafts

 

[KARFA]

With BA de ice their own aircraft,is it their own de ice gear if so ,do they de ice other airlines aircrafts

Yes it’s their own people and gear they use to de-ice their own aircraft. I would imagine IB who also use T5 depend on BA de-icing their aircraft but I suspect that’s it. Other airlines will have their own handling agents.

HAL are responsible for clearing the manoeuvring areas including taxiways and runways.

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

United 777-300ER on UA927 from Frankfurt to San Francisco landing at LHR as an Emergency

 

[Aviador]

Some cancellations at Heathrow today. The airport has reduced its flow rate due to the forecast high winds.