Heathrow is operating a full schedule today, with more than 1,300 flights planned.
British Airways re-launched some flights from the London hub on Friday evening, following a power outage that had caused the airport to close throughout most of the day.
By Saturday, the airline was running 90% of its normal schedule and it planned to run a near-full schedule on Sunday.
On Saturday evening, BA – Heathrow’s biggest airline – said: “We’re really grateful to our customers for bearing with us over the past couple of days, even though many of them have had their travel plans unacceptably cancelled or disrupted.
“We’d also like to thank the thousands of colleagues who have worked so hard to support customers and help get our operation back on track.”
The airline has not provided a further update on how many of its 107,000 passengers left stranded on Friday have yet to be repatriated, but in a video message posted on Friday, Chairman and CEO Sean Doyle warned of disruption for several days.
A Heathrow spokesperson said this morning: “Heathrow is operating a full schedule today, with over 1,300 flights planned.
“Over the weekend, we successfully managed over 2,500 flights, serving over 400,000 passengers. We apologise for the inconvenience caused by Friday’s closure, following a significant fire at an off-site power substation.
“Our ongoing priority remains serving our passengers and getting them safely and quickly away on their journeys.”
An investigation has been launched into the power outage at the airport, which was caused by a fire at a nearby substation.
