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Sri Lankan Airlines cancels several flights to London
21 Mar, 2025
Sri Lankan Airlines cancelled several flights scheduled to depart from Colombo to London on Friday due to the temporary closure of the Heathrow Airport.
The airline said that flights UL 503 (Colombo to London), scheduled to depart at 12:50 hrs and UL 504 (London to Colombo), scheduled to depart at 20:40 hrs on 21 March 2025 had been cancelled.
SriLankan Airlines apologised for the inconvenience caused and urged cooperation as the carrier was making necessary arrangements for the affected customers. ?The airline is closely monitoring the situation and will resume flights to London as soon as Heathrow reopens?, it said in a statement.
Passengers requiring assistance are encouraged to contact the SriLankan Airlines Customer Centre at 1979 (within Sri Lanka), +94117 77 1979 (international) or +94744 44 1979 (WhatsApp chat) or reach out to their nearest SriLankan Airlines office or their travel agent.
Heathrow Airport was closed throughout Friday over a “significant” power outage linked to a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it.
The airport, which is the UK’s busiest, has warned of “significant disruption” over the coming days and told passengers not to travel “under any circumstances” until it reopens.
The fire at the substation in Hayes, west London, has left thousands of homes without power and 150 people have been evacuated from surrounding properties. (Colombo Gazette)
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