Thai Airways International (THAI) decided to reroute a flight from London to Brussels on Friday due to a fire at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom.
Flight TG910, which departed Suvarnabhumi Airport at 12.44am, arrived at Brussels Airport in Belgium at 6.57am local time (12.57pm Thailand time), according to flight tracking websites flightradar24 and Flight Aware.
The THAI flight was originally scheduled to land at Heathrow at 6.40am.
The national carrier advised passengers on the London route and return leg on Friday and Saturday to check flight schedules on its social media.
Outbound flights that may be affected by the temporary closure of Heathrow include TG910, leaving Bangkok at 12.05am on Saturday.
Bangkok-bound flights include TG911, departing London at 11.50am local time, and TG917, scheduled to leave at 9.35pm on Friday.
The diversion came as Europe's second-busiest airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage.
Plumes of smoke and fire rise from the electrical substation in Hayes, Britain, in this screengrab obtained from a video. (Photo: Reuters)
"Passengers are advised not to travel to the airport and should contact their airline for further information. We apologise for the inconvenience," Heathrow stated in an X message.
Cathay Pacific is considering cancelling flights from Hong Kong to Heathrow due to the blackout, as reported by the South China Morning Post on its X account.
