{"id":14601,"date":"2025-03-21T23:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T23:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stranded-by-heathrow-closure-some-travelers-got-creative-others-just-gave-up\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T23:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T23:30:32","slug":"stranded-by-heathrow-closure-some-travelers-got-creative-others-just-gave-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stranded-by-heathrow-closure-some-travelers-got-creative-others-just-gave-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranded by Heathrow Closure, Some Travelers Got Creative. Others Just Gave Up."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Phillip Kizun found himself having to improvise on Friday as he tried to get from London to Dublin, typically a routine trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After finding out that his flight from Heathrow Airport had been canceled, Mr. Kizun, 58, took a train to Wales and then a ferry from the coastal town of Holyhead to the Irish capital. He met several European and American travelers who were doing the same.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt was an absolute real \u2018Planes, Trains and Automobiles,\u2019\u201d Mr. Kizun said, minutes after arriving in Dublin for a work trip, referring to the 1987 Steve Martin-John Candy comedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Kizun, 58, of Chester County, Pa., was among the thousands of anguished travelers who found themselves stranded on Friday, after <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/03\/21\/world\/heathrow-airport-power-outage-fire\/residents-near-the-burning-power-station-saw-a-massive-ball-of-flame?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">a fire at an energy substation near Heathrow<\/a> caused a power outage that closed the airport for the better part of a day. Some Heathrow-bound flights turned around in midair, while many others did not take off, leaving confused and anxious passengers <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/21\/world\/europe\/heathrow-airport-closure-flights.html?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">wondering when<\/a> they might finally get where they were going.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The New York Times asked readers to share their stories. Some, like Mr. Kizun, found alternative routes. Others remained in a state of limbo. A few simply gave up.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-77c51327\">Planes were turned around midflight.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some planes that were already in the air turned around. That was the case for the one carrying Jeannie LaChance, who was traveling to London from Los Angeles with her sister and 2-year-old niece. About four hours into the flight, the pilot let the passengers know that there was a possible fire at Heathrow and that they would have to return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cEveryone was pretty calm, which I think was nice because we\u2019re all trapped in a plane,\u201d Ms. LaChance, 31, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Henry Kofman, 20, a sophomore at the University of Southern California, chose London as a spring break because of its theater scene. He was having such a good time that he decided to extend his trip by a day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Tough luck. He was up late watching the \u201cSeverance\u201d season finale when he got a news alert on his phone that Heathrow had been shut down. It seemed unreal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI just don\u2019t find it believable that the busiest airport in Europe is just gone for the day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Kofman is hoping that operations return to normal on Saturday, as airport officials have promised, so he can be back in Los Angeles in time for classes to resume on Monday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-61de342\">Some travelers changed their itineraries.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Cyndi Darlington, a marketing executive, was set to take her best friend on her first overseas trip, to London and Rome. The pair sat on the plane for three hours at the San Diego airport. When they were told that the flight had been canceled, Ms. Darlington and her friend moved swiftly to reorganize their trip. Now they will head straight to Rome, cutting two days off their vacation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe overheard people on the plane talking about going to a wedding and making connections,\u201d Ms. Darlington said. \u201cAnd so we feel that we\u2019re kind of lucky. And we only lost two days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The outage forced some passengers to cancel their trips entirely. Iris Planamento was on a plane at Newark Liberty International Airport on Thursday night, waiting to take off for a package tour that would take her to London, Normandy and Paris. After her flight was canceled, she visited an online chat forum for the tour, where people were sharing stories about being turned back midair or otherwise being diverted or delayed. Not wanting to deal with the stress, Ms. Planamento, 72, canceled her trip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u201c<\/em>I have to tell you that I am not a person who has anxiety problems,\u201d she said. \u201cFor the past few weeks, I\u2019ve been feeling a lot of anxiety. I\u2019ve never felt that before, and yesterday was especially bad until I got to the airport and had a few drinks. Today I\u2019m fine. I feel I\u2019m disappointed. But the anxiety is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Camille Dee, 74, of Roslyn, N.Y., and her husband were supposed to take off from Kennedy International Airport for London on Friday night for what she described as their first vacation in six years. Their flight was canceled, and the earliest rescheduled flight that the airline is offering her is on Monday. Worried that the new itinerary may cost her hundreds of dollars in nonrefundable hotel fees and other associated costs, she is considering canceling the trip, though she did allow that her travails amounted to a \u201cfirst-world problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAfter this, it\u2019s going to be a while before I decide to go back to London, because this whole thing has left such a bad taste in my mouth,\u201d Ms. Dee said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3fd22dab\">\u2018A little unnerving\u2019: The closure fueled anxiety.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Alyse Franklin, 22, a senior at Indiana University, was stressed out, not knowing when she would be able to make it home from a spring break trip with 19 classmates from her international marketing and communications class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cFlying in general kind of makes me feel a little ill,\u201d Ms. Franklin said. \u201cSo it\u2019s not fun to fly already, but the fact that we don\u2019t know when it\u2019s going to happen and it feels like I can\u2019t mentally prepare for it, it\u2019s a little unnerving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/21\/world\/europe\/heathrow-passengers-stories.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phillip Kizun found himself having to improvise on Friday as he tried to get from London to Dublin, typically a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[584,2637,4581,4294,1157,494,949,4570,4651,1158,4650,3166],"class_list":["post-14601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-airlines-and-airplanes","tag-airports","tag-british-airways-plc","tag-customer-relations","tag-england","tag-fires-and-firefighters","tag-great-britain","tag-heathrow-airport-london","tag-ill","tag-london-england","tag-ohare-international-airport-chicago","tag-power-failures-and-blackouts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stranded by Heathrow Closure, Some Travelers Got Creative. 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