Getty ImagesThe first flights from Northern Ireland to London Heathrow since Friday’s disruption have arrived at the west London Airport.
Heathrow was closed for most of Friday after a fire at an electrical substation nearby that powers the airport.
The airport hopes to run a full service on Saturday, after some flights began taking off and landing late on Friday, however at least nine flights scheduled to land this morning have already seen cancellations.
Flights from Belfast City Airport and City of Derry Airport both arrived at Heathrow shortly before 08:00 GMT on Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, the first flight out of Dublin Airport to Heathrow on Saturday morning has also departed, delayed by about 50 minutes.
Six flights to and from Heathrow were cancelled at City of Derry Airport on Friday, 14 at Belfast City Airport, and 34 at Dublin Airport.
In total 70 flights between Ireland and Heathrow were affected by the fire, with further cancellations at Shannon, Cork and Knock airports.
Shannon Airport in County Clare said it had facilitated several diverted flights originally scheduled to land at Heathrow on Friday morning, including flights from Toronto, Atlanta, Bridgetown Barbados, Boston, Orlando and Newark.
Getty ImagesA Heathrow spokesperson said on Saturday: “We can confirm that Heathrow is open and fully operational today.
“Teams across the airport continue to do everything they can to support passengers impacted by yesterday’s outage at an off-airport power substation.”
Can I get a refund if my flight was cancelled?
If your flight is covered by UK law, your airline must let you choose between either getting a refund or being booked on to an alternative flight.
You can get your money back for any part of the ticket you have not used.
So if you booked a return flight and the outbound leg is cancelled, you can get the full cost of the return ticket refunded.
If you accept a refund, your airline has no further duty of care to you. If you need to make any other arrangements, you will need to do so yourself.
