Written question WQ96113
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 4 days
Question
How many extra flights diverted to Cardiff Airport following the recent closure of Heathrow Airport due to a nearby electric substation fire?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
The Airport received two flights following the recent closure of Heathrow Airport due to a nearby electric substation fire: One Virgin Atlantic passenger flight arriving from Barbados; and one British Airways 777 which was scheduled to go into the Heathrow maintenance facility but came into British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) instead.