The closure of Heathrow Airport, after the fire of the substation that supplies it with energy, affected the actions of airlines and travel companies and caused disturbances in world air traffic.
The actions of the British Airways matrix, IAG, fell 1.9 percent; Lufthansa dropped 1.7, and Ryanair fell 2.3. The travel and leisure sector closed with a decrease of 1.6.
The sector faces the perspective of a financial blow that will cost dozens of millions of sterling pounds and a probable struggle on who should pay, because despite the partial resumption of operations, it will spend some time before passenger services return to normal, since staff and airplanes will be out of service.
We have colleagues from the flight and cabin crew and airplanes that are in places where we did not plan to be
British Airways Executive President, Sean Doyle told journalists.
Unfortunately, it will have a huge impact on our clients in the next few days.
Passengers that were stranded in London and face the perspective of interruption days were rushed to make alternative travel arrangements.
Experts in the sector warned that some passengers forced to land in Europe could have to remain in transit rooms if they lack the documentation to leave the airport.
The prices in hotels near Heathrow shot and the reserves places offered rooms for 500 pounds ($ 645), about five times the normal price.
Without crime indications
The British police said that, although there are no indications of any crime in the Heathrow airport fire, they will remain with an open mind and the anti -terrorist agents would lead the investigations, given their abilities and the critical nature of the infrastructure.
The electrical substation that supplies the airport caught on Thursday, causing the diversion of 1,351 flights with up to 291 thousand passengers to other airports in Europe, or its starting point.