Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Sri Lankan Airlines has cancelled several flights to London scheduled to depart Colombo today, due to the temporary closure of Heathrow Airport in London following a large fire at a nearby electrical substation.

Accordingly, the Sri Lanka's national carrier announced that SriLankan Airlines flights UL 503 (Colombo to London), scheduled to depart at 12:50 hrs and UL 504 (London to Colombo), scheduled to depart at 20:40 hrs on 21 March 2025, will not operate.

SriLankan Airlines apologised for the inconvenience caused and urged cooperation as the carrier is making necessary arrangements for affected customers. "The airline is closely monitoring the situation and will resume flights to London as soon as Heathrow reope...