April 20, 2025
Experts said the last time European airports experienced disruption on such a large scale was the 2010 Icelandic volcanic ash cloud that grounded some 100,000 flights
Heathrow and London's other major airports have been hit by other outages in recent years
The incident exposes vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure
“How can Biman treat passengers as Sadarghat, Barguna deck class passengers?” questions a stranded passenger’s husband
Fire brigade reports 10 percent of the fire still alight
Passengers question how Britain's gateway to the world could be forced to close by one fire
Flight BG-201 set off from Dhaka for London at 8:42am and landed again at Shahjalal International Airport at 1:45pm
Huge orange flames and plumes of black smoke could be seen shooting into the sky during the night before firefighters said they had the blaze under control