London's Heathrow Airport closes terminal 4 amid emergency response; Other terminal is not affected

London’s Heathrow Airport vacated and closed on Monday (September 8) on Monday (September 8) after an unspecified incident caused an emergency response. Authorities said all other terminal remains in effect while passengers are assisted at T4 on the site. Heathrow advised travelers to avoid terminal 4 after emergency services were deployed to the scene. The cause of the incident was not disclosed, and officials carefully monitor the situation. (In Photo: Passengers stand inside the Heathrow Airport. Pic for representative purposes) (Jonathan Brady /PA via AP /FILE) (AP) London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday (September 8) temporarily closed and evacuated terminal 4 while emergency services responded to an incident. Heathrow advised passengers not to travel to Terminal 4, pointing out that the airport staff supported passengers on the site. “Please do not travel to Terminal 4; colleagues support passengers on site. We will once we can provide further information, all other terminal work as normal,” said the airport on a post on social media platform X. Impact on the operations the closure only affects terminal 4, with the other terminal of the airport continuing with normal operations. Travelers planning flights of Terminal 4 have been requested to keep abreast of the official airport channels. Emergency response details regarding the nature of the incident and emergency services involvement have not yet been disclosed. The authorities are running the situation and to ensure passenger safety. Heathrow, one of Europe’s busiest airports, handles ten millions of passengers annually, and officials emphasized that the situation is carefully monitored. It is a developing story. Come check out for updates