British Airways (London) dispatched 26 long-haul aircraft back to London (Heathrow and Gatwick) today on the “expectation” the two airports would be open at the time of arrival this afternoon and evening. After holding or diverting (mainly to Ireland or France), some of the flights are now being permitted to land! BA 84 was the first to arrive at LHR from Vancouver this evening.

Lufthansa did the same with their long-haul aircraft yesterday but had the authorization to land at Frankfurt under VFR flight rules.

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