A woman who misses her good friend's wedding ceremony because of disturbance at Heathrow has had to pay double to try to make the reception.
Hundreds of flights were grounded on Friday after a fire in Hayes had switched off an electricity station and caused a temporary loss of power at the airport.
Almost 300,000 passengers were hit by the Meltdown, which led to the cancellation or delay of more than 1,350 flights.
Tens of thousands of travelers are still stranded nowadays, while others are afraid of missing funerals, chicken partys and holidays of your life as a result of the chaos.
Farah Rafeeq, 24, would travel on Friday with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow with her 32-year-old friend Niken Wulan, who is pregnant, to the wedding of another friend in Cambodia on Sunday.
The massive cancellation of flights means that they will now miss part of the ceremony.
They have found an alternative flight from Gatwick Airport with Turkish Airlines and Bangkok Airways who take them to Cambodia for Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Rafeeq, who lives and works in London in Climate Project Management, spoke on Gatwick Airport: 'The last few hours have been his nightmare -like because it is one of the wedding of our best friends and we have to travel at least 20 hours to get there.
AS Heathrow Close Sparks worldwide travel:
Farah Rafeeq, 24, (left) had to travel with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow on Friday with her 32-year-old friend Niken Wulan (right), who is pregnant, to the wedding of another friend in Cambodia
Smoke Golden from the Onderation in Hayes in the midst of attempts to close the rest of the flames after a fire caused a temporary power loss at Heathrow airport
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 Today it is packaged with passengers after the closure on Friday
'We had to pay the double amount, between £ 600 and £ 700, for the new flight, and we had planned this trip for months and booked hotels and fly to Southeast Asia after the wedding.
“We miss the morning ceremony, but at least we can make it for the reception.”
A woman who accompanied a US school trip said that the cancellations of the flight in Heathrow had led on Saturday to a 'stressful' end of their travels.
Christine Eckles, 50, said 50, said: 'It was first a delay, a three -hour delay, and then we found out that our flight to Chicago was canceled.
“We have to work on getting a new flight with British Airways.”
Mrs Eckles, who accompanies students from Iowa, added: 'It has been stressful.
“We are at the end of our journey and we had a great time in London and Paris, and everyone is ready to go home and back to their spring break.”
Another American tourist, however, praised the 'fantastic' reaction from his airline and Heathrow on a fire that closed the transport hub on Friday.
Almost 300,000 passengers were hit after the fire, which led to the cancellation or delay of more than 1,350 flights.
Tens of thousands of travelers are still stranded nowadays, while others are afraid of missing funerals, chicken partys and holidays of your life as a result of the chaos
Tim Kolb, who speaks on vacation from Dallas, Texas, in Heathrow, who traveled on vacation to the UK, said: 'I just made myself on board the plane on Thursday evening and the news was actually coming to our telephones faster than at the (airport) desk.
'But American Airlines has done fantastic work – we didn't have to wait in line or something. They have reserved our accommodation. '
Mr Kolb, 55, added: 'I thought I would be there for two days (Dallas), but I went over yesterday.
“It was well organized. In fact, they had several planes that left for Heathrow within an hour in succession.
“The way everyone responded and came into action, it was fantastic.”
Queens in Heathrow on Saturday were not noticeably longer than normal, with additional staff who were employed to guide passengers through the airport.
A passenger in Heathrow said that the purchase of their flights in one booking had helped them to avoid the worst of the disturbance when a fire nearby closed the airport on Friday.
Rob Walford, 74, said: 'We were in nature with friends and we would fly to Heathrow yesterday.
'We would stay the night and then catch our flight to San Diego, so we clearly did not do that.
'But the wisest thing we did, although in Nice was the tram to take the airport and then book us again this morning.
'If we hadn't done that, we wouldn't be here.
“The British Airways office has selected it: we have a flight this morning that would not be canceled, so now we are good.”
