Heathrow’s chief executive has defended the airport’s response to the power outage and shutdown that sparked global travel chaos, apologizing to stranded passengers and confirming the airport is “operating as normal” Saturday.

More than 1,300 flights were affected after a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Hundreds of thousands of passengers were stranded around the world.

"After the fire, Heathrow, Europe's biggest airport, has no reopening date planned," reads the Folha de Sao Paulo. A spokesperson said Heathrow Airport is reopening and the airline plans to operate their regular schedule of flights to London starting Friday evening.