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It’s approaching 6.30am in London and the first planes of the day are shortly due to take off from Heathrow, following yesterday's chaotic total closure of the airport.

He claimed he was then quoted £500 for tomorrow night. The Hilton London Heathrow at Terminal 5 is displaying stays for £429, with the Holiday Inn on Bath Road charging £569.

The chain’s Holiday Inn Express London Heathrow T4 is sold out. At Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, a twin guest room cost £380 on Friday. A week later it is £97.

The Holiday Inn is charging more than £500 for a room tonight. The same room next Friday is only £87. A search on booking.com shows Radisson Red at Heathrow is charging £555 for a room tonight.

skiftnews London Heathrow Airport will be closed all Friday due to a “significant power outage.” This follows a serious fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport.

Comparing to the same stay next Friday, Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5 is £102 and the Holiday Inn on Bath Road at just £89. Angry passengers have been taking to social media following the rise.

The Holiday Inn on Bath Road was charging £399 for “room only” on Friday night while the Crowne Plaza at Terminal 4 wanted a minimum of £500, according to the HotelPlanner website.

My alarm went off at 04:00 GMT as we had an 08:15 flight from Heathrow to Inverness - and the first thing I saw was the BBC alert about the London airport's closure. We couldn't believe our bad luck.