2 d. ago Heathrow Airport 'could have opened 11 hours before it did following fire'

Heathrow Airport could have reopened Terminal 5 at 10am, several hours before it did on March 21, when a fire at a nearby substation forced the airport to completely shut down

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2 d. ago Heathrow bosses 'were warned of potential substation failures DAYS before power outage closed airport'

Nigel Wicking, the chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee, told MPs there were a 'couple of incidents' which made him concerned.

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3 d. ago Heathrow bosses were warned of substation power failure risk days before electrical fire shut airport

A quarter of a million passengers were affected by the closure – but Heathrow boss says its command and control system ‘worked exactly right’

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3 d. ago Heathrow bosses 'were warned of potential substation failures less than a WEEK before fire caused major power outage and closed airport'

Nigel Wicking, the chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee, told MPs there were a 'couple of incidents' which made him concerned.

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8 d. ago Heathrow boss: better energy supply to avoid outage repeat could cost £1bn

Airlines could face higher charges to fund new system at airport, which was affected last week by substation fireThe chief executive of Heathrow has said it could cost about £1bn to install a more resilient power supply system to prevent a repeat of the outage that shut Europe’s busiest airport last week, and that airlines could pay higher charges to help fund it.Thomas Woldbye, who has been criticised for going to bed on the night of the crisis so he could be “better rested” to handle the fallout the following day, has said he was frustrated the incident occurred and would like to have handled it better. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Heathrow boss: better power supply to avoid outage repeat could cost £1bn

Airlines could face higher charges to help fund new system at airport, which was shut down by substation fireThe chief executive of Heathrow has said it could cost about £1bn to install a more resilient power supply system to prevent a repeat of the outage that shut Europe’s busiest airport last week, and that airlines could pay higher charges to help fund it.Thomas Woldbye, who has been criticised for going to bed on the night of the crisis so he could be “better rested” to handle the fallout the following day, has said he was frustrated the incident occurred and would like to have handled it better. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Heathrow warns airlines risk having to pay £1bn for better power system

CEO says airport will review case for upgrading grid connections after outage that shut hub for nearly 24 hours

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1 week ago "Not Suspicious": Cops On Fire That Shut London's Heathrow Airport

"Not Suspicious": Cops On Fire That Shut London's Heathrow Airport  NDTV

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1 week ago Met Police releases major update on cause of fire that shut down Heathrow Airport

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1 week ago Airlines 'will take legal action against Heathrow if a settlement over losses is not reached'

Airlines have threatened to take legal action against Heathrow if a settlement is not reached over the costs caused by the airport being shut on Friday.

Society

1 week ago Heathrow defends its response as questions grow about why a fire shut the airport for so long

Heathrow bosses are defending their response to a fire that shut down Europe’s busiest air hub for almost a day

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1 week ago Heathrow boss 'went back to bed' as fire shut down airport and saw flights cancelled

Heathrow was closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical depot raged on, with airport boss Thomas Woldbye reportedly going to bed instead of dealing with the crisis

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1 week ago Heathrow chiefs and ministers were warned 10 years ago that power supply was 'key weakness' that could cripple Europe's busiest airport

A report by Jacobs, a major consultancy, highlighted in November 2014 how electricity outages could completely shut Europe's busiest airport.

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2 w. ago Heathrow airport reopens but ‘huge impact’ on travel expected for days – live updates

Planes begin to land at airport but airlines said the closure would continue to have a “huge impact” on passengers in the coming daysHeathrow airport says “flights have resumed at Heathrow following yesterday’s power outage” and the airport is now “fully operational”.It added that and that hundreds of additional staff have been drafted in to help clear the backlog of flights.We can confirm that Heathrow is open and fully operational today. Teams across the airport continue to do everything they can to support passengers impacted by yesterday’s outage at an off-airport power substation.We have hundreds of additional colleagues on hand in our terminals and we have added flights to today’s schedule to facilitate an extra 10,000 passengers travelling through the airport.Given the importance of Heathrow I am surprised that the whole airport had to be shut for a day.I mean, you could understand disruption whilst you change over to alternate systems and so on, but such a complete failure o...

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2 w. ago Travellers face greater disruption despite Heathrow reopening after blaze

Fire at electricity substation that shut down Europe’s busiest airport raises questions about resilience of UK infrastructure

Politics

2 w. ago Travellers face days of disruption as Heathrow reopens after blaze

Fire at electricity substation that shut down Europe’s busiest airport raises questions about resilience of UK infrastructure

Politics

2 w. ago Passengers to face more delays as Heathrow aims to return to normal operation

Europe’s busiest airport was shut for hours on Friday after an outage caused by an electricity substation fire.

Politics

2 w. ago Heathrow Rumbles Back to Life After Substation Fire Shut Down Airport

Heathrow Rumbles Back to Life After Substation Fire Shut Down Airport  The New York Times

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2 w. ago London’s Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire shut down Europe’s busiest airport

London’s Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire shut down Europe’s busiest airport  PBS NewsHour

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2 w. ago First jet lands at Heathrow as ‘skeleton’ service of flights resumes

British Airways to operate a small number of flights on Friday evening after fire shut Europe’s busiest airport for most of day

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