Heathrow Was Warned of Power Supply Vulnerabilities, Airlines Advocate Says The New York Times Events
Nigel Wicking, the chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee, told MPs there were a 'couple of incidents' which made him concerned. Events
A quarter of a million passengers were affected by the closure – but Heathrow boss says its command and control system ‘worked exactly right’ Events
Claim comes as MPs hear evidence in wake of substation fire that led to hundreds of cancelled flights Events
The west London airport was closed to all flights until about 6pm on Friday March 21 . Events
CEO says airport will review case for upgrading grid connections after outage that shut hub for nearly 24 hours Events
Firms and council warned of power issues before Heathrow outage BBC.com Events
A report by Jacobs, a major consultancy, highlighted in November 2014 how electricity outages could completely shut Europe's busiest airport. Events