London’s Heathrow Airport has resumed flights after it suffered a 24-hour power outage due to a fire at an electrical substation in North Hyde in Hayes, West London.
This was reported by the airport’s press service
On Friday, March 21, the airport’s management had to cancel or reroute more than 1,000 flights due to the suspension of flights. According to BBC News, about 200,000 passengers were affected.
Heathrow Airport is the largest British airport, one of the busiest aviation hubs in the world. The outages have raised questions about Heathrow’s resilience and why it ended up dependent on a single electrical substation. The company’s chief executive, Thomas Waldby, called the disruptions at the airport “unprecedented.” The cause of the fire is unknown, and counter-terrorism police have joined the investigation, the BBC writes. The International Air Cargo Association has criticised Heathrow for not having a backup plan in case of an emergency.orta in its H.
At the same time, the company’s management advised passengers to check flight information with airlines before heading to the airport.
A statement from National Grid, the company responsible for dealing with the aftermath of the fire, said that the grid had been reconfigured from the damaged substation, which allowed power to be restored to consumers, including Heathrow Airport.
The last time Heathrow was completely closed was in 2010, due to the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull, which threw a huge column of ash many kilometres into the atmosphere.
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