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London’s Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation, resulting in hundreds of flight cancellations.
From CNBC
Woldbye insisted the airport had no choice but to close on safety grounds, but said the airport would review whether it could have reopened some terminals more quickly.
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Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid shutdown after fire, Britain’s National Grid says
London’s Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation, resulting in hundreds of flight cancellations.
National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power'
National Grid's chief executive has said Heathrow had "enough power" from other substations following Friday's fire that caused the airport to shut down.
Heathrow had two additional substations with ‘enough power’ to run airport
John Pettigrew, the CEO of National Grid, has claimed that Heathrow had access to two additional substations with “enough power” to keep operations running.
Airlines warned Heathrow about power supply ‘resilience’ ahead of blaze
Airlines warned Heathrow airport about concerns over the resilience of its electricity supply days before a power outage caused the closure of the UK’s busiest airport and hundreds of cancelled flights,
Heathrow Was Warned of Power Supply Vulnerabilities, Airlines Advocate Says
The official said he had raised concerns about Heathrow’s electricity supply days before a power outage forced it to shut down. Heathrow disputed the relevance of the official’s comments.
Heathrow ‘was warned about risk to power supplies’ days before outage
Heathrow Airport was warned about risks to its power supply days before it closed following a major fire. Nigel Wicking, chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators Committee, which represents airlines that use the London airport,
National Grid CEO says Heathrow airport had 'enough power' despite shutdown
London's Heathrow airport had "enough power" from other substations following Friday's fire that caused the airport to shut down, and that two other substations remained operational and capable of powering the airport,
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Heathrow resumes full service as National Grid 'deeply sorry' amid warnings of more delays after day of travel chaos
The National Grid has said it is “deeply sorry” following an electrical fire that led to the catastrophic closure of Heathrow Airport on Friday, leaving thousands stranded.
Heathrow slams National Grid boss after he claimed airport ‘had enough power to stay open’ after substation blaze
HEATHROW has blasted a National Grid boss who claimed the airport had “enough power to stay open” following a substation fire. The shutdown of the entire airport on Friday, due to a
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Heathrow Airport slams National Grid boss who claims it had 'enough power' despite shutdown
Heathrow Airport chiefs have clapped back at the National Grid CEO's claims, insisting that despite assertions of sufficient power from alternate substations, Friday's shutdown was unavoidable.
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UK’s Heathrow defends decision to shut airport amid blame game
Britain’s Heathrow defended its decision to shut down operations at Europe’s busiest airport on Friday as the blame game intensified over an 18-hour closure that cost airlines tens of millions of pounds and stranded thousands of passengers.
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Heathrow had enough power despite shutdown, says National Grid chief
Heathrow Airport had “enough power” from remaining substations despite Friday’s shutdown, the chief executive of National Grid has said. John Pettigrew said two substations were “always ...
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