Heathrow shutdown raises questions about back-up systems for Europe’s biggest airport
Airlines and passengers likely to face days of disruption after fire at substation causes travel chaosHeathrow airport closed –live updatesDepending on whose fault it eventually turns out to be, this was a power cut in just the wrong – or right – place. As Britain’s biggest airport, Europe’s main gateway to the Americas, and the apple of Rachel Reeves’ eye for growth, Heathrow’s shutdown gave a supersized significance to a substation fire.Some were quickly out of the blocks to question the creaking state of national infrastructure. Where were the back-up systems – or indeed the further failsafes when the back-ups went up in smoke? Should Heathrow be better prepared, given the critical importance of the hub airport – not least to the 250,000 or so international travellers who were expecting to fly in or out yesterday? Continue reading...
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Airlines and passengers likely to face days of disruption after fire at substation causes travel chaos
Depending on whose fault it eventually turns out to be, this was a power cut in just the wrong – or right – place. As Britain’s biggest airport, Europe’s main gateway to the Americas, and the apple of Rachel Reeves’ eye for growth, Heathrow’s shutdown gave a supersized significance to a substation fire.
Some were quickly out of the blocks to question the creaking state of national infrastructure. Where were the back-up systems – or indeed the further failsafes when the back-ups went up in smoke? Should Heathrow be better prepared, given the critical importance of the hub airport – not least to the 250,000 or so international travellers who were expecting to fly in or out yesterday? Continue reading...
