London Heathrow Airport will be closed all day on Friday, March 21, after the fire caused a “significant” current outage. (Credit: Sergio Vilelas via Storyful)
The British Government and London Airport Heathrow were ordered to look at the manipulation of the power outage that closed the busiest air hindler in Europe for almost a day, as airline warned against further delays and abolitions.
The British Ministry of Energy said on Saturday that the operator of the National Energy System authorized an urgent investigation of the outage that raised questions about the resistance of the country's critical infrastructure, Reuters reported.
Heathrow said that he was the task of an independent member of the board of directors, former Minister of Transport Ruth Kelly, with a review of the airport crisis management plan and its response to the incident to increase resistance.
The airport on Sunday X said “today is again running a complete schedule, with a plan of more than 1,300 flights”, but airlines are trying to match the lost time.
Airlines are issued exceptions to travel to shut down London Heathrow Airport
Firefighters participate in the scene after the main fire in the electric substation at Heathrow 21st March 2025 in London, England. (Leon Neal / Getty Images)
“Thank you for your patience after Friday's closure due to the substation fire outside the place,” the post said.
British Airways, the main center of which is Heathrow, promised “almost full” schedule on Sunday after the CEO Sean Doyle warned on Friday that the “huge impact” would be the last days.
London Airport Heathrow, which will reopen after a fire, will cause power outage
The British airport Heathrow, the busiest Europe, was closed early on 21 March to 24 hours after a large fire during the electrical divorce, which reduced energy into a large facility west of London, the officials said. (Benjamin Cremel / AFP / Getty Images)
Airlines surrender to changes in fares for travelers affected Friday's outage at London Heathrow Airport.
AIRPORT According to Reuters, it is the fifth busiest in the world. On Friday it was planned to handle 1,351 flights, which include 291,000 passengers. However, the fire in the nearby electrical divorce forced the aircraft to be diverted to another airport and many long flights returned to the place they left.
The fire on North Hyde electricity in Hayes caused a massive power outage at London Heathrow airport. (London Fire Brigade / Reuters / Reuters)
The police said that after an initial assessment, the incident did not consider themselves suspected, although the investigation continues.
London Fire Brigade He stated that his investigation would focus on electrical distribution equipment. Approximately 70 firefighters and 10 engines responded to the fire just before midnight on Thursday in the electrical distribution to Neples Avenue in Hayes.
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“It was a very visible and significant incident, and our firefighters worked tirelessly in demanding conditions to control the fire as quickly as possible,” assistant Commissioner Pat Goulbourne said.
Elizabeth Vitchett, Greg Norman, Greg Norman, Daniella Genovese and Reuters contributed to this report.
