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Thomas Woldbye is appearing before the Transport Select Committee today (2 April) to explain the sequence of events that led to more than 1,400 flights being diverted or cancelled.
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Heathrow Airport was warned about the "resilience" of its power supply in the days before a fire which shut down the airport for more than a day last month.
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Heathrow warned of power supply risk days before fire disrupted 300,000 passengers
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It could cost $100 million and take years to install the backup generators to prevent another hourslong power loss like the one at Britain’s biggest airport last week.
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Heathrow’s chief executive has defended the airport’s response to the power outage and shutdown that sparked global travel chaos, apologizing to stranded passengers and confirming the airport is “operating as normal” Saturday.
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Heathrow defends its response as questions grow about why a fire shut the airport for so long
(Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP) A British Airways plane takes off as Heathrow Airport slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport in London, Saturday, March 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) In this photo taken from video ...
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