Heathrow's Pre-Outage Warnings

Just days before a massive power outage led to a full-day closure of Heathrow Airport, management had been warned about potential electrical substation issues. Nigel Wicking, chief executive of the Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee, testified to a parliamentary committee that he had raised concerns regarding the resilience of the substations on March 15, following an incident involving runway lighting.

The Aftermath of the Outage

An electrical substation fire in western London last month cut power to Europe's busiest airport for 24 hours, disrupting travel plans for around 300,000 passengers. This incident has sparked a debate on the preparedness and resilience of critical infrastructure at major transport hubs.