Heathrow Airport had enough electricity to remain open on Friday after the London Hub had spent many of the day in a close-by electrical substation because of a hearth, so Great Britain National network.
Heathrow – Europe's most busy airport – Castle last week after a hearth broke out in a close-by electrical substation that it supplied with electricity.
In comments first registered by the Financial TimesJohn Pettigrew, CEO of National Grid, said, although the response in query was damaged within the “unprecedented” fire, two others were as usual as usual as usual.
“There was no lack of capacity through the substation,” he said. “Every conversion can provide Heathrow enough strength.”
National Grid, a publicly listed company, has the high -voltage current transmission network in England and Wales. The company confirmed Pettigrew's comments at CNBC on Monday by e -mail.
However, a spokesman for Heathrow argued that it might have been unattainable for Heathrow to work constantly after the hearth last week.
“As the managing director of the National Grids, John Pettigrew, noticed, he has never seen such a transformer failure in the industry in the industry,” they said on Monday in an e -mail comment. “Hundreds of critical systems via the airport had to be restarted safely and safely and systematically. In view of the size of Heathrow and operational complexity, it was a significant challenge to restart the operation after a disturbance of this size.”
Talk to the BBC On Saturday, the CEO of Heathrow, Thomas Woldbye, defended the response to the airport to a “big incident”.
“We have other substances, but to change them in time,” he said. “The situation was not created at Heathrow Airport, it was created outside the airport and we had to deal with the consequences.”
Heathrow has ordered an internal probe to change off and its crisis management plan, while the British government has it commissioned his own investigation In the incident.
More than 1,300 flights were planned to begin or come from Heathrow on Friday. According to the Reuters news agency. More than 120, which were already within the air when Heathrow was closed, were redirected to other airports or returned to their departure city. The disorder is expected To Costs airlines hundreds of thousands of dollars.
When the situation took place on Friday, European trips and leisure acts recorded a broad sale. British Airways owner IAG spout around 1.9% of its value Lufthansa Lost 1.7%, and Easyjet Almost 1%had dropped. Many regional airlines ended the trading session lower on Friday, regardless that they recovered from deeper losses that were previously seen within the meeting.
On Monday, the Europe's travel and leisure shares were 0.4% higher, and Lufthansa to a rise of 0.9% and Lufthansa by 0.3% at 1:20 p.m. in London.
In an announcement on Friday, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) – a trade authority that represents 340 airlines that make up 80% of world air traffic – beat. Heathrow response to the substation fire.
“This is another case in which Heathrow has settled both travelers and airlines,” said Iata General Director Willie Walsh. “How is it that the critical infrastructure – on national and global importance – depends on a single power source without an alternative. If this is – it seems – then it is a clear planning failure of the airport.”
Walsh added that the incident also raised questions on who should bear the prices for the care of disturbed travelers.
“We have to find a fairer assignment of the costs for passenger care, as airlines alone to take up the tab if the infrastructure fails,” he said.
Stephen Rooney, specialist for tourism industry at Oxford Economics, estimated on Friday that the closure would mean £ 4.5 million (5.82 million US dollars) for the income from tourism in Great Britain (5.82 million US dollars), while Jonathan Owens, Senior Docent in Operations and Supply University of Salford's Business School, CNBC, was communicated on Monday.
“The costs associated with redirecting flights to alternative airports are considerable in terms of financial effects and in terms of logistical challenges,” he said by e -mail.
“Flights that are redirected to other airports would have to cover additional fuel, air safety services and airport fees. Passengers that are affected by flight reductions or cancellations are very likely to add compensation due to hotel accommodation, meals and taxis, all of which add the costs for airlines.”
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