(Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates)"Hundreds of critical systems across the airport were required to be safely powered down and then safely and systematically rebooted," a Heathrow spokesperson said. "Given Heathrow's size and operational complexity, safely restarting operations after a disruption of this magnitude was a significant challenge. "John Pettigrew, the CEO of National Grid, said there were two other substations able to provide power to Heathrow, showing that the grid was resilient. "Two substations were always available for the distribution network companies and Heathrow to take power," he told the FT.While airlines such as British Airways , the worse affected, add up the bill for the closure, the government and Heathrow have both commissioned reviews into what happened. "It's really important that we do learn the lessons from this, and that's why I think those two reviews...are going to be really critical," Transport Minister Heidi Alexander told Sky News on Monday.Asked on LBC Radio about whether she had confidence in Heathrow's CEO Thomas Woldbye, Alexander said she wanted to see the results of the reviews.Heathrow is a private company owned by French investment group Ardian, Qatar Investment Authority and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund plus others.

Source: The Times March 24, 2025 09:18 UTC