Flights at Heathrow Airport have resumed following a significant outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation, disrupting operations for nearly a day. Over 1,300 flights were canceled, affecting around 200,000 passengers. While officials claimed the airport was "fully operational" again, substantial delays are expected to persist for several days. The UK government has initiated an investigation into the incident through the National Energy System Operator to improve energy resilience for critical infrastructure moving forward.
British Airways, which is based in Heathrow, said it hoped for a "near-full schedule" on Sunday, although the airline's chief executive Sean Doyle warned Friday that the outage's "huge impact" could continue into next week.
I have today commissioned the NESO to carry out an investigation into this specific incident and to understand any wider lessons to be learned on energy resilience for critical national infrastructure.
The major disruption is expected to last for several days. Authorities in the United Kingdom have ordered an inquiry into a power outage that shut down operations at London's Heathrow Airport.
The outage, which was caused by an accidental fire at an electrical substation on Friday, shut down the world's fifth-busiest airport for almost a day.
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