Oof. Not a joke.
No faces next morning were dour
As we met at the usual hour.
"According to plan,
There is only one man
Who does not have enough!"
- Minipower
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| UK orders investigation after Heathrow airport shutdown | |
| 2025-03-24 | |
| [FoxNews] Britain's energy ministry, airport order probes into handling of Friday's power outage Britain's government and London's Heathrow Airport have ordered looks into the handling of a power outage that shuttered Europe's busiest air hub for almost a day as airlines warned of further delays and cancelations. Britain's energy ministry said on Saturday it had commissioned the National Energy System Operator to carry out an urgent investigation into the outage that raised questions about the resilience of the country's critical infrastructure, Reuters reported.
The airport said on X Sunday that it is "operating a full schedule again today, with over 1,300 flights planned," but airlines are scrambling to make up for lost time. British Airways, whose main hub is Heathrow, promised a "near-full" schedule for Sunday after chief executive Sean Doyle on Friday warned the "huge impact" would last days. Major airlines are waiving fare changes for travelers affected by Friday's outage at London Heathrow Airport. The airport is the world's fifth busiest, according to Reuters. It was scheduled to handle 1,351 flights on Friday involving 291,000 passengers. However, the fire at a nearby electrical substation forced planes to be diverted to other airports and many long-haul flights returned to where they had departed from. Police said that after an initial assessment they were not treating the incident as suspicious, although the investigation remains ongoing. London Fire Brigade said its investigations would focus on the electrical distribution equipment. Approximately 70 firefighters and 10 engines responded to the fire just before midnight on Thursday at the electrical substation on Nestles Avenue in Hayes. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #6 [Big Twist is watching you!] |
| Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452 2025-03-24 11:58 |
| #5 #3 biomass Oof. Not a joke. No faces next morning were dour As we met at the usual hour. "According to plan, There is only one man Who does not have enough!" - Minipower |
| Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452 2025-03-24 11:56 |
| #4 National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power' after substation fire |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-03-24 10:48 |
| #3 Just goes to show how bad UK is, they don't have emergency backup diesel generators. They had diesel backup not long ago. But as part of the Net Zero scam, they replaced the diesel with biomass (AKA wood chips). A diesel motor can drive a generator directly, making it essentially "instant on". A handy property for a backup system. With biomass, you need to build a fire and boil enough water to run a turbine. Takes a bit of time. Meanwhile, the radar is out and the controllers are tapping their dead screens and looking for the fuse box. Happy landing! Net Zero Blamed for Heathrow Shutdown |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-03-24 09:40 |
| #2 Just goes to show how bad UK is, they don't have emergency backup diesel generators. Major US airports do. Probably worried about "global worming". |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2025-03-24 09:00 |
| #1 '... just a homeless cooking fire.' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-03-24 01:25 |