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John Pettigrew, the CEO of National Grid, has claimed that Heathrow had access to two additional substations with “enough power” to keep operations running.

The National Grid has said it is “deeply sorry” following an electrical fire that led to the catastrophic closure of Heathrow Airport on Friday, leaving thousands stranded.

The chief executive of National Grid has claimed that Heathrow Airport had enough power from other substations despite Friday's shutdown. Around 1,300 flights were affected after a fire knocked ...

Heathrow Airport, the busiest airport in Europe, was shut down following a fire at a single electricity sub-station on the night of March 20. The fire at the North Hyde substation in Hayes, about 1.5 miles from Heathrow in west London, seriously disrupted the area’s power supply, including that of the airport.

HEATHROW has blasted a National Grid boss who claimed the airport had “enough power to stay open” following a substation fire. The shutdown of the entire airport on Friday, due to a

Britain’s Heathrow defended its decision to shut down operations at Europe’s busiest airport on Friday as the blame game intensified over an 18-hour closure that cost airlines tens of millions of pounds and stranded thousands of passengers.

National Grid chief executive John Pettigrew said it was a 'question for Heathrow' why operations were shut down for almost 24 hours.