Heathrow’s chief executive has said it could cost about £1bn to install a more “resilient” power system to help avoid a repeat of the outage that forced the airport’s closure last week, and warned airlines could end up paying through higher charges.
In his first detailed explanation of the disruption which involved the cancellation of more than 1,300 flights, Thomas Woldbye defended Heathrow’s handling of the outage, but admitted he was “frustrated” that he was asleep as the crisis unfolded.
He told the Financial Times he was convinced the airport had no choice but to close in the early hours of Friday morning last week on safety grounds.
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