by A body that represents more than 90 airlines with Heathrow Airport said that there may be legal steps if an agreement on the costs that were not reached from the closure on Friday after a fire corresponds.
The largest airport in Europe was closed in the early morning hours of Friday morning after the fire had supplied electricity in a large electricity tension.
No planes were allowed to take off or land, which led to diversions that had affected around 1,300 flights and around 250,000 passengers.
Some flights were resumed on Friday evening, but the airlines had difficulties and the passengers were disturbed because the flight crew was in different parts of the world.
Nigel Wicking, Managing Director of the Heathrow Airline Committee, which represented more than 90 airlines such as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, told Sky News, he hoped that an agreement on the costs from the closure could “be determined at some point”.
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But he admitted that “there may be a case for legal actions” if they did not receive “good enough regarding the costs and repayment of the costs”: “I would not hope. But in some of these situations this is the only course as soon as they have gone through everything else.”
Wicking also criticized the communication of West London Airport. He said it was “horrific” that airlines had to wait until midnight on Friday to confirm that Terminal 2 will be opened on Saturday.
Wicking added that the situation was not justified in view of the amount of money that was spent over the years over the years and the fact that it is the most expensive airport in the world.
On Friday in the afternoon, the airport announced to all airlines that he should start preparing for a complete schedule on Saturday, the Guardian understands.
Wicking also called for an independent investigation into what happened and how long it took for flights to be resumed.
An internal review of the airport’s crisis management plans and his answer is carried out by the former Minister of Transport Ruth Kelly, an independent member of the Heathrow board.
On Saturday, the Minister of Energy Ed Miliband ordered an investigation of the power failure, which is headed by the national energy system operator.
A spokesman for Heathrow told The Guardian on Monday: “This was an unprecedented topic that started with a fire at a substation outside of Airport. In less than 24 hours, the entire airport was restarted by a standing start and we delivered a full schedule from Saturday.
“In Heathrow as well as with the wider grid infrastructure there are two reviews in the systems and in the reaction.
“We will support them, and lessons are learned if necessary. Every penny that we invest in our airport infrastructure is approved by airlines and our regulatory authority. Monitor and influence on project base how we build and maintain Heathrow.”
Heathrow is Europe’s largest airport with more than 83.9 million passengers in 2024 through its terminals.
