London Fire Brigade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cClosing the airport yesterday had significant impacts for our passengers, our customers, our colleagues and the country.\u00a0Heathrow regrets the disruption this caused. We hope that all those affected understand that the decision was made in order to prioritize\u00a0the safety of our passengers and colleagues,\u201d the Heathrow Chairman Lord Paul Deighton said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
The UK government has also said it will begin an investigation into the disruption to \u201cunderstand what happened and what lessons need to be learned\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe loss of power to the Heathrow area has caused major disruption to thousands of people and many businesses. I have today commissioned the National Energy System Operator (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, both now and in the future,\u201d the Secretary of State for Energy Security, Ed Miliband said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nDespite Heathrow Airport returning to normal scheduling, airlines have warned that passengers could face delays for several days.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
Yesterday, Heathrow said that it \u201cwelcomed 250,000+ passengers, with punctual departures and security queues under five minutes for nearly all\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re operating a full schedule again today, with over 1,300 flights planned,\u201d the airport wrote on social media on March 23, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On March\u00a021, 2025, Heathrow closed for almost a day after a fire broke out at a local electrical substation in the London suburb Hayes. \u00a0<\/p>\n
London Fire Brigade said its crews were called shortly before 23:30, local time, on March 20, 2025, and around 10 fire engines and 70 firefighters responded to the emergency. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are deeply sorry for the disruption caused and are continuing to work closely with the Government, Heathrow and the police to understand the cause of the incident,\u201d the National Grid said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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