HEATHROW CLOSED

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They didn't have to power the entire airport, only the control tower, runways and immigration, so that arrivals could continue. Who cares if duty free is open or not.

As I wrote earlier. But some posters found it funny or worth nitpicking.

Reports say that this biomass fueled backup wasn't even designed to supply full power needs but working "in parallel" to the grid.

[SunnyinBangrak]

5 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

As I wrote earlier. But some posters found it funny or worth nitpicking.

Reports say that this biomass fueled backup wasn't even designed to supply full power needs but working "in parallel" to the grid.

Yes, but Heathrow is "net zero" or working toward it, so surely a few little delays are a small price to pay for saving the world. (Sarcasm alert). This Heathrow fiasco is more of the "went woke, got broke" we are so very used to seeing. Time for competent management to takeover both the airport and the country. I know where Id like to shove this whole net zero bs

[SunnyinBangrak]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They didn't have to power the entire airport, only the control tower, runways and immigration, so that arrivals could continue. Who cares if duty free is open or not.

Ahem...and the prayer rooms. This is modern Britain we are talking about. 

[johng]

4 hours ago, zmisha said:

Maybe Britain spends too much on military stuff.

 

I certainly think they send far  too much to other countries apparently leaving "sod all" for the normal British population !

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, zmisha said:

Maybe Britain spends too much on military stuff. That leaves not enough money for simple things for the people such as transformers. Russian people think the British people should demand a reduction in military spending.

I'm sure that if Britain hadn't wasted all the money on bombs for Ukraine they could have afforded a lot of things, eg a backup for Heathrow that worked.

The argument that Heathrow uses as much power as a city is IMO BS, and in the event, they are going to have to pay out more than a backup costs to compensate all the passengers.

[stevenl]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I'm sure that if Britain hadn't wasted all the money on bombs for Ukraine they could have afforded a lot of things, eg a backup for Heathrow that worked.

The argument that Heathrow uses as much power as a city is IMO BS, and in the event, they are going to have to pay out more than a backup costs to compensate all the passengers.

Very much doubt that Heathrow has a legal liability here.