Heathrow Closure

I wonder if the disruption was larger than the actual fault? - e.g. having to shut down the entire site to make it safe for the fire crews to enter. Some reports say 60,000 odd customers were affected at one point, falling to less than 10,000 now. There are also reports of the fire taking out a backup generator at the same time (which might suggest some lack of detailed planning).

   - Andy.

I wonder if the disruption was larger than the actual fault? - e.g. having to shut down the entire site to make it safe for the fire crews to enter. Some reports say 60,000 odd customers were affected at one point, falling to less than 10,000 now. There are also reports of the fire taking out a backup generator at the same time (which might suggest some lack of detailed planning).

   - Andy.

Hello Andy:

My take on the situation is that here we have a single point failure and a black swan event!

Where is the wonderful AL system that should have projected that this event would happen at this specific date/time?

Peter Brooks

Palm Bay Florida 

Note sure about Black Swans but I can imagine there are some people wearing brown trousers

I know some people here in Florida who plan to visit the UK in a few months.

Even before this event, I have been strongly advising them to cancel their trip.

Peter Brooks

Palm Bay FL.