Only mid -afternoon was the energy restored. However, the airport remains closed. The association of airlines in Portugal has already said that in cases of closing of the airport, such as Heathrow, carriers are alien to the succeeded, for the purpose of compensation
Electricity was restored in the middle of the afternoon on Friday at Heathrow airport, the National Grid organization, responsible for the UK, sequence that resulted in the closure of London airport, was restored. According to the London Airport administration, it will partially reopen this Friday and is expected to work on Saturday. Passengers have also been asked to confirm the flights with their airlines.
“We are now in a position to restart the flights safely, giving priority to repatriation and relocation of aircraft,” said the manager, in a statement published on the social network X.
The airport also said hope to resume “all operations tomorrow [sábado]”, promising more updates.
The association of airlines in Portugal (Rena) said, however, that in cases of closing of the airport, as happened in Heathrow, London, carriers are alien to the succeeded, for the purpose of compensation to passengers.
“It is not yet known what happened, but theoretically, in cases of closing airport infrastructure, the airline is totally alien to the succeeded,” said Rena President Paulo Geisler, in a written response to Lusa, regarding possible passenger compensations for the cancellation of flights to the London London Airport.
That airport, the largest in Europe in terms of passenger traffic, announced at dawn the closure until 23:59 today to “ensure the safety of passengers and colleagues” due to the lack of electricity caused by a fire in a nearby electrical substation.
The temporary closing of the airport affected more than 1,350 flights and about 290,000 passengers.
Lisbon Airport has canceled 18 of the 22 Flights and Flights from and for the Heathrow London Airport scheduled for today, according to the airport operator portal on the Internet.
Rena’s Spanish counterpart, the wing, considered the fire that forced Heathrow to close a “extraordinary” circumstance and, therefore, airlines are not required to compensate affected passengers, although assisting with accommodation and flight changes, the EFE news agency said.
According to European legislation on the rights of air passengers, available on the European Union officials and competent entities in the aviation sector, in case of cancellation of flight less than 14 days in advance, the passenger “is not entitled to any compensation if the air carrier proves that the cancellation of the flight was due to extraordinary circumstances that could not have been avoided if all measures were taken to be taken. ASKLY ”.
“Extraordinary Circumstances” are understood to those that can lead to various cancellations or delays in arrival at the final destination, such as air traffic management decisions, political instability, adverse weather conditions, or safety risks.
The fire that caused chaos in the skies – and led to the withdrawal of 150 people – has already been given as dominated. “The fire involved a transformer with 25,000 liters of fully burned refrigeration oil. This created a great danger due to the high-voltage equipment still alive and the nature of the fire-powered fire,” explained Jonathan Smith, vice-compensation of the London Fire Brigade.
British police revealed that there is no evidence of crime in the fire, but will be led by the unit to combat terrorism, given the critical nature of the incident.
“We are working with the London Fire Brigade to determine the cause of the fire, which is still investigated. Although there is no indication of crime, we maintain the possibilities open at this time. Given the location of the substation and the impact that this incident had on critical national infrastructures, the Metropolitan Police Counterment Command is now leading the investigation. Nice this investigation at a pace that minimizes disturbances and identifies the cause, “the police spokesman said.
