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Heathrow bosses 'warned about substation' days before major power outage, MP committee hears

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Chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee Nigel Wicking told MPs he raised issues about resilience.

A fire at an electricity substation in west London meant the power supply was disrupted to Europe 's largest airport for a day .

Mr Wicking also said he believed Terminal 5 could have been ready to receive repatriation flights by late morning .

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