How did one fire paralyse Europe's busiest airport?

单集文稿 ...

• 00:00

  Hi there.

• 00:00

  I'm Catriona Perry from the BBC World Service.

• 00:03

  This is the Global Story.

• 00:06

  Before we get to the show, you may have heard the Global Story is taking a little break,

• 00:11

  but we are as committed, as always,

• 00:13

  to bringing you the stories

• 00:15

  that the BBC's brilliant on the ground journalists dig out and showcasing our in depth analysis of the forces that are driving change.

• 00:24

  We'll be back before you know it, but in the meantime,

• 00:26

  I'll still be here on Saturdays with the gang for the President's Path, so do stay with us for that.

• 00:32

  Now, let's get on with the show.

• 00:37

  What does it take to knock one of the world's busiest airports out of action for an entire day?

• 00:44

  Not very much, apparently.

• 00:46

  On Friday,

• 00:47

  London Heathrow saw all of its flights cancelled after a fire at a power supply station miles away.

• 00:54

  The news led to rampant speculation online, rumours of foreign interference,

• 01:00

  accusations against executives and angry questions over just who was to blame.

• 01:07

  So why wasn't there a contingency plan to keep such a major transport hub running?

• 01:13

  And does Heathrow's temporary closure show quite how vulnerable our major infrastructure is to legitimate threats in the future?

• 01:26

  With me today is Theo Leggett, the BBC's international business correspondent.

• 01:31

  Hi, Theo.

• 全部文稿