BAA, the British airports operator, said it would invest £50 million in better winter defences after a report (see previous post) criticised its response to the snow-induced travel chaos at London's Heathrow airport last year.
The BAA commissioned inquiry made 14 recommendations regarding BAA's future readiness to cope with severe weather. BAA, which is majority owned by Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial, needed to simplify Heathrow's crisis management procedures, create a central control centre to help it better communicate with airlines and passengers and ensure it has sufficient snow-clearing equipment.
The company has already spent around £10 million on new snow clearing equipment but it would take "a couple of years" to implement all of the suggestions.
Only time- and the weather, will tell...
Again, more at TTel
The company has already spent around £10 million on new snow clearing equipment but it would take "a couple of years" to implement all of the suggestions.
Only time- and the weather, will tell...
Again, more at TTel
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