Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports
Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye, who reportedly went to bed during a power outage crisis caused by a substation fire, lacks the explicit backing of Keir Starmer, No. 10, and the Transport Secretary. While Heathrow defends Woldbye's actions, the government has commissioned reviews into the incident and Heathrow's response. The National Grid maintains Heathrow had sufficient power despite the shutdown, which Heathrow attributed to rebooting systems after switching power supplies.
