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 reportedly delegated the airport closure decision to his deputy and went to bed during a power outage caused by a substation fire. The government and Keir Starmer declined to express confidence in Woldbye, citing Heathrow's private ownership. Heathrow and the government are conducting reviews into the incident and the airport's resilience planning. National Grid stated Heathrow had sufficient power despite the shutdown, and the airport attributed the flight suspension to the need to reboot systems after switching power supplies.
