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Heathrow crisis: why boss Thomas Woldbye left deputy to close airport

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the decision to close the airport to his deputy, Javier Echave, after a fire knocked out power on Friday, according to the Sunday Times.
The power outage affected almost 300,000 passengers and over 1,300 flights, with multiple airlines adapting to the situation.
Woldbye stated, "We have lost power equal to that of a mid-sized city," while apologizing for the inconvenience caused to passengers.
Heathrow expects to operate a full schedule of over 1,300 flights on Sunday, having accommodated over 250,000 passengers on Saturday.

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Heathrow boss 'went back to bed' as power station fire sparked airport chaos

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Why Heathrow Airport boss 'went to bed' as inferno raged while 300,000 passengers faced flight chaos

Thomas Woldbye went to bed in the middle of the night, leaving Heathrow airport’s chief operating officer in charge as a fire raged through a nearby substation.

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Times

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Heathrow crisis: why boss Thomas Woldbye left deputy to close airport

Already feeling the heat over a third runway, the chief executive will now face more turbulence after he went to sleep as almost 300,000 passengers were affected

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Minister says she would have struggled to sleep if running Heathrow

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander made the comment following a report the airport’s chief executive went back to bed after the power outage began. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she would have struggled to sleep if she were running Heathrow airport during last week’s power outage. She made the comment following a report that the airport’s chief executive went back to bed after the crisis began late on Thursday night. The Sunday Times…

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Heathrow boss went back to BED as power substations fire closed airport to make sure he was 'well rested' - as doorbell footage shows moment the blaze began

Thomas Woldbye was at an event in central London when the power first went out at 11pm on Thursday, prompting him to return to the airport west of the capital.

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