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Heathrow fire cost airport tens of millions of pounds, says CEO

Thomas Woldbye speaks of damages claim as a possibility and expresses caution over a third runway

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow CEO insists the 'right people' took key decisions in fire outage crisis

March substation blaze closed the airport for an entire day disrupting nearly 1,400 flights and the plans of more than 200,000

Evening Standard

Heathrow reveals huge financial impact of fire that forced airport’s closure

More than 270,000 air passenger journeys were disrupted by the incident

The Independent UK

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Substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport to cost it ‘tens of millions’

More than 270,000 air passenger journeys were disrupted by the incident that led to the airport’s closure in March.

Evening Standard

Fears Heathrow’s move to raise airport fees by ‘excessive’ 17% will push up fares

Airport is seeking increase to expand passenger capacity and fund new lounges, shops and restaurants

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow unveils plans to add up to 10 million passengers by 2031

The plan forms the core of the airport’s 2027–2031 business proposal, which was submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority on Friday.

Evening Standard

National Grid aware of fault behind Heathrow shutdown fire for seven years

National Grid blamed for failing to act on known transformer problem, while Heathrow accepted risk as a ‘high-impact, low-probability event’

The Independent UK

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Famous workplace mishaps, from sleeping through alarms to mistaken identity

Heathrow boss missed emergency calls as his phone was on silent – but things can also get missed on live TV

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow boss sorry for sleeping through outage with phone on silent

Thomas Woldbye missed emergency notifications and phone calls after nearby fire led to airport being shut down

The Guardian - UK

Review sheds light on decision to shut Heathrow amid substation fire

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The Independent UK

Heathrow chief’s phone on silent mode as fire unfolded, inquiry finds

Thomas Woldbye’s mobile was ‘on his bedside table’ but on silent mode, the Kelly Review said.

Evening Standard

Heathrow boss slept until 6.45am on day of power shutdown due to his phone being on silent

Review into shutdown finds ‘decision to stop operations would not have changed’ if Thomas Woldbye had been involved

The Independent UK

Heathrow power outage: How airport chaos unfolded as cause remains ‘unknown’

Exclusive: The definitive sequence of events behind a shutdown that had devastating emotional and economic consequences

The Independent UK

Heathrow’s highest airport charges in the world blamed on ‘unique challenges’

Exclusive: Airport says constrained area, expensive building costs and prevalence of long-haul flying make high fees inevitable

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Heathrow passenger numbers tumble after fire shutdown but record 2025 still expected

Airport boss blames ‘changing holidays this year’ for drop in traffic

The Independent UK

Heathrow Airport shutdown: What we learnt from travel chaos and how could it be prevented?

It takes 10 hours to restore key airport systems if they lose power, MPs on the Transport Select Committee were told

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow should not mark its own homework on energy resilience

External examination of choice to close after fire would have more credibility than review by a board director. It is not too late

Evening Standard

Heathrow power supply fears were raised days before substation fire, MPs hear

The airport was closed to all flights for most of Friday March 21.

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The Independent UK

Heathrow bosses taken to task over huge power failure that ruined holidays

Heathrow bosses were warned of substation power failure risk days before electrical fire shut airport

The Guardian - UK

Airlines warned Heathrow about power supply risks days before outage, MPs told

Concerns about cable theft raised with airport before substation fire but Heathrow chief defends handling of incident

Evening Standard

Disastrous Heathrow power cut will cost airlines up to £100m, MPs told

Heathrow boss says it would cost £1 billion to protect airport from closure during a similar power cut in future

The Independent UK

Heathrow bosses were warned of substation power failure risk days before electrical fire shut airport

A quarter of a million passengers were affected by the closure – but Heathrow boss says its command and control system ‘worked exactly right’

Evening Standard

Heathrow boss to be questioned by MPs over airport’s closure

Chief executive Thomas Woldbye will give evidence to the Transport Select Committee on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow boss: better power supply to avoid outage repeat could cost £1bn

Airlines could face higher charges to help fund new system at airport, which was shut down by substation fire

Evening Standard

Heathrow airport shutdown disrupted 270,000 air passenger journeys

Some 234,000 passengers booked to fly to or from Heathrow on Friday had their flight cancelled, diverted or delayed

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