The new CEO of London Heathrow Airport, Thomas Woldbye, has taken the helm of the UK’s hub airport following the departure of former chief executive John Holland-Kaye.

As new CEO, Woldbye will oversee the airport’s multi-billion pound plans to upgrade existing facilities over the next three years to provide a better service for passengers, including the next generation security programme and new baggage system for Terminal 2.

New Heathrow CEO

Woldbye said: “The UK already has a hub airport that is the envy of much of the world. As I spend my first days getting to know the colleagues and Team Heathrow partners who make it a success, I’m looking for how we can make Heathrow even better for our customers and the British economy.

“It’s humbling to have the opportunity to take on the challenge and I’m excited to get started.”

Woldbye succeeds Holland-Kaye who served as Heathrow’s CEO for over nine years.

Holland-Kaye developed the plan for Heathrow expansion that secured Parliamentary approval, navigated the business through extremely challenging times during the Covid-19 crisis, and oversaw Heathrow as it recovered faster from the pandemic than all of its major European competitors.
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