ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə lˈʌndən tə bɪkˌʌm ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌv stˈænstᵻd ˈɛɹpoːɹt, wˌɪtʃ hiː sˈɔː θɹuː tə kəmplˈiːʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
In 1981 he returned to London to become the director in charge of Stansted Airport, which he saw through to completion in 1991.