Just to be quite correct here, as I understand it:
OC 2 FTS made the call as is his prerogative, but the overkill we have seen since then indicates how many other factors were at work.
Comdt (then OC) 2FTS made the recommendation that flying should be paused. AOC 22(Trg) Gp, then AVM Mike Lloyd, made the 'call' - it was his prerogative!
LJ