Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye wants the City to speak up for airport expansion November 3, 2014 For most of us, airports are a necessary headache a couple of times a year. For others, they are the root of all evil. Which is probably why the debate over airport expansion has rumbled on for so long and become one of the most divisive in modern British politics. Somehow along the way, the [...]
Don’t politicise airport expansion: Heathrow is the only option for a global UK October 9, 2014 AS PARTY conference season comes to an end and we close in on the 2015 general election, it is critical that the future of the UK’s aviation capacity is not politicised. When the Airports Commission hands down its recommendation next year, the country needs a quick decision from government with cross-party support. This debate isn’t [...]
Why there’s nothing anti green about airport expansion September 10, 2014 IN RECENT years, a misplaced and damaging idea – that expanding the UK’s airport capacity is environmentally unsustainable – has permeated the public consciousness. Exacerbated by political gridlock on the question of new runways, it’s a myth that needs to be urgently corrected. As anyone in the UK’s business community will know, export-led growth can [...]
Was the Davies Commission right to rule out Boris Island as an option for airport expansion? September 2, 2014 Stewart Wingate, chief executive of Gatwick Airport, says Yes. We share the mayor’s passion for London, as well as his desire to maintain its status as the best-connected city in the world. But what is needed above all is certainty that additional airport capacity will be delivered. And while ambitious, the Thames Estuary airport option [...]
Boris vows to fight on for Thames Estuary airport, calling Heathrow third runway “political kryptonite” and Davies Commission “irrelevant” September 2, 2014 London mayor Boris Johnson will continue fighting for a Thames Estuary airport- despite the idea being ruled out Sir Howard Davies' Airports Commission today– calling the organisation “irrelevant” and a third runway at Heathrow “political kryptonite.” In a statement from City Hall, Johnson said he “cannot conceive of any possible scenario in which a government [...]
Bye-bye Boris Island: Economic disruption and environmental hurdles of Thames Estuary airport too huge and time-consuming September 2, 2014 Plans supported by London mayor Boris Johnson to build a new airport on the Thames estuary have been sunk by the Airports Commission. The so-called “Boris Island” airport has been ruled out by a commission led by former London School of Economics director Sir Howard Davies into options for increasing the air capacity in the [...]
Blow for Boris as island airport is rejected September 1, 2014 LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson was dealt a blow last night after his plan for an island airport in east London was rejected by the Airports Commission. The Mayor’s transport advisor Daniel Moylan called the decision not to back the scheme, dubbed Boris Island, “shortsighted” but said the campaign to build a four-runway hub in the [...]
Airport expansion is vital for London’s prosperity – but politicians still do nothing September 1, 2014 WITH the Airports Commission widely tipped to make an announcement about Boris Johnson’s Estuary airport proposal today, it is important we take stock of what is at stake. The airports debate is about more than where to put extra planes and runways: it’s about jobs, growth and our country’s future prosperity. International connectivity is fundamental [...]
“Boris Island” or Heathrow expansion: Did the CBI just back Heathrow? September 1, 2014 The CBI looks like it has put its weight behind an extension to Heathrow airport in a blow to the London mayor's Thames Estuary airport plans, otherwise known as “Boris Island". It comes just days ahead of a decision due from the Airports Commission as to whether the concept of a new airport on the [...]
Heathrow reports record passenger numbers as airport expansion debate heats up August 11, 2014 Heathrow and Gatwick have reported record high passenger numbers for the month of July, adding fuel to the argument that both London airports are in need of expansion if the UK is to maximise its position as business and tourist destination. Passenger numbers at Heathrow were up 0.5 per cent on July 2013 to 6.97m. [...]