The past month has seen the coalition government come under increasing pressure over its decision to rule out a third runway at Heathrow airport. With a consultation paper on the future of UK aviation expected to be published in a few weeks, the government is sticking to its guns – all options in terms of capacity, including a new airport in the Thames Estuary, are to be considered, except for any expansion at Heathrow. Both the Tories and the Lib Dems made opposition to Heathrow expansion a pre-general election policy to take political advantage of the huge opposition generated by the previous Labour government’s third runway proposal. But does sticking to this policy amidst growing alarm about Britain’s lack of airport space look increasingly unwise? Read more on Government leaves itself few options for aviation review…
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