Airports

(asked on 10th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of the closure of (a) Heathrow Airport, (b) Gatwick Airport, (c) Manchester Airport, (d) Stansted Airport, (e) Luton Airport and (f) Glasgow Airport for (i) one hour and (ii) one day.


Answered by
Keir Mather Portrait
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 18th September 2026

No assessment has been made of the economic cost of the closure of airspace around a major airport or the closure of an airport.

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