Aviation

(asked on 29th November 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how his Department plans to meet growth in aviation passenger demand before the completion of a new runway in the South East.


Answered by
John Hayes Portrait
John Hayes
This question was answered on 7th December 2016

Whilst Heathrow is operating at capacity today, the Airports Commission recognised that there is still spare capacity in the South East. The Government will be progressing work on a new Aviation Strategy which will consider how we can make best use of existing capacity.

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