ABTA slams Government decision not to discuss airport capacity
02.04.11
ABTA said that the Government’s new aviation policy will not stop the UK slipping down the international competitiveness chart for aviation. It said the policy review, announced earlier this week, does not address airport capacity at the UK’s busiest airports, which it believes is ‘one of the most important issues concerning the industry and travelling public’.
ABTA head of public affairs Luke Pollard said: ‘We welcome the Government’s decision to engage in a serious debate about the future of aviation, and the environmental impact of flying, but any serious debate cannot ignore the impacts of a shortage of capacity at UK airports in the South East. The Government’s decision to remove airport capacity from the discussion is like issuing a rail policy without considering train tracks.'
‘Overcrowding is immediate, real and pressing, especially given that the UK is hoping to welcome tens of thousands of extra overseas visitors in 2012 and hopes to use the travel and tourism industry to grow the UK economy in the long term.’
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