The new Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, in a written statement, acknowledged that Britain had «failed to keep pace» with its international competitors in addressing long term aviation capacity and connectivity needs. (politics.co.uk)
«How surprised are you that this very issue of south east aviation capacity has not progressed since 1990? (totalpolitics.com)
I have no doubt that our economy needs more aviation capacity, but after much thought, I have decided that I can not support a third runway at Heathrow. (cityam.com)