Rival candidate Gareth Thomas said there should be extra runways at both Heathrow and Gatwick while Tessa Jowell said she would wait for the Davies Commission report on
airport expansion before saying where it should take place.
Not exact matches
Alongside her at the event, former Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin was asked for his thoughts on how the
Airports National Policy Statement, which includes
expansion of Heathrow, would fare when laid
before Parliament.
His plans call for improvements at the MTA, an overhaul of Pennsylvania Station, a new LaGuardia
Airport, a third track on the Long Island Rail Road, an
expansion of the Jacob Javits Center, major upgrades to John F. Kennedy
Airport as well as to air terminals in Long Island and the Hudson Valley — all on top of new roads and bridges across upstate «like we've never built
before.»
David Cameron has previously insisted the decision on which South East
airport secures the long - awaited
expansion programme would be made
before Christmas.