I represent a constituency with Manchester airport partially in it; I understand all about the local pressures — but you've got to as a nation be able to overcome those and make a sensible decision about where
that extra runway capacity in the South East should go.»
Not exact matches
«I believe the best solution to increasing London's airport
capacity is an
extra runway at Gatwick» (Source: Getty)
A third
runway at Heathrow is just one of many in this complex area of policy:
extra capacity at other airports can be expanded; an
extra runway could be constructed elsewhere in the south - east; and the regional airports are keen to have their say too.
Every
extra second an aircraft remains on the
runway (because of bad weather, waiting for a plane to pass on a crossing
runway, or slowing to make a sharp turn) reduces
runway capacity.
Frankfurt Airport's new 2011/2012 Winter Timetable, which goes into effect on October 30, in tandem with the time change in Germany, features expanded flight services from the airlines who are using the
extra capacity available following the recent inauguration of Frankfurt Airport's new
Runway Northwest.