The Chancellor, George Osborne, in an interview in September 2012, stated: «I'm firmly in the camp of we need
more airport capacity in the south - east of England, we need more runway capacity in the south - east of England.»
Not exact matches
It's hard to say what exactly constitutes an international
airport — you can fly from Hartford, Connecticut, to Canada — but as with everything Amazon does, higher volumes or higher
capacity will probably be seen as
more favorable.
In 2003, there were around 120 million journeys through South East
airports out of a national total of around 200 million according to official figures, and the pressure on existing
capacity at that time was already
more severe in the South East than elsewhere in the country.
Heathrow was also becoming increasingly uncompetitive in relation to other major European
airports; although it handled
more passengers per year than any other European
airport, it had less runway
capacity than competing major European hub
airports.
The shortage of runway
capacity at Heathrow has led to an
airport charging philosophy that implies a need for
more passengers per aircraft and this by default has become the only method by which passenger numbers through Heathrow can grow.
The Government will be judged by some on how it solves the need for
more London
airport capacity and how it progresses HS2 and Trident.
The government's alacrity in commissioning the high - speed rail extension makes its procrastination over London's
airport capacity look even
more complacent.
It has
more than double the daily traffic than John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International
airports combined and is at triple the
capacity it was designed for.
«It will additionally make it possible to utilize
airport capacities more efficiently because the system allows logistical operations to run in a significantly
more structured way than before.»
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays is adding four new routes, extra
capacity and
more aircraft to its operations at Stansted
Airport.
Sheremetyevo serves
more than 22 million passengers annually, and is set to grow further as it now has the largest
capacity of any
airport in Moscow or Russia.
The airline also recognises the vital role which London Luton can play as part of the Government's strategic intent of
more effectively using
airport capacity within the South East of England.
«The need for additional
airport capacity in the South - East of England and the enormous growth that low - cost carriers have demonstrated in recent years gives us every confidence that London Luton Airport will continue to become ever - more attractive to both existing and new airlines.
airport capacity in the South - East of England and the enormous growth that low - cost carriers have demonstrated in recent years gives us every confidence that London Luton
Airport will continue to become ever - more attractive to both existing and new airlines.
Airport will continue to become ever -
more attractive to both existing and new airlines.»
These include the plans to expand five of its domestic
airports to raise
capacity, opening up the Kingdom's domestic aviation sector to
more airlines, and the latest visa scheme, which allows pilgrims to tour the Kingdom with a month's extension on their Umrah visas.
«The
Capacity Enhancement Programme currently in progress will enable Abu Dhabi International
Airport to accommodate
more than 17 million annual passengers through the strategic enhancements to existing facilities, the most recent of these being the new Arrivals Hall which opened last month,» Al Haddabi concluded.
In addition to the
capacity upgrade, Garuda Indonesia will also be moving its check in services at Changi
Airport Terminal 3 from the existing Row 1 to the
more centrally located Row 5 starting September 25th, providing passengers added convenience and easier access to the departure gates situated across the centre row.
«Our
airports will continue to be amongst the most significant drivers of economic growth in their regions, as spare
capacity enables them to grow
more quickly than other
airports.
Steve Heapy, chief executive, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: «Summer 2017 is shaping up to be our biggest ever from Manchester
Airport so the addition of this widebody Airbus A330 will help us add
more capacity to our best - selling destinations.
Tom Morrison, an associate at Rollits Solicitors, says the investigation has come about largely as a result of the level of complaints about the standard and availability of facilities at BAA's
airports, most notably at Heathrow, coupled with the belief among many that operational and
capacity issues would be addressed quicker and
more effectively by an owner which was facing competition from neighbouring
airports.
«Combine all these factors in with the growth of the Health Sciences industry, from both a service provider and employment perspective; expansion of cultural and entertainment venues; reemergence of the transportation services, including both commuter rail and
airport services; the ever - increasing higher education
capacity of the nine major colleges and universities in the city and five additional in the region; the continued expansion and success of both «Restaurant Row», Shrewsbury Street and the transforming of the Canal District, and who could ask for
more?