Sentences with phrase «of runway capacity»

«We now need the government to prioritise through its industrial and aviation strategies the question of how we are going to make best use of the runway capacity we have in this country, by improving access to airports with capacity which are now growing significantly.

Lord Adonis will discuss the urgent transport challenges facing the UK, in particular the contentious issue of runway capacity in the south - east of England.

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.

At Heathrow, demand by 2006 was far in excess of runway capacity and over the previous five years passenger growth had been just over 5 per cent compared to 27 per cent at UK airports overall.

Not exact matches

The airport, located to the west of London, operates at full capacity meaning it struggles to fit in its full schedule when weather conditions mean aircraft need to leave longer gaps on the runway.

We welcome the recommendations in today's report for immediate action to improve the use of existing runway capacity and we urge Government to act on these.

Supporters of an alternative plan to increase runway capacity at Heathrow have submitted a revised cost estimate to Government

Supporters of an alternative plan to increase runway capacity at Heathrow have submitted a revised cost estimate to Government ahead of a likely decision on airports expansion this autumn.

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said the Government had been clear in its opposition to additional runways at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, so the challenge now was to make better use of existing runway capacity.

The report concluded that Heathrow's route network had become «largely static» and predicted that without additional runway capacity, Heathrow's competitive position would diminish «to the disadvantage of the UK economy and to the advantage of continental hub airports» which were continuing to grow.

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.»

The Heathrow - Gatwick hub's main competitors - Amsterdam's Schipol, Paris» Charles de Gaulle, and Frankfurt Am Main - are all actively developing additional runway capacity, which could deprive London of its pre-eminent position in European aviation, to the massive detriment of the UK economy.

But he added: «As we haven't built a single runway in the south east of England capable of handling Boeing 747s and Airbus A380s for over 70 years, the difficulty of increasing capacity is obvious.»

Today's report also recommends Britain's airports be expanded, saying that even if prices went up to cover the full environmental costs of flights - something Sir Rod backs - «there will remain a strong economic case for additional runway capacity».

The airport, located to the west of London, operates at full capacity meaning it struggles to fit in its full schedule when weather conditions mean aircraft need to leave longer gaps on the runway.

By the time it's completed, it will have the longest runway in Ghana and it will be able to take aircraft of all sizes and capacities because one of the intentions of that airport is to create a special cargo zone, so that agricultural products, horticultural products, vegetables and other things produced here, will be airlifted from here.

According to him, absence of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, meant lack of excess runway capacity to temporarily close down the only runway for repair.

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.

«Instead of expanding these airports the government should introduce a frequent flyer levy to reduce the need for any new runway capacity and invest the money raised in further measures to offer climate - friendly alternatives to air travel.

Clegg's intervention comes in the wake of a furious row over plans to expand the capital's flight capacity after the chair of the Commons environment committee, Tim Yeo, challenged the prime minister on Tuesdayto perform a U-turn and start plans for a third runway at Heathrow, asking him whether he would be a «man or a mouse» about the decision.

The chancellor told the Andrew Marr Show on BBC1: «We need more runway capacity in the south east of England.

Let's legislate to end years of stalling over South East runway capacity, ensure the Northern Powerhouse burns bright and build homes for a million young people with new Garden Cities — at a scale never imagined before.

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.

In that capacity, he became a fixture on the front row of leading runway shows, cutting an imposing figure in his signature flowing capes.

Without constructing the high - speed rail system, the California High - Speed Rail Authority estimates that California would need to invest $ 171 billion to acquire the equivalent level of capacity — 2,300 miles of new highways, 115 new airport gates, and four new airport runways.

Benefits to Public: Increased safety and capacity of the Airport System by building and rehabilitating runways taxiways and aprons.

Ken O'Toole, London Stansted chief executive, said: «We're delighted that Emirates has recognised the strength of London Stansted's catchment and the opportunity that our available runway capacity gives them to continue growing in the South East of England over the next decade.

London Luton Airport has announced it will seek to increase the capacity of the property to 18 million passengers per year using the one existing runway.

Sir Terry will offer specialist advice to the airport in support of its proposal for additional runway capacity and its vision for a «constellation of three London Airports with two runways each» — Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.

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.

A new flight had been planned to launch on November 2nd, but limited runway capacity at Soekarno - Hatta Airport has forced a change of plan.

The upgrade is designed to allow it to make serve more passengers in its terminals and make fuller use of its current runway capacity.

«With over 22 million people living within our two hour catchment, two full length runways and all - time record passenger numbers, Manchester Airport has, and will continue to have, the available capacity and demand to meet the needs of our catchment that extends as far north as Scotland and South to the Midlands.»

Thirty four percent of tourism heads believe that building a third runway at Heathrow Airport is the best solution to the UK's airport capacity problems, according to a poll conducted by World Travel Market.

O'Toole, in his new role as chief executive, London Stansted Airport, will lead the airport as it plays a role in providing runway capacity in the south - east of England over the next ten - 15 years.

The airlines have plenty of detail on how their aircraft need to fly in order to burn the minimum amount of fuel, especially on the arrival segment, but traditionally this has been balanced by an air traffic control imperative, driven primarily by on - time performance and runway capacity.»

Those fees would constitute the main source of income for the purposes of financing that runway, which would allow the airport manager to increase its capacity and to extend its business of operating Leipzig - Halle airport (paragraph 41).

Prior to 9/11, the Department of Transportation noted that 15 of the 25 busiest airports planned to add new runways by decade's end, which could «substantially» increase U.S. system capacity.