Birmingham Airport welcomes Conservative plan to scrap Heathrow's third runway
Oct 7 2009 by Jasbir Authi, Birmingham Post
Add a commentRecommend The chief executive of Birmingham Airport said the
terminal could act as an alternative to Heathrow's third runway.
Paul Kehoe said Conservative plans to scrap the Heathrow plan would help the
city claw back passengers who leave the region to travel from the London
terminal.
Mr Kehoe made his comments after Teresa Villiers, shadow secretary of state for
transport, said Birmingham would also be a greener option at the Conservative
Party Conference in Manchester yesterday.
She said the high-speed rail link from London to Birmingham would enable the
terminal to attract more passengers.
Mr Kehoe said: "Birmingham is ready to respond to any current or future
government initiatives.
"We already attract passengers from the home-counties who choose the
convenience, choice and accessibility of Birmingham over other alternatives. We
have plenty of capacity and, linked to high-speed rail, we are uniquely
positioned to not only claw back people from our own region, who make the long
journey to Heathrow, but to attract passengers from the overheated South-east.
"We will not just be London's third runway as we have our own traffic but by
attracting those who waver towards Heathrow to use Birmingham instead, will
create jobs and help to rebuild the local economy.
"Positioned at the heart of the country we are perfectly placed for those
visitors from abroad who want to experience all that the region, and further
afield, has to offer."
Ms Villiers said: "There comes a point when stuffing more and more flights into
the same overcrowded corner of the south of England starts to impose an
unacceptably high cost to our environment and to our quality of life."
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