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Old 28th Nov 2011, 19:18
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stephenkeane
 
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APD and Government aviation policy

I have written to my MP Greg Knight, to get him to explain the Governments current aviation policy. Which to me consists of no airport expansions until 20 whenever. An increase in Air Passenger duty, which so outraged Willie Walsh in Michael O'Leary they appeared on the same news clip together! Germany are about to complete a new runway in Frankfurt and a completely new airport in Berlin. The UK seems to have a complete luddite outlook, I presume to garnish votes from the green lobby. All the jobs in aviation in the UK this attitude will cost doesn't bear thinking about. Looks like in the future we will have to move abroad to keep out jobs. I will let you know wht his reply is. Some fob off no doubt.
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