I think the London Assembly Transport Committee are well wide of the mark in their report. London Heathrow IS a hub airport. As someone who lives well removed from London, using my local airport, Newcastle, I have to use a hub airport for most worldwide trips. I do have the choice of Amsterdam and Charles de Gaulle as well as London, but I am more than happy to fly the flag through Heathrow whenever I can. More thinking like the London Assembly and the Dutch and French flag carriers will benefit even further.