You want to handle economic growth without expanding capacity at our only hub airport? You know, the one airlines and people really want to fly from?
We really know how to gift a lead to others in Britain in commercial aviation. Yes let's give it to the French and Germans and the Desert Rats. Then we can close LHR and move to Boris' super hub where we will have clean air and everyone can cycle to work. Super.
Actually why do we need economic growth at all. We're good as we are surely?
Oh hang on, are we in debt? Our kids even more so? Mortaged to the hilt on a house price bubble with a growing split between haves and have nots?
That might be why......
Or :
Job creation? Construction? Re-connect to markets that were squeezed out?
Integrated transport policy?
Try and put our last hub carrier on a level playing field with protectionist French and determined Germans?
Harry you're assuming a lot that sitting back and being complacent will keep London at the forefront. However today LHR has very poor access to emerging markets and even China is under served in comparison to FRA/CDG. One day, the model will break and we'll all be wondering why no one took necessary steps before it was too late.