Airports Commission Discussion Paper 02: Aviation Connectivity and the Economy (March 2013)
MAR 2013 !
...that's about as up to date as the Bayeux Tapestry !
Connectivity to the regions has been mentioned at EVERY single Transport Select Committee Meeting,
every public presentation,
each review since the comission was formed
every press release
AND
is the mantra of both Heathrow and Gatwick adverts......
It is at the absolute pinnacle of arguments to push ahaed with expansion !
It is so absolutely critical that since the mention to which you refer (now almost 2 years old), equal weight appears to have seemingly been missed with reference to the significant increases to other competing hubs from those very same regions !
MAN an increase in capacity to Abu Dhabi by ETIHAD
An annoucement of a return to double daily of QATAR to Doha
A 50% increase to 3 daily by THY to Istanbul , a major hub that should not be overlooked
BHX an announcement of a 3 daily to Dubai
A 100% increase again by THY
EDI new service by QATAR
Announcement of new service by ETIHAD
30% Increase of THY service to daily
One cannot help thinking the data the commission is going to present late 2015 may need , how shall we say "dusting down" !
Unless the committee IS aware and its members are suffering from collective amnesia in keeping its records up to date ?
Such a highly significant trend to use other airports from the regions is surely worthy of equal airtime if they are deemed to be of such importance ?
Last edited by Bagso; 30th Dec 2014 at 18:00.