Controversial - The best place for runway expansion is India/Beijing and Djakarta - THOSE are the points almost ALL global forecasts indicate are where the vast majority of aviation growth will occur over the next 25 years.
Forecasts for European growth are very much lower and concentrated within the leisure sectors .Its not in long haul and certainly not in short haul business sectors.
The more UK regional traffic bi-passes London the better and its a commercial decision for BA(IAG) to decide whether to target or leave that that market to others_ They have is it 4500 weekly slots at Heathrow and prefer to fly with their colleagues in AA multiple times a day to multiple US cities yet can't seem to make (what is said to be the primary reason for the extra runway) a secondary Chinese city work.
As for the argument that UK regional would regain some access with the increase in slots i simply don't believe it - They went away because they were largely unprofitable - That's the fact.
Remember bmi couldn't even make GLA-LHR shuttle work carrying too many other carrier passengers at pennies on the pound bled claret.
Others would have the same result.
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