PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - LHR given permission to build 3rd runway?
Old 7th Nov 2016, 12:24
  #308 (permalink)  
Trash 'n' Navs
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: UK (reluctantly)
Posts: 251
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Trent dayne
Why not move all freight flights out of the Capital.
The industry (airlines, shippers) have had that option for decades but they've chosen not to. Moving a handful of freighters that utilise off-peak slots won't free up the constraint on peak pax slots.

Using EMA will just push more freight on to the roads heading down to the South East adding cost & time. Both would have negative impact on importers/exporters.
Trash 'n' Navs is offline