Originally Posted by
Prophead
To say LHR expansion only benefits the south east is just wrong. The new runway is as much about giving the regions access to the airport as it is about being an international hub. This is why one of the conditions is the added regional connections.
The decision on Heathrow expansion isn't going to be conditional on the provison of additional regional connectivity. How could it be? Neither the Government, nor the Airports Commission, nor Heathrow is in a position to guarantee that will happen. Whether it does or not is going to be up to the airlines.