Gatwick asks for level playing field
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Gatwick Airport has asked the Airports Commission to consider a ‘constellation’ approach to capacity problems in the south east and create a level playing field in the process.
The airport’s proposal suggests using itself, Heathrow and Stansted to balance competition for flights and help airports work better if there is disruption or an incident. This would utilise two runways at each airport.
Fighting against Heathrow’s claims that a hub airport must be needed, Gatwick used the example of other cities such as New York, Tokyo and Paris that feed in flights from various airports and reminded the commission that technology and new aircraft will allow for more direct flights in the future.
“It is clear from the evidence we are gathering, with the help of some of the world’s leading aviation experts that we need to develop an airports system in London and the South East that is robust and flexible enough to adapt to any future outcome. A two-runway Gatwick, as part of a constellation of three major airports surrounding London, is the best option to provide flexibility in addressing an industry whose only constant is change,” said Stewart Wingate, chief executive at Gatwick.
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