WTTC backs Heathrow hub report
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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has backed Heathrow Airport’s ‘One Hub or None’ report it issued last week.
The organisation said it supports a single hub for London to support the industries, which are worth more than GBP629 million to the UK economy.
“The UK Government welcomes tourists with one hand while holding up a “keep out” sign with another. UK visa policies are overly bureaucratic and cumbersome; UK Air Passenger Duty is the highest of any country in the world; yet it is the incessant delay in providing new airport capacity which is by far the biggest problem facing travel and tourism in the UK,” said David Scowsill, president and CEO of WTTC.
“The UK Government should grasp the nettle and make a decision that will bring jobs and economic growth at a crucial time for the UK economy,” he added.