Aviation and the Olympics

OLYMPIC night flights into Heathrow are to stay at the status quo.  Whilst the Department for Transport says that there are provisions under “exceptional circumstances” for the agreed limits to be broken the criteria specifically excludes “sporting celebrities.”  From a practical point of view it is highly unlikely that any well run airline would have sufficient capacity or slot availability at the other end to add flights in what is normally a very busy two months that cover the Olympics and Paralympics.  The Department has commissioned detailed research into the likely demand for air travel associated with the Games.  An enormous increase of private aircraft movements is expected from the Continent during this period and there will also be VIP traffic to deal with.  London has always suffered from a lack of heliports but this problem will probably be overcome by smart landowners using unlicensed landing areas. www.london2012.org.uk

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