Carrivick lambasts regulators

The outgoing Chief Executive of the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK), Mike Carrivick, issued some strong words in his address to industry stakeholders last week on his penultimate day after eight successful years leading the organisation.

On the delays in forming a new aviation policy he stated: “We have seen so much prevarication and delay, that it makes the performances of 'Yes Minister' look like a class act".

"By the time any hub airport decision might be taken in 2015, a self-imposed delay of 12 years will have occurred since a comprehensive white paper in 2003, and that's before any planning permissions have even been sought".

He added: "A third runway at Heathrow is vital regardless of the ultimate decision about any new hub airport site.  Looking back to this decade, future generations will shake their heads in disbelief that policy decision making took so long and the UK lost so much as a result".
 
Carrivick also vented his dismay over Air Passenger Duty commenting: "The Government hasn't missed an opportunity to tax the airline industry as harshly as possible.  The evidence is there”.

Mr Carrivick’s successor is Dale Keller (see BTN 22 October).  In his partial retirement Mike Carrivick has created Airline Regulatory Consultation Services (ARCS). www.bar-uk.org 

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