Gatwick fights on

Headed by its Chairman, Sir Roy McNulty, the former Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, London's Gatwick Airport is still battling on with its bid to become the preferred airport in the South East for expansion. 

Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will make a decision on whether to follow the Airports Commission’s recommendations by the end of the year.  Unlike previous PMs he is in a strong position to make a firm decision, with a five-year governmental term in front of him and the support of the Labour party.   Limited internal Conservative party opposition should not affect his judgement.

The Gatwick strategy is to try and flush out the perceived flaws of the Commission’s report in public.

"We are absolutely sure that what they've finally settled on does not make sense, and we will be putting that point as strongly as we can to government," Sir Roy said at a press briefing.

The Gatwick Chairman said that the Commission's report had inadequately addressed environmental concerns.

"We think that they haven't given sufficient consideration to the environmental impacts, which is the thing that has always stood in the way of expansion at Heathrow, and probably still stands in its way," he explained.  www.gatwickairport.com

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