1st September 2014
With the news that an official statement will be made tomorrow (2nd September) that the Airports Commission has ruled out an Estuary Airport, HACAN, which opposes a third runway at Heathrow, made the following statement:
HACAN chair John Stewart said: “I don’t expect that this will mean that Boris Johnson or his supporters will give up on the idea of a brand new airport. The idea of an island airport is likely to be floating around for some time yet. Johnson remains an implacable opponent of a third runway at Heathrow and has reservations about the value of a second runway at Gatwick.”
Stewart added: “This statement makes it clear that Davies sees it as a choice between Heathrow and Gatwick. Whether a future Government will see it that way is another matter altogether.”