VIRGIN BACKS THIRD RUNWAY AT HEATHROW – BUT DEMANDS LOWER CHARGES TO AIRLINE AFTER CONSTRUCTION
March 1st, 2018
VIRGIN Atlantic has welcomed plans to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, calling it “once in a generation opportunity to radically transform airline competition at Heathrow.” And it hoped that that such an expansion would result in lower charges for passengers.
“Millions of additional journeys at an expanded Heathrow should bring charges down – not increase them further,” a company spokesperson told Jane’s Airport Review.
Moreover, it should not lead to the “continued dominance of one airline group,” the company said, in a ...
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