Job losses at Gatwick
Despite insistance from British Airports Authority that we need a new runway at Heathrow, air travel demand continues to fall.
British Airways has announced that over one hundred workers at Gatwick have will be laid off.
BA plans to operate 15 per cent fewer departures at Gatwick next summer
Instead of trying to expand chaotic Heathrow and create more pollution, how about moving some British Airways flights back to Gatwick and improving access to that airport, including installing Oyster Card barriers at the London Gatwick Express platforms and running special buses accepting Oyster cards from Victoria and East Croydon to Gatwick and back.
A campaign could be launched to encourage tourists to use Gatwick instead of Heathrow, relieving the pressure on that airport.
Coaches from Luton and northern airports to London should also be publicised. Leaflets could be on offer at key tourism attractions and London Underground stations.
I doubt the demand for flights will increase that much when the economy finally gets back to normal either.
We don't need a third runway at Heathrow.
British Airways has announced that over one hundred workers at Gatwick have will be laid off.
BA plans to operate 15 per cent fewer departures at Gatwick next summer
Instead of trying to expand chaotic Heathrow and create more pollution, how about moving some British Airways flights back to Gatwick and improving access to that airport, including installing Oyster Card barriers at the London Gatwick Express platforms and running special buses accepting Oyster cards from Victoria and East Croydon to Gatwick and back.
A campaign could be launched to encourage tourists to use Gatwick instead of Heathrow, relieving the pressure on that airport.
Coaches from Luton and northern airports to London should also be publicised. Leaflets could be on offer at key tourism attractions and London Underground stations.
I doubt the demand for flights will increase that much when the economy finally gets back to normal either.
We don't need a third runway at Heathrow.
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