Our industry could do with some good news after the past two very difficult months, said
Our industry could do with some good news after the past two very difficult months, said
Heathrow remains a major world airport for international air transfers – but it has suffered an acute terminal capacity shortage for many years. When it opens for business in 2007, Terminal 5 will give it some margin of capacity and the UK some chance of remaining among the lead nations in European civil aviation.
The Director General concluded, Facilities such as Terminal 5 are going to be needed at several locations, in Europe and elsewhere in the world. But for an industry with a historical growth rate of 5-7 percent a year, we must ensure that such facilities do not take 14 years from planning permission application to their first opening!
Nevertheless, the Terminal 5 decision serves as a reminder that civil aviation is and will continue to be a success story – for the UK, for Europe, for the world.
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