Non si parlava di un mega centro commerciale o simile, qualora Heatrow venga chiuso?
Perche' Heathrow che cos'e' ? BAA lo tratta come se fosse un centro commerciale con aerei che vanno e vengono !
Non si parlava di un mega centro commerciale o simile, qualora Heatrow venga chiuso?
Pare, e ripeto pare, che a dicembre ci si aspetta finalmente una decisione (favorevole) del Governo sulla terza pista.
Oggi John Holland-Kaye, l'AD di Heathrow si e' dichiarato ottimista.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/327541f4-7d6d-11e5-a1fe-567b37f80b64.html#axzz3psm2Spbw
'No new runway for Heathrow if costs too high' says Walsh
Heathrow should not get a third runway if the Airport Commission's calculation of the cost of building it is correct, says Willie Walsh.
Walsh, chief executive of British Airways' parent IAG, told the Airport Operators' Association in London: "The commission got its figures wrong – they are over-inflated. If that is the cost [of a new runway], it won't be a successful project."
He described the assumption that airlines would pay for the new runway through increases in fares as "outrageous".
The government is poised to announce its decision on whether to accept the conclusion of the Airport Commission, published this summer, which was that Heathrow should get a third runway.
BA is by far the biggest carrier at Heathrow, with 55% of the airport's take-off and landing slots.
Walsh told the AOA: "The Commission produced an excellent report. Its recommendations were the obvious ones. But I have concerns about the level of cost associated with the main recommendation and the expectation that the industry can afford to pay for Heathrow's expansion.
"We believe it's outrageous and can't believe it is justified. If the cost of using an expanded airport significantly exceeds the costs of competitor airports, people won't use it."
He insisted: "I don't believe the figures in the Commission's report are realistic. If the industry is to spend this money, it will want to see a return. You have to see it in terms of return on capital."
Walsh pointed out Heathrow 's Terminal 5 cost about £5.2 billion to build and the Commission put the bill for a new Terminal 6 "at over £8 billion". "The cost has gone up by almost £3 billion," he said. "How many chandeliers can you have in an airport terminal?
"Either the figures are inflated or you are building inefficient infrastructure. I do not endorse the findings. I definitely don't support the costs of building a runway. If those costs are real, we should not build it."
He dismissed the idea of building new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick, saying: "There is a case for one new runway.
"The economic argument for Heathrow is much stronger than for Gatwick, but only if the the runway is built in an efficient manner. If you build runways at Heathrow and at Gatwick you will have wasted capacity."
Walsh added: "There is a long way to go [on this].
"The economic argument is very much in favour of Heathrow. The political argument favours Gatwick, and I don't believe we have brave politicians.
"Boris Johnson [who opposes Heathrow expansion] is a very influential figure in the Conservative Party. There is a lot to play out."
Walsh said IAG would be expanding it's transatlantic flights from Dublin following its takeover of Aer Lingus in July, arguing: "The Irish government has a progressive attitude to aviation tax and to developing infrastructure."
He described UK Air Passenger Duty as "a disgrace".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35027559'Six-month delay' for Heathrow decision
It looks like the major decision on whether to build a new runway at Heathrow or Gatwick is going to be delayed for at least six months.
Senior sources very close to the process have told the BBC that there needs to be more "confidence building" about the environmental impact of a new runway at Heathrow, if the government backs it.
And that means yet another review.
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Sorpresa sorpresa, la decisione sul rapporto della commissione Davies e' rimandata:
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Si vabbe', pinocchioIAG threatens Heathrow pull out if 3rd runway goes ahead
The CEO of the International Airlines Group (IAG), Willie Walsh, has threatened to move some British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) operations to either Dublin Int'l or Madrid Barajas should the UK government proceed with plans to expand London Heathrow.
During a speech at the Aviation Club in London last week, Walsh said government's GBP17.6 billion (USD26.7 billion) plan to expand Heathrow would lead to a doubling of passenger charges, which currently sit at GBP40 (USD60.68) for a return journey. This would then render Heathrow a less attractive destination and point of transit for passengers.
"Heathrow is not IAG's only hub," he said. "We can develop our business via Madrid, which has spare capacity, and Dublin, where there are plans for a cost-effective and efficient second runway."
Walsh added that the new third runway would only cost 1% of the quoted total with the rest inflated by added infrastructure such as a new terminal, an underground rail spur and an GBP800 million (USD1.2 billion) car park.
Though the Davis Commission, in July, came out in full support of an expanded Heathrow, Whitehall, on Friday, deferred a decision on the airport's expansion until next summer at the earliest pending further investigations into the project's environmental impact.
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He added: “It’s difficult to understand the thinking behind the decision to throw it into the long grass other than it’s political, that the Prime Minister has enough on with the European referendum.”The Heathrow chairman was especially critical of Mr Goldsmith, who had promised to quit as an MP in the area if a third Heathrow runway was given the go-ahead, which would have caused embarrassment to David Cameron.
“The support we have from the Scots, from Wales, from Bristol, from the West Country and Yorkshire tells you that people are desperate to have this connectivity, and we’re being held to ransom by Zac Goldsmith and a few MPs who have interests in their constituencies that they feel they’ve got to represent,” Sir Nigel said.
The business veteran questioned Mr Goldsmith’s credentials to stand as London mayor.
“I fail to understand how they’ve selected Zac Goldsmith as a mayoral candidate because he has no academic achievement,” Sir Nigel claimed. “He was left money by his daddy, he’s never had a job other than a job given to him by his uncle, so what qualification has he got to do anything?”
Mr Goldsmith did not attend university, is believed to have inherited a fortune from his father, Sir James, and was editor of the Ecologist magazine that was owned by Teddy Goldsmith, his uncle.
@13900 La tua e' una visione troppo catastrofista. BA non lascera' mai LHR che rimane sempre una gallina dalle uova d'oro.
Willie Walsh non ha detto che ‘porterà’ via’ BA da Londra
@13900 La tua e' una visione troppo catastrofista. BA non lascera' mai LHR che rimane sempre una gallina dalle uova d'oro. Nonostante tutti i "tappi" che hanno i suoi apt, Londra e' sempre la prima della classe, sia in termini di rotte, passeggeri, frequenze etc. Fra,Cdg e Ams mi pare non abbiano grossi vincoli, eppure sono decisamente alle spalle. Certo che a parita' di condizioni dei rivali, probabilmente Londra avrebbe il doppio dei passeggeri, ma prima o poi gli inglesi se ne renderanno conto
bisogna a volte lasciare un bond rimborsabile da £3,000.
Mi spieghi questa cosa del bond, che non la conosco.