BRITAIN should consider all options for increasing capacity at London Heathrow airport, including a third runway and allowing planes to land and take-off simultaneously on its two runways, according to business group London First.
A report published yesterday by the capital’s connectivity commission -- formed by London First -- said all viable options for meeting the UK’s long-term need for further capacity, including a new airport, should be considered.
However, it criticised the government for ruling out a third runway at Heathrow for political reasons.
The commission led by Peter Robinson, chairman of law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner, said a new hub airport was the type of long-term infrastructure planning London needed to stay competitive. But it warned that a new airport could take up to 30 years to deliver and would be unable to meet the need for new hub capacity.
