The transport minister told Parliament that there was no special deal for the company building the third runway. But FactCheck has seen documents that throw his comments into a new light.
As the battle builds between supporters of an expansion of Heathrow and those who want a “Boris Island” in the Thames Estuary, Gatwick’s expansion plans have been largely overlooked.
Alex Thomson
Barajas Airport itself, one giant folly to Euro-borrowing on a grand scale against a dream that has never come true. Quite probably never could.
Jon Snow
Re-entering the UK through Heathrow’s Terminal 3, courtesy of Egypt Air, felt as if the pre-Christmas ice age and its consequences were still with us.
Jon Snow
Regular Snowbloggers will know of my obsession with the bonkers airport security regime in this country, and beyond. Well, the chairman of British Airways no less, has weighed in. Martin Broughton has now said what I’ve been saying for months and months.
Jon Snow
Jon Snow questions international airport security after 11 apparent assassins managed to enter Dubai using fake passports.