London airports will be at breaking point by 2030
12 April 2012
The capital's three main airports will be at full capacity within the next 20 years, the Government said today
The Department of Transport's latest aviation figures predict that the number of passengers using UK airports will soar from 211million per year in 2010 to 335million by 2030, fuelled by an 80 per cent surge in business travel.
By 2030 Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted will not be able to handle any more passengers.
The coalition Government has ruled out a third runway at Heathrow and the DfT today said that "all further growth beyond 2040 will occur at regional airports".
A spokesman for BAA today said: "Without a credible aviation policy the Government risks handing London's economic growth to our European competitors."
