Slots imposed at London Heliport
PremiAir has introduced “first-come, first-served” rationed slots for access to the London Heliport after increased landing fees failed to control rising d

PremiAir has introduced “first-come, first-served” rationed slots for access to the London Heliport after increased landing fees failed to control rising demand at the movements-restricted site. The facility–formerly known as Battersea and managed by PremiAir for its parent group, von Essen Hotels–is limited to 12,000 movements per year. Concern that the heliport would exhaust this quota before year-end forced the company to restrict the daily number of slots.

The UK capital has no other public heliport, and many in the helicopter industry would like to see its movements limit raised significantly. However, there appears to be no immediate prospect of convincing local authorities of the case for doing this in what is a heavily populated residential area.

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