Airports
UK Regional Airports Demand Access to London
Britain's regional airport lobby tells parliament it needs fairer access to slots and more flexible planning policies.
British regional airports like Durham Tees Valley Airport say they will struggle commercially without assured access to planned additional runway capacity around London. (Photo:Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by aebrookes)
British regional airports like Durham Tees Valley Airport say they will struggle commercially without assured access to planned additional runway capacity around London. (Photo:Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by aebrookes)

UK airports serving regional airline and business aviation traffic have demanded improved access to slot-constrained London-area airports. Giving evidence to the UK parliament’s House of Commons transport select committee on January 19, John Spooner, chairman of the Regional & Business Airports Group (RABA), pointed to the commercial pressures that have seen several British airports close in recent years.