Flying without wings?

Does anyone else find the ‘blame game’ during the ash crisis a bit nauseating? The Conservatives have accused the Government of ‘mishandling’ the crisis and have called for there to be an inquiry. The Lib Dems have been slightly kinder, reminding the public that the Government had to listen to professional advice on this one.


Seems like a good time to reflect on the 3 main parties’ aviation policies. Labour have committed to a third runway at Heathrow, but no expansion at other airports whereas the Tories and Lib Dems want to cancel the planned new runway at Heathrow, and rule out new runways at Gatwick and Stansted. The arguments going backwards and forwards are about whether extra capacity at the airports in necessary for economy (yes/no) and whether extra runways would harm the environment (yes/no)

When deciding which of these policies you prefer it is also useful to look back at the High Speed Rail (HSR) debate- as for many parties, HSR is an alternative to increased air travel.

http://poli-chicks2010.blogspot.com/2010/02/sick-of-trains-stopping-at-newark.html

so how important is air travel to you?



Poli-Chick xx