Heathrow expansion dominates post-election media transport coverage

In the immediate aftermath of the General Election one issue – whether or not Heathrow Airport should be allowed to build a third runway – dominated the media’s coverage of transport issues

Rik Thomas

15 May 2015

Former transport secretary Andrew Adonis commented on the possibility of Heathrow being expanded in London’s Evening Standard on 13 May

Before the General Election, the chief executive of IAG (the company that owns British Airways), Willie Walsh, “attacked the UK’s main political parties for having no interest in aviation and expressed doubt that any progress will be made on airport expansion”, according to trade publication Buying Business Travel. “Walsh said the lack of cohesion between the three main parties on airport expansion will mean further delays on new runways being built even after the...