Grayling under fire for support of domestic air travel

On 3 April Chris Grayling was criticised in The Guardian for attending a photo opportunity at Heathrow Airport to celebrate the launch of a new air service between Newquay in Cornwall and the capital. “This is a transport secretary made famous for his inability to actually transport things,” columnist Michael Segalov began. “And so for Grayling… [this was] a much needed chance to claim an easy win.

“But news that more domestic flights are set to take off and land...

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