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No Government funding for improved transport linked to airport expansions, says Alexander

04 December 2025
 

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has ruled out Government funding for any public transport improvements required to underpin expansion of airports. Previous Governments have taken a co-funding approach, with the DfT contributing £200m  for the recently completed £250m modernisation of Gatwick Airport station.

Questioned about surface access to airports by the Transport Select Committee last month, Alexander said: “Expansion of airports are private investments. We have...

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