Park Farm Hotel was the venue for Norfolk Chamber’s ‘The Future of Aviation, Connecting Britain. Faster’ breakfast. Businesses heard from Piers Warburton from Gatwick Airport about their expansion plans for a second runway. Gatwick currently provides access to 193 worldwide destinations, handles 38 million passengers and is used by 70 airlines.
The plans for the second runway, will help accommodate the rapidly increasing growth in the Middle Eastern market and will help relieve some of the pressure on London Heathrow’s short and long haul capacity. Crucially Gatwick has said they would look at accommodating slots for aircraft from regional airports, such as Norwich International. Should Gatwick get the go ahead to build a second runway, it could be operational by 2025 and could help generate £90 billion of economic benefits and create 120,000 jobs.
Nova Fairbank from Norfolk Chamber said: “Expansion at Gatwick Airport will help provide more choice for Norfolk’s business and tourism travellers. However it is crucial that our regional airports, such as Norwich International are able to benefit from Gatwick’s expansion, with opportunities to acquire aircraft slots, which will help provide better connectivity in our region and boost economic growth.”
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