Why Aeromexico had to wait four years for a slot at Heathrow


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Expect to read more stories like this as Heathrow escalates an already intense effort to get that third runway approved.
Heathrow has so little spare capacity to handle extra flights that it took four years for an airline hoping to launch routes to Mexico, one of Britain’s key emerging market trading partners, to complete the deal. Colin Matthews, chief executive of Heathrow, said the four-year wait experienced by Aeromexico highlights how Britain is being held back economically