British Airways boss says prime minister is afraid; tells Gatwick to forget about new runway
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This is some tough talk by a man who's knees deep in labor problems and consolidation issues of his own making, but it will likely force movement on the ongoing saga of Heathrow's new runway.
Airlines will only pay for expansion at one UK airport and that is Heathrow, Britain's foremost airline executive told MPs, in a pointed rejoinder to Gatwick chiefs pushing for a second runway.
Willie Walsh, the boss of British Airways' parent company IAG, told the transport select committee that there was no business case to expand the UK's second biggest airport.
"I'm not aware of consultation with airlines for the signif
