British Airways boss says there will never be a third runway at Heathrow
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Walsh outlines a bleak future for the UK, one in which the next billion tourists to traverse the globe skip over the island in favor of destinations with better access and easier entry.
Airlines chief Willie Walsh today renewed his assault on the Government’s tourism policy, warning Heathrow will be eclipsed by faster-growing hub airports and British travellers face tougher travel restrictions from countries frustrated by our visa regime.
Walsh said it was “tragic” that Heathrow would never succeed in getting a third runway because of political failure. The boss of International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, said that overcrowded Heathrow would be overtaken by Dubai as the world’s busiest hub airport by 2015, the beginning of a slide down the global league table.
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