Airport Capacity

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:21 pm on 25 October 2016.

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Photo of Chris Grayling Chris Grayling The Secretary of State for Transport 1:21, 25 October 2016

We will look carefully at what the right mechanism should be. It might not be as simple as guaranteeing a number of slots, because I want there to be the right connectivity. For example, I do not want a regional airport to be given a tail-end slot at 11 o’clock at night that does not allow proper links between that airport and international destinations. We have to think carefully about how this should be done and what the best mechanism is for doing it. However, I have given a guarantee that there will be protections for the regional airports and the connectivity that they need.