03.02.05
When he announced that the proposed new £2 billion runway at Birmingham International Airport will be delayed by 4 years later than anticipated, birmingham airport managing director, Richard Heard, also intensified the feud with their neighbour, Coventry Airport, by suggesting its smaller rival 'compromised' Birmingham airport's long-term future.
Heard cast doubt on Coventry Airport's claims it would cap its business at 2 million passengers per year if given planning permission for a new permanent passenger terminal, and said the 'most effective cap would be to not build the new facilities.' His comments came on the eve of the first of two public inquiries, which opens in Leamington Spa today, into Coventry Airport's controversial attempts to expand its passenger operations.
Heard admitted birmingham airport faced a difficult task putting together a business case for the second runway, especially if significant operations at coventry airport curtailed its use. 'It's a £ 2 billion-plus investment. You wouldn't want to build a facility you couldn't be guaranteed to use fully,' he added.
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