BAA still pushing for Stansted runway
05.06.09
BAA said it remained committed to building a second runway at Stansted even though it could be forced to sell the airport and could face planning inquiry delays, New Civil Engineer reports.
BAA Stansted commercial and development director Nick Barton said he was confident the £1.66bn proposal for a second runway would go ahead, despite a 12.6% fall in passenger numbers in April. Speaking at New Civil Engineer’s ‘Airport Design & Engineering Conference’, he said: ‘There is a general growth pattern in aviation, despite periodic dips [due to things like 9/11, wars and economic downturns]. Supply will never exceed the demand. We expect a second runway will open around 2017/18.’
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