The Freight Transport Association said that “Extra airport runway capacity in London and the south east of England is vital to the UK economy” to the Airports Commission Consultation.
The submission highlighted the importance of air freight, and focussed on the adverse economic impacts if adequate investment in additional airport hub capacity in the UK is not made.
The Freight Transport Association’s Director of Global and European Policy, said:
“There are potentially serious implications for air freight operations, with knock-on implications for the broader freight industry and freight users arising from a failure to expand capacity or in going for the wrong option.”