We are the campaign to expand airport capacity in London and the South East to protect and enhance Britain’s status as a global aviation hub. Now that the Airports Commission has published its Final Report our aim is to ensure the Government responds to the Commission’s clear recommendation to build a new runway at Heathrow in a timely and positive fashion; and commits to an early Parliamentary vote by summer 2016 at the latest.
It’s time to Let Britain Fly.
In the year since the Airports Commission published its recommendation on the expansion of airports capacity, Britain has missed out on at least £9.5bn in trade with emerging economies because we do not have a new runway. When the UK is looking to re-energise its trading relationships across the globe, we cannot afford to fall behind Paris, Frankfurt or Amsterdam. Air freight is essential to the success of the UK economy, and 40% of our exports travel by air. That includes anything which is valuable, perishable or required just-in-time – from Scottish salmon to pharmaceuticals, Brompton bikes to Formula One cars. Overall, three-quarters of those air-freight exports leave from London airports, and the new runway will be a critical piece of national infrastructure, securing growth and jobs across the UK. A new runway will send a strong message to the rest of the world that the UK is still open for business. British business cannot afford further delay and uncertainty.
Stacey Cartwright Group chief executive, Harvey Nichols
Chris Grigg Chief executive, British Land
George Iacobescu Chairman and chief executive, Canary Wharf Group
Paul Kelly Managing director, Selfridges Group
Michael Spencer Group CEO, ICAP
Michael Ward Managing director, Harrods
Tim Knox Director, Centre for Policy Studies
Professor Paul Curran City University of London
Tim Hancock Managing director, Terence O’Rourke
Robert Elliott Partner, Linklaters
Stephen Hubbard UK chairman, CBRE
James Rook Managing director, Nimlok
Kevin Murphy Chairman, ExCeL London
John Rhodes Director, Quod
George Kessler Group deputy chairman, Kesslers International (in a personal capacity)
Mark Reynolds Chief executive, Mace Group (in a personal capacity)
Gordon Clark Managing director UK and Ireland, Global Blue
Iain Anderson Executive chairman, Cicero Group
John Allan Chair of London First
Bob Rothenberg Senior partner, Blick Rothenberg
James Fennell Managing director, Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
Dale Keller Chief executive, The Board of Airline Representatives in the UK
Sam Bowman Executive director, Adam Smith Institute
Mike Cherry National chairman, Federation of Small Businesses
John Burns Chief executive, Derwent London
Surinder Arora Founder and chairman, The Arora Group
Nicholas Cheffings Chair, Hogan Lovells
Paul Wait Chief executive officer, GTMC
Des Gunewardena Chairman and CEO, D&D London
Hugh Seaborn Chief executive officer, The Cadogan Estate
Inderneel Singh General manager, The May Fair Hotel
Sue Rimmer Principal and chief executive, South Thames College
Bill Moore Chief executive, The Portman Estate
Mark Boleat Policy chairman, City of London Corporation
John Ritblat Delancey Real Estate Asset Management
Jeffries Briginshaw CEO, BritishAmerican Business
Ian Reeves Senior partner, Synaps Partners
Mark Bensted Managing director, Powerday
Michael Hirst Chairman, Business Visits and Events Partnership
Stephen Phillips Chief executive, China-Britain Business Council
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