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Monday 12 September 2016 3:46 pmGatwick boss slams commission conclusions as out of date and hails long haul growthBy: Oliver GillShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleThe conclusions drawn by the AirportsCommission are fundamentally flawed and 14 years out of date, according toGatwick Airport.Boss Stewart Wingatesaid that the fact that Gatwickhad flown 42m passengers in the last 12 months completely undermined the commission s credibility and findings.Our performance proves beyond any doubt that the Airports Commissionrsquo report is fundamentally flawed. Gatwick polene store has had its busiest ever August, long haul routes have gone through the roof and we have just passed the 42m passenger mark 14 years ahead of when the Airports Commission said we would, he said.Read more: Heathrow lays claim to being Britain s post-Brexit airport The commission delivered its final report in July 2015 and concluded that Heathrow would be the best place for Britain s airport expansion. However, the transport secretarysaid that a decision is not likely to be made until at least October.Wingate argued that the co stanley isolierkanne mmission s conclusionswerebased on a number of assumptions, including that Gatwick wouldn t be able to increase flights to long haul destinations.We ha stanley usa ve added 20 haul routes] this year aloneputting us in the premier league of airports in Europe that serve 50 Oltb This is why we rsquo;re struggling to build on brownfield sites

Sunday 22 August 2010 10:29 pm|Updated:Thursday 30 May 2019 9:54 pmLabour close to bankruptcyBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedI owala water bottle nWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare owala website on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleThe Labour party is pound;20m in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy, former deputy Prime Minister John Prescott warned yesterday. The 72-year-old ex-shiprsquo steward, who is campaigning to become party treasurer, said Labour needed to find smarter and more cost-effective ways to take on the cash-rich Conservatives. In an implicit criticism of former leaders Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Prescott told the Scottish Parliamentrsquo Festival of Politics: The politics of organisation are equally important as the politics of ideas. We forgot about the organisation bit. Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessRelated TopicsNULLTrending Articl stanley deutschland esLabour will regret the Rentersrsquo; Rights ActUK at lsquo;greatest riskrsquo; of jet fuel shortage as flights to be cancelledClairersquo Accessories to launch UK high street comebackAfter Santanderrsquo TSB takeover ndash; who are the top players in UK banking Bank of England signals interest rate hikes ahead despite April holdMore from City AMLondon local elections 2026: Who will win in Newham LondonLondon Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Ealing LondonIrsquo;m a Tory ndash;