The chief executive of Heathrow today said it could be 10 to 15 years before the UK need a third runway at the airport due to the coronavirus crisis.
Speaking to the transport select committee, John Holland-Kaye insisted that a third runway at the airport remained “a critical economic plank for the growth of the country”.
When asked if the coronavirus crisis had blown a “massive hole” in the business case for a third runway at Heathrow, Holland-Kaye insisted the country would still need it:
“In 10 to 15 years, if we are successful in rebooting the UK economy and getting back to full swing, then I think we will still need a third runway at that point”.