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The legal challenges, Westminster-based law firm Bircham Dyson Bell believe, will only delay development and prevent Britain from keeping up with aviation capacity in Europe and beyond.
“The only ones really celebrating today’s report will be Britain’s European competitors, as the legal challenges and issues facing a third runway at Heathrow will further delay Britain’s efforts to keep up with global aviation capacity,” said the firm’s head of public affairs, Dr Stuart Thomson.
After a three-year report into the UK’s aviation capacity, Thomson believes the commission’s response is only the starting point and it is now left to politicians to back the plan if it is to get the thumbs up from the government.
“This is not the final point in the aviation debate, it is really only the start. Heathrow will be overjoyed with the outcome but Gatwick will not give in without a serious fight, nor will the residents of West London, the Mayor of London and maybe his successor.‎ Deliverability is really the next stage.
“It is now up to business, politicians and other stakeholders to come behind the recommendation. That is a significant challenge. The public, in particular, will want reassurance. As one Parliament cannot bind another, the government will need to work harder if it backs Heathrow’s plans.”