Heathrow warned business travellers vital for third runway don’t exist
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Heathrow warned business travellers vital for third runway don’t exist

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An economist has warned Heathrow Airport that business travellers vital to its third runway plans don’t exist. According to Mr Chapman, business use of air travel “hasn’t seen net growth in almost two decades”. Figures show that since the pandemic, business travellers have declined by 3.9 million between 2019 and 2023. Business passengers are often willing to pay far more for air travel than leisure passengers, and airlines are strongly “incentivised to service their needs”. Mr Chapman called the DfT analysis “now out of date” and said that “all of the key indicators, from business passengers to climate, have moved against expansion”, a “fundamental problem” for the airport’s investment case.

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Heathrow airport makes first profit in three years but warns of ‘tough choices’ on investment
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Don’t write off third runway, says Heathrow boss
4 years, 10 months ago

Don’t write off third runway, says Heathrow boss

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Coronavirus puts Heathrow airport third runway in ‘deep freeze’
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Heathrow third runway: Inside the village that will be chopped in half by airport expansion
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Heathrow airport has record first quarter with 17.7 million passengers passing through
6 years, 10 months ago

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Heathrow third runway: Airport expansion confirmed by transport minister
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Heathrow's third runway has been approved, but take-off won't be easy
8 years, 4 months ago

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Brexit travel question of the day: Simon Calder on London's proposed airport expansion
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Fog hits UK travel: London airports face third day of disruptions
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Lack of Heathrow flights 'damaging trade'
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