The London Airports; Expansion Definite
Topics: car hire london airports, london airports expansion
London is forever looking to expand the airports that surround the city. With three major airports laying close to the city and one located more centrally they offer a gateway to this fascinating capital. The use of car hire services from the London airports is extensive and makes visiting the capital as stress free as possible.
As with most modern airports car hire companies form a vital part of the accompanying businesses. Most have a variety of car hire desks within metres of the arrivals gate making the process of obtaining a hire car as simple as possible for travellers. The major airports are Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted and all three are a short drive from the city. London City Airport may be closer to the city centre but does not have the variety of destinations possessed from the other three.
Heathrow is the biggest of the airports surrounding London and the largest in Britain; hence the accompanying services such as restaurants, hotels and car companies are in great number at this airport. Heathrow currently holds the mantle of the busiest of all world airports in terms of international passengers that pass through, although this is set to change with France’s Charles De Gaulle Airport rapidly expanding.
The subject of expansion can be viewed as a political ‘hot potato’ in Britain. All three of the London airports have plans to expand although local residents are naturally unhappy. Of course hotels, car hire companies as well as other accompanying services provide employment to residents but many feel that their way of life is being intruded, nullifying any gains to the local economy.
The anti expansion campaign at Stansted has been one of the fiercest for all airports. The rural setting of Stansted surrounded some beautiful examples of medieval villages and English countryside has caused uproar by residents. Subsequently local inhabitants have proactively set out to protect their locality and halt any planned expansion. The same can be seen at other airports across the country, not just around London, airports in Aberdeen, Leeds/Bradford and Belfast all face opposition to expansion plans.
The reason the London airports wish to expand so vehemently is due to their proximity to the capital. Currently they are close to London meaning car hire, train and bus links are all a short distance and make passenger journeys easier. If they were to construct a new airport further from the capital, connectivity would suffer. Also no one wants one of these major airports in their backyard and hence opposition to plans will occur wherever an airport is planned, or expanded.
At the moment the London airports are near capacity, it is believed that Heathrow operates at ninety eight percent capacity and has little room to put on more services. Gatwick, with only one operational runway is close to capacity whilst the same can be said for Stansted. One of the airports must be expanded considerably for flights, operators, car hire companies and hotels to prosper. The economy is heavily dependent upon air travel for income and of course tourism, so expansion can be considered a necessity.
London as one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world must have sufficient space for services. The airports surrounding the city not only allow UK residents to fly out but the hoards of tourists to fly in. Expansion is necessary for both types of journey to grow, without expansion progress will be severely limited. The profits of hotels, car hire services, restaurants and the tourist industry more generally will suffer if expansion is not undertaken.
Which of the London airports receives the go ahead to expand is down to a government decision. Most likely it seems that it will be Stansted despite the protests by residents. Ultimately the concerns of residents are not important to planners, more and more the English countryside will be cut up for tarmac runways. This however is the price of progress and without it the aviation industry in Britain will be left behind.
Travel expert Thomas Pretty has toured Britain extensively and uses Budget’s car hire London Airports services on a regular basis. To find out more please visit www.budget.co.uk
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