With London being a thriving centre for the world’s trade and business sectors, arriving and departing by plane for meetings and business deals is often imperative to ensure that you arrive on time and you seal that lucrative deal. Many of the airports in London are an essential gateway for families and people travelling to and from the UK for their holidays. Heathrow is no exception which is why there is growing concern surrounding the capacity at Heathrow Airport.

This follows the news that the government has rejected calls for a third runway to be built at Heathrow Airport. There have also been talks about expanding London City Airport to alleviate the amount of traffic incoming to London however talks for this have also been suspended.

Chancellor George Osbourne stated,

“Over the next few months we will be talking to people about where that capacity should be.” He then went on to say, “I am very clear; we are an open trading nation and just as we don’t want to shut down our ports or our railways, we don’t want to shut down our airspace.”

Now this is totally understandable and we do not want to in anyway disrupt our trade links or travel arrangements. However this is a problem which is only going to get worse, not better. Something does need to be done but it is a matter which will take time, money and many meetings before a decision will be made.

Personally I think that an extension to one of the airports may be required but space is at a premium in London, so finding the space to fit all of these extra runways may be tricky, so possibly another airport could be built somewhere just outside of London possibly in the South-East of England. Although where to situate this airport would again be a lengthy and arduous spectacle.

What solution would you suggest?

Plans are in motion at Manchester airport to move all car hire suppliers to a car rental village based at the airport. No longer will suppliers have desks in the terminal building and all customers will be required to travel by courtesy shuttle bus to the rental village. The bus will operate a regular service covering all terminals at approximately 10 minute intervals. The operating hours of the regular shuttle service are from 06:00 to 23:00 but outside of these times there’s a telecom service at all terminals to request a shuttle pick up that will transfer customers to the village. Manchester airport car hire village to open soon a positive or a negative move by the airport?

A spokesman from the airport stated “This is a positive step forward for car hire at the airport. All companies providing a hire offering will be based in one area. Previously occupied parking areas will be reassigned within the airports general short and long stay parking”

For the time being suppliers are still based in their usual pick up points but the plans appear to be fast moving with some suppliers starting the move as early as September. Keep checking our blog for updated information regarding the move.