Consultation outcome

Aviation capacity in the UK: emerging thinking

• From: Airports Commission
• Published: 7 October 2013
• Last updated: 23 December 2013 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

The Airports Commission interim report, published on 17 December, set out the Commission’s conclusions on the issues in this consultation.

Feedback received

Summary of non-technical responses to the Airports Commission’s emerging thinking consultation

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Responses from members of the public

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Responses: a to l

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Responses: m to z

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Detail of feedback received

These documents are the responses to the Airports Commission consultation on its emerging thinking. In addition to these documents the Commission also received a number of short, non-technical responses. The content of these has been summarised.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on the Airports Commission's emerging thinking on airport capacity in the UK.

This consultation ran from
7 October 2013 to 11:45pm on 31 October 2013

Consultation description

The 7 October 2013 speech by Sir Howard Davies, Chair of the Airports Commission sets out the Airport Commission’s emerging thinking on airport capacity in the UK.

It sets out a number of the key arguments that have been made against expanding aviation capacity in the UK, namely that:

• there will not be sufficient growth in demand to justify further expansion
• the market will be able to accommodate expected demand growth by using existing spare runway capacity
• continuing growth in aviation would not be consistent with the achievement of the UK’s statutory climate change targets
• the government should manage demand growth by supporting the use of airports outside the south east of England

In each case, the speech summarises the commission’s current analysis. To further inform its work on these issues, the Airports Commission welcomes comments on the emerging thinking set out in the speech.

The commission will present its conclusions on the UK’s future aviation needs in its interim report by the end of 2013.

Published 7 October 2013
Last updated 23 December 2013 + show all updates

1. 23 December 2013

   Added consultation response documents.

2. 7 October 2013

   First published.