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24-hour drinking in airports?
The pub group JD Wetherspoon is reportedly considering applying for 24-hour licences for its outlets in airports and railway stations across the UK.
Despite concerns that 24-hour opening will lead to an increase in binge-drinking and other alcohol abuse, the Licensing Act allowing all-day trading will come into force in November.
According to the Manchester Evening News, the pub group has already applied to open its outlet in Leeds Railway Station on a 24-hour basis, and is now considering applying for similar licences at two more stations as well as around 10 airport establishments.
Spokesman Eddie Gershon is quoted as saying: “We have got 650 pubs across the UK in total – about 13 are in railway stations and airports. The reason we have made the application is because those sites are open 24 hours, but we are not looking to do this across the high street.”
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd www.newsfromabroad.com
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