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Four million say no more runways
Campaign groups argue there is no need to increase airport capacity
Environmental and campaign groups that claim to represent more than four million people have joined forces to argue
there is no need for more runways in the south of the UK – and that the predicted massive growth in air travel is far from certain.
According to a report in The Guardian, some 20 organisations from across the country signed a joint declaration opposing development at any of the sites so far proposed.
The Government is predicting that passenger “movements” will grow from 180 million in 2000 to 500 million in 2030, but the campaigners point out that the only basis for this predicted growth is the study of figures in previous years – and that the Government “has failed to make a case for expansion”.
A statement made by the groups suggests that demand for travel has been artificially stimulated by the Treasury, in effect receiving a nine billion pound subsidy due to a lack of tax on aviation fuel, no VAT on airline tickets, and duty-free allowances.
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