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British Airways Says U.K. Must Expand Heathrow, Not Gatwick
- Case for new runway at London hub is ‘overwhelming,’ Cruz says
- Any move to focus growth on rival base would be ‘astonishing’
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British Airways Chief Executive Officer Alex Cruz threw his weight behind the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport and said the carrier is continuing to develop expansion plans even as it wrestles with the fallout from the U.K.’s vote to quit the European Union.
With the U.K. government poised to decide on the location of a new landing strip to serve pent up demand in southeast England, Cruz said Wednesday that the case for expanding Heathrow is “overwhelming” and that any decision to focus growth on the rival Gatwick airport would be “astonishing.” British Airways, the biggest U.K. carrier, has major operations at both bases.