Meanwhile, as congested Heathrow struggles to open new routes to potential trading partner cities across the world because of its capacity constraints, our rivals on the Continent are forging links from their airports instead. Every month.
As the Davies Report so conclusively argued, Heathrow’s existing transport links make it by far the best, and quickest, solution to our air traffic bottleneck.
The Government commissioned the darn’ thing. It should have the courage to enact it, and prove Willie wrong.
China syndrome
When Fosun took a stake in Thomas Cook in March, the tour operator’s shares shot up 11%, rising again when their joint venture was announced.
What could possibly go wrong? Now we know.
Missing: Guo Guangchang (Picture: EPA)
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The Chinese company’s boss has joined the lengthening list of those who have “gone missing”, presumably somewhere in the bowels of the country’s judicial system.
Despite the smiles of its leaders when they parade down the Mall, China is a risky place to do business.
