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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Do Labour, the Tories or Lib Dems have a serious policy on aviation in their manifestos?

Heathrow Airport

Airport: 0. Airline: 0. Aircraft: 0.

There, dear reader, are the results of my word search through the Conservative manifesto in search of commitments on an industry profoundly important to the UK: aviation. Flying is also deeply controversial, with environmentalists and residents near busy airports united in opposition to expansion, yet many businesses deploring capacity issues that leave airlines hamstrung.

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