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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

‘For goodness sake, just get on with it’: Heathrow expansion must happen now, says Dubai airport boss

Overstretched? London Heathrow Terminal 5, seen from a departing British Airways aircraft - (Simon Calder)

The UK desperately needs more aviation capacity and should start building more runways now: that is the view of Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports.

“For goodness’ sake, UK, just get on with it,” he told The Independent’s daily travel podcast.

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