UK airport debate: Gatwick Airport argues for a different connectivity approach for the new runway

The only certainty about the decision making process for a new runway for southeast England is that one will be made, eventually. There is still no formal UK government position on the matter. But if a week in politics is a long time then the six months that might elapse between the recommendations of the Airport Commission (AC) in early Jul-2015, and their adoption or rejection before the end of the year, is a lifetime.

Many objections to what the AC said have been thrown up by organisations and individuals that have an interest in the matter and the decision will go to the wire. And even now there might not be a decision at all.

This report highlights the last minute efforts that are being made by Gatwick Airport - which lost out to Heathrow in the AC's recommendations - to turn the tide in its favour.