EasyJet boss in big hint at Heathrow expansion if third runway gets go-ahead
Budget airline easyJet doesn't fly from Heathrow because of airport capacity constraints and high price of slots
Budget airline easyJet doesn't fly from Heathrow because of airport capacity constraints and high price of slotsCould cheap easyJet fights be on the cards from Heathrow? (
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The boss of budget airline easyJet has backed a third runway at Heathrow - after reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give the go-ahead.
Kenton Jarvis said: âWe welcome the decisive action by the government to grow the economy. Weâve always said that aviation, the industry, is an enabler of economic growth.â
The Chancellor is expected to give the green light to Heathrow - and expansion at Gatwick and Luton - in a speech this month, as she drives to boost the flagging economy. But the move threatens to trigger a backlash from environmentalists, plus Labour bigwigs including Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
EasyJet has a big base at Gatwick but doesnât fly from Heathrow because of limited capacity and the price of slots. Mr Jarvis said: âIâve always though Heathrow would fit our network of primary airports with great catchment areas. It would be a unique opportunity to operate from Heathrow at scale - because obviously right now itâs constrained - and give us an opportunity to provide lower fares for UK consumers that currently at Heathrow just have the option of flag carriers.â
EasyJet boss hints that it could launch flights from Heathrow if a third runway is built (Image:
Mirrorpix)Mr Jarvis said Gatwick - Europe's busiest airport with a single runway - needed to focus on improving the experience of existing flights, adding: "We do support the building of a second runway and would like it to be used for resilience purposes." He added that one of other issues at Gatwick was air traffic control delays for flights taking off and landing.
Ed Miliband has previously spoken out against a third runway at Heathrow, while Sir Sadiq won a third term in 2024 on a platform of opposing any expansion of airports in the capital. Even Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer voted against Heathrow expansion in June 2018.
Ms Reeves said she would not comment on âspeculationâ about Heathrow but pointed out that the Government has already taken âbig decisionsâ by backing expansion plans at London City and Stansted Airports. At a Bloomberg event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Chancellor was challenged on whether Heathrow expansion would cause problems with Sir Sadiq and Mr Miliband.
Labour is expected to trigger a fresh row if it paves the way for a third runway at Heathrow (Image:
SurreyLive - Grahame Larter)She said: âThis was the problem with the last government - that there was always somebody that said: âOh yes, of course we want to grow the economy but we donât like that investment, we donât like that wind farm, we donât like those pylons, we donât like that airport, we donât want that housing near usâ. But the answer canât always be ânoâ and thatâs been the problem in Britain for a long time, that when there was a choice between something that would grow the economy and anything else, anything else always won. Now, of course, there are other things that matter, but when we say that growth is the number one mission of this Government, we mean it, and that means it trumps other things. And so weâre making pro-growth decisions in the national interest.â
It came as early winter losses at easyJet fell from ÂŁ126million to ÂŁ61million thanks to falling jet fuel costs and strong passenger demand for travel and its holiday packages. âLooking to this summer, we have seen continuing demand for easyJetâs flights and holidays where we have one million more customers already booked, with firm favourites like Palma, Faro and Alicante,â Mr Jarvis said in a statement.
Airlines are hoping that stable fuel prices and bumper demand will help their performance this year. Mr Jarvis was the airlineâs finance chief and took over the top role from Johan Lundgren earlier this month. EasyJet says it is comfortable with analystsâ forecast that it will make around ÂŁ709million profit in the year to September, towards a longer term target of ÂŁ1billion. Its holiday business, which has helped bolster its profits in recent years, is set for 25% growth.
Stability in the Middle East, including a recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, could offer a further respite, allowing carriers to relaunch cancelled routes. EasyJet plans to resume limited flights to Tel Aviv in June and to expand services later on, it said this week.
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