Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

Why a short hop from Newcastle to London Heathrow might involve going around in circles


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In the second part of my conversation with Martin Rolfe, chief executive of NATS – formerly National Air Traffic Services – we discuss the need to modernise the skies, why aircraft holding to land at London Heathrow are necessary and how air-traffic controllers will handle extra runways at Gatwick and Heathrow.


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