For whatever reason that is unbeknown to us here at Suburban Chimp (probably because we can’t be bothered to read articles in their entirety and prefer to make presumptions and rant randomly…) BAA may face loosing control over some of the airports in the UK, with Gatwick being a likely candidate. Apparently this will help improve services etc for passengers and airlines and after the T5 launch comedy (not funny for the passengers though), it is hard to imaging that it would take very much indeed to improve the service offered.

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Not that we at Suburban Chimp are particular advocates of flying as it’s extraordinarily hurtful to the environment, but we certainly have our eyes open and understand that people are going to fly. What we would like to see is some sensible limits to this flying malarkey imposed, for instance, do we need a T6 at Heathrow when five seems to be an unlucky number, and do we really want a third runway? The answer we think is no. We do not have the inclination to explain why the answer is no, it just is.

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Anyone who has flown from Scotland to Heathrow on a regular basis has probably ended up circling the sky around Heathrow for quite a while, and this is the reason that is sometimes given for why a third runway is needed. We have a better idea, instead of having another runway at Heathrow, why not have a reduction in flight traffic so planes do not have to fly around in circles burning fuel? Let the airlines put up their prices so that they can remain profitable and then we will all no doubt take less trips by plane. Hands up how many of us have booked a £30 flight for a weekend away some place because it is so cheap? Most of us are guilty of this (hands up), instead why not save up for that trip of a lifetime, or take a weekend away to sunny Bognor? You never know, it might not rain.