Ken Livingstone has renewed calls for Heathrow airport operator BAA to remove London Underground stations from a list of sites the company wishes to prevent those opposed to a third runway from demonstrating on. BAA will tomorrow seek an injunction imposing wide-spread restrictions … [Read more...]
Livingstone to Oppose BAA Injunction Application
July 27, 2007 By
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has promised to oppose plans by Heathrow airport operator BAA to seek an injunction banning protests by groups opposed to plans for a third runway. According to The Independent newspaper the company wants to members of 15 groups including the RSPB, Greenpeace … [Read more...]
Terminal 5 Tube Trials Start
July 19, 2007 By
Yesterday marked the start of trial operations on the new Piccadilly line extension to Heathrow Terminal 5. Tube trains will now run to the station for the first time, to ensure that all aspects of the rail service can be operated safely and reliably, ahead of the first passenger … [Read more...]
Police Authorities – Airports Should Pay Entire Policing Costs
January 17, 2007 By
A meeting of police authorities and police forces responsible for providing police services at nine designated airports in England and Scotland has expressed the "unanimous view" that airport operators "should pay the full cost of policing the UK’s major airports, whether or not … [Read more...]
MPA Seeks To Recover Airport Policing Costs
January 12, 2007 By
London's Police Authority and the Metropolitan Police have organised a meeting of all police authorities and forces responsible for providing security to the UK's nine major airports to discuss how best to recover the costs of policing them. Len Duvall, Chair of the Metropolitan … [Read more...]
