Research and Reports

Connecting the UK’s economy: how better access to airports can boost growth

The Airport Operators Association argues that improving average journey times to/from airports by 5% “could deliver a 2.7% increase in passenger numbers, generating an additional £1.9 billion for the UK economy and supporting an additional 32,000 jobs.” For rail, it argues that capacity assessments need to include airport access, as well as calling for government together with Network Rail to set out “how it will make decisions as to which surface access projects at airports will be prioritised”.