The man leading an independent review into the future of Britain’s airports has called on Boris Johnson to stop politicising the debate over how the country should expand its aviation capacity.
Sir Howard Davies, chair of the government-ordered airports commission, said his inquiry needed to focus on the issues surrounding whether and where to build the UK’s next major air hub, rather than the timing and politics.
The London mayor has threatened to undermine the three-year review, publicly dismissing the option of a third runway at Heathrow.
Sir Howard said he was determined to ignore the “swirling” political row over the issue and insisted that the option of expanding the UK’s largest airport will “stay on the table”.