UK: Brexit would make third Heathrow runway more pressing, airport boss warns

A British exit from the EU would make the need for a third runway at Heathrow even more urgent, the boss of the airport has warned. Even though John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow's CE, has publicly supported Britain's continued membership of a reformed EU, he conceded a Brexit would strengthen the airport's campaign for another runway. "If we were to exit the EU we would become more dependent on trade with those non-EU markets which means we need more long-haul flights," Holland-Kaye said. "These long-haul airlines to emerging markets can't make it work at other UK airports, but can make it work at Heathrow and unless we add a new runway here we're not going to be able to do that." However, Holland-Kaye said he was still in favour of Britain staying in a reformed EU. <br/>