Branson: UK “a third world country” if action on aviation not taken

Posted on 9 Jul 2012

Virgin’s founder and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson urged government to make a decision on airline growth yesterday, or Britain will fall behind the rest of the world.

This is the latest contribution to the ongoing debate on taxes on air travel and on whether Heathrow should be expanded or a new airport in the Thames should be built. Speaking at the launch of new Virgin Atlantic routes to Mexico and Russia, Branson said: “What we ought to be talking about is wholesale…

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