The world's leading airlines have condemned Boris Johnson's £40 billion plan for a Thames Estuary airport.
The Mayor hopes to build a six-runway hub on an artificial island off the Kent coast as an alternative to expanding Heathrow.
Michael Carrivick, chief executive of the Board of Airline Representatives UK, said the organisation and its members — including British Airways, Air France, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic and TWA — did not support the scheme.
The group acts for 80 of the 90 airlines using Heathrow.....
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