Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.
A daily newspaper journalist in the UK and Middle East for 15 years, he then joined the UK's most successful corporate publishing company before setting up his own company in 2004. He has worked with ATW since 2014.
A survey of more than 80 airlines in the UK shows that more than half plan to base services in other European countries because of congestion at London Heathrow (LHR), according to the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK). Also, 86% of the carriers surveyed said they would add more flights at LHR if more slots were available at the hub. BAR UK represents 84 scheduled domestic and international carriers operating into the UK. The survey results were announced by Colin Matthews, chief executive of BAA, which operates six UK airports including LHR.
