Sentence examples for lack of runway from inspiring English sources

It is because of the lack of runway capacity at Heathrow that airlines are forced to choose between old destinations and new – or to go elsewhere entirely.

When it did, the pilot immediately requested permission to return for an emergency landing, but was twice denied permission due to lack of runway space.

Lack of runway slots at Heathrow will force people living in the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to fly long-haul via continental hubs.

But a founder then has to give up due to lack of runway (or mindset) to push on to a greater degree of product-market fit.

Due to the lack of runway lights, flights are only permitted during daylight, thus hindering flights during the winter when the sun never rises.

In the early days, airports were not adequately equipped to accommodate these flights, from limited airport staff to a lack of runway lighting to restrictions on noise, but with the increasing need to shuttle aircraft to their next route, seats were made available at deeply discounted rates for passengers willing to make the inconvenient trek.

The chancellor, George Osborne, said back in March that we had to confront the lack of runways in London.

A few days later, in the budget, Osborne made a pointed call to confront the lack of runways in the London area.

"This growth rate was well short of the growth rates generated by other European hubs, with Paris and Frankfurt growing at 9% versus 2010 and Amsterdam growing at 6%." Developing markets are a key factor in the capacity argument, with Matthews and Johnson united in arguing that lucrative destinations in China, India and Brazil are being cut off by the lack of runways in the south-east.

If it had been built in Buckinghamshire, London would now have an airport equal to anything that Paris, Amsterdam or Frankfurt could produce.Patrick ArnoldLondonSIR – The main problem at Heathrow is a lack of runways and therefore slots for landing and take-off.

For residents of the south-east, the lack of new runway capacity will mean that the direct long-haul network will continue to wither – and they too will have to become accustomed to inconvenient indirect flights via overseas hubs.