§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of cars used by air passengers which would travel to Gatwick airport on average each day if a new wide spaced runway were built and used to full capacity, assuming that flights operated for 16 hours each day, the proportion of passengers using public transport was the same as currently and that of the remaining passengers half parked at the airport, and half were delivered and collected. [135188]
§ Dr. HowellsThe information is not available in the form requested. The SERAS Stage 3 report included an assessment of the demands for surface access to the airport in 2030 with the addition of a wide-spaced runway in 2024 (i.e. after expiry of the planning agreement between BAA plc and West Sussex county council). Table 2.10 of the report shows that with passenger demand of 76 million passengers per annum in 2030 (and assuming enhanced rail infrastructure and services), the share of air passenger trips by car would be about 51 per cent. (about 30 million road trips per annum).