Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Document floats plan for 'green' airport slots


New take-off and landing slots at UK airports could be designated as "green slots" and allocated according to the environmental performance of aircraft, under a plan mooted by the government yesterday.

The document on sustain-able transport makes clear, however, that ministers have little idea whether such an initiative is practicable or, indeed, whether emissions would be reduced.

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