Safety concerns over Gatwick Airport

Title

Safety concerns over Gatwick Airport

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:21

Description

Air traffic controllers say the threat of a major runway disaster will hang over Gatwick Airport until there is a major change in the way planes queue for take-off. After the latest near miss between two jets, the controllers say they want new safeguards against ground collisions. Mark Percy reports; contributions from Institution of Professional Civil Servants spokesman, Bill Brett; British Airports Authority spokesman, David Hurst; farmer Peter Furness(?), who had his roof clipped by a plane. For AM programme.

Contributors

Bill Brett; Mark Percy; David Hurst; Peter Furness(?)

Keywords

Trade unions; Airports; Aeroplanes; Safety; Air safety; Air traffic control; Gatwick Airport; AM (radio programme); Institution of Professional Civil Servants

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