Written question asked by Michael Clark (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 1997. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what are the air traffic arrangements for aircraft having to hold as a result of missed approaches at London airports; and to what extent these arrangements impinge on the airspace capacity of provincial airports around London; and what estimates he has made of the airspace capacity over the approaches to London; how full they are currently; what arrangements are in place to prevent overcrowding.

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