Confederation of British Industry calls for new London airport hub

The UK’s Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has issued a report calling for a new hub airport to be built to service London, and described the proposal as essential for preserving trading links to emerging markets and for ensuring long-term growth.Its report comes ahead of a decision on whether to build an all-new island airport in the Thames estuary.The so-called “Boris Island” airport, backed by London mayor Boris Johnson, has been under consideration by the Airports Commission, charged by the government on how to expand airport capacity in the UK.If the Commission decides to eliminate the estuary scheme from consideration,