New runway could restore air link

A decision on the third runway at Heathrow is due this year Flights between Inverness and Heathrow would be restored if the London airport gets a third runway, an MSP has been told. Scottish Labour's David Stewart said he was given the assurance by British Airways chief Willie Walsh. BA flights between the two airports stopped in 1997. Mr Stewart said: "Willie Walsh has given a very clear commitment to re-instating a service between Heathrow and Inverness." A decision on the controversial third runway is due by the end of this year, although it may slip after Ruth Kelly's decision to stand down as transport secretary. The... [read full story]