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BAA chief to attack Tories on Heathrow

By Kevin Done, Aerospace Correspondent

Published: June 24 2008 22:35 | Last updated: June 24 2008 22:35

BAA will seek on Wednesday to rebut David Cameron’s concerns about a third runway at Heathrow airport, opening up a new front between business and the Conservatives.

Colin Matthews, chief executive of the UK airports group, is expected to claim on Wednesday that the Conservative leader’s doubts about the need for transfer passengers to support Heathrow’s role as a hub airport is not only wrong, but dangerous.

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