CONFIDENTIAL
pressures of demand at Gatwick, this does not seem too bad.
[If further pressed]
No discrimination against CPA or any other individual airline;
but rules recognise that Gatwick and Heathrow are predominantly
passenger airports.
All-cargo flights not normally as time-sensitive as passenger
services, so peak time slots not so vital.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) advised Government following
wide consultation. CPA did not then raise difficulties about
all-cargo services. CAA's advice was for complete ban on all-cargo
flights during peaks. Government took softer line: dispensations at the discretion of airport operator.
Government will want to look again at Gatwick policies once BA
merger dust is settled.