Assessment of London Heathrow Airport Expansion

This assignment provides an in-depth analysis of the assessment process for the expansion of London Heathrow Airport. The document examines the impact of the airport's operations on environmental, social, and economic factors, highlighting both the advantages and disadvantages of the project. It also discusses the potential effects of the third runway and sixth terminal on local residents and the aviation industry. The assignment is based on a review of various sources, including books and journals related to tourism, sustainability, and waste management.

Hospitality, Tourism &
Events Environment

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Environmental factors:.................................................................................................................3
Political Factors:..........................................................................................................................5
Social Factors:.............................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The Aviation industry is one of the major contributor to the hospitality industry that will
improve the quality of operation and thus will impact the overall growth and development of
industry in a appropriate way. The Aviation or Airline industry is one of the highest revenue
generator and one of the largest job provider(Tsai and et.al., 2015). Thus, its effective placing
will help the organization to carry out the business operations in much suitable and effective
manner. Besides this, it will improve the quality of operations and action plans that are been
taken in consideration by the organization which will help in improving their overall
performance and thus will increase the overall operations in effective way. The risk factors and
various ethical considerations related to it are required to be maintained in order to have a good
rise in capabilities and thus will suggest a proper management of business activities and
operations in much suitable way.
The present assignment will cover a debate report over the management or London
Heathrow Airport that will support a proper management of the Airport in the regions of London
but is opposed bybuy the Group B i.e. residents/ Green groups. Thus, the organization will look
after the proper assessment of various factors related to it and will suggest the positive and
negative obligations which will improve the performance of the organisation to a greater level. It
will include the assessment of 3 different PESTLE factors are been selected within the
organization to a greater extent.
MAIN BODY
Environmental factors:
As the London Heathrow Airport is operating in the much effective and significant way.
This can be said that the effective placing of suitable operations will help in proper management
of business activities in much effective way. This will improve the quality of operations and the
action plans that will improve the overall operations in much suitable way. The London
Heathrow Airport will have certain environmental drawbacks that are required to be monitored
and placed by the organisation. This will also increase the core compatibility and effective
placing of the business operations in much suitable way. Thus, on the basis of the effective
research and assessment process by Wang and Altinay, (2015), this can be said that the Airport
near to the residential are that will help in the proper management of the business activities
this can be said that the proper management of the business operations will help in proper
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management of business activities will help in proper handling of operations in that will
improve the suitable and effective placing of the environmental factors which will lead the
fir to enhance quality of operations in much suitable way. Besides this, it is also found that
the proper implementationplacing of environmental strategies, rules and regulations are been
followed that will help in effective placing of the business activities in much suitable manner.
Our point as residents is that the establishment of London Heathrow Airport will be a bigger
cause of pollution and environmental depletion which will impact the existence of other residents
within the country. The positive impact on the environmental will be that it will help in
developing and urbanisation of the area.
However, Wood, (2015.) states that the proper management of a business operation will
improve the quality of suitable operations which will improve the quality of action plans and
operations which will lead to the proper rise in the pollution by Aviation industry. As the
Aircraft's consumes a large amount of fossil fuel and requires a great amount of space to take off
and land, this can be said that it will lead to many environmental drawbacks and threats like
deforestation, soil erosion, noise and air pollution and ecological degradation that will lay a deep
impact on the operations of the firm. This will lead the firm to draft proper policies and action
plans to control such anti environmental activities and thus improve the quality of operations in
much suitable and effective way that will enhance the quality of aviation business products.
Thus, the management of the London Heathrow Airport will look after the developmental of
effective environmental policies and plans for the business like operations which will increase
the quality of business actions and activities in much suitable way.
The study of Pirani and Arafat, (2014) suggest that the Airport management will look
after the kerb out the restriction and objections of the residents and thus will support a proper
management of Airline business in order to reduce the pollution level caused by firm. This will
also improve the overall operations and thus will guide the organisations to make proper
environmental growth factors. Other than this, the Aviation firm will also look after the
appropriate management of the high quality of living for the residents near the airport area. The
reduction of pollution, increasing plantation and controlling the forest depletion will help in
improving the performance of the organisations in much effective way. That will improve the
overall CSR, environmental obligation fulfilling and maintaining the quality standards of the
organisation, impact the appropriate and hassle free establishment of London Heathrow Airport.
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Political Factors:
According to this Page and Hall (2014) Political factor normally authority happens in
economy. This includes tax policy, labour law, legislation related to environment, trade
restriction, political stability. Authority has large effect on health, education and structure of
country. These factors affecting on economy, changes in regulation, political stability and
decrease of risk. Government spending taxes ultimately affect economy. High level of authority
spending frequently impact economy. Political factors are affected direct and in-depth impact on
hospitality sector. It effects directly on industry whether it is changing authority policies and
terrorism across the world. In addition to this Mowforth and Munt, (2015 All these political
components are essential before sector and have significant effects on revenue and profits of
hospitality sector. London Heathrow has expanded airport, but some government rules and
regulations affects on business. For expanding their airport, company make sure that staking all
permissions from government. Firm also effects by political factors in terms of giving taxes,
following policies that involves employment law, labour law, legislation relate to environment
for expansion of airport.
In addition to that, during lifetime of next Parliament conservatives ruled out any
decision on expanding Heathrow that effectively putting the airport. As per view of Raj and
Griffin, (2015). it has long desired to grow in to holding forms for five years. In this context,
based on decision expanding 3rd run way and 6th terminal at London Heathrow that effects by
rules and regulation of government. They have to invested huge amount of money for expansion.
Government has taken taxation for large investment. Government has changed rules ad
regulations such as taxation policy, currency rate, lack of political stability that highly effects on
expanding 3rd run way and 6th terminal at London Heathrow airport.
Argument for political factor:
There are some positive impact of political factor which are helpful for expansion 3rd run
way and 6th terminal at London Heathrow airport. Such as:
Government grants and subsidiaries: It is source of financing that helps to business
expansion(Hendr and et.al., 2018). Government has provided grants and subsidiaries for
expansion of international level. It is positive impact on expansion of 3rd run way and 6th terminal
at London Heathrow airport. With the help of it, Heathrow airport holding easily expanding 3rd
run way and 6th terminal at London.
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Employment: Heathrow airport has expanded at London creating and developing
employment in the economy. This also positive impact of political factor on expansion of
business. By this expansion, increasing employment is more beneficial in the UK economy.
Argument against political factor:
There are many negative impact of political factor that badly effect on expansion 3rd run
way and 6th terminal at London Heathrow airport. Such as:
Taxation and policy: It is negative impact of political factor on business expansion.
Because of, every organization has given to high percentage of taxation for their business
expansion(Wood, 2015). In this context, expansion of 3rd run way and 6th terminal at London
Heathrow airport affects negatively by taxation and other government policy. In addition to that,
they have invested large amount for expansion, so that government has taken certain percentage
in terms of taxation. In this context, expansion of 3rd run way and 6th terminal at London
Heathrow airport affects negatively on expansion.
Laws and regulation: Government has regulated many laws such as labour laws,
employment law, government stability and tax rate, trade control etc. In this context, expansion
of 3rd run way and 6th terminal at London Heathrow airport affects negatively by taxation and
other government policy as well as these legal laws and regulations(Pirani and Arafat, 2014).
Social Factors:
According to this Page and Hall, (2014)Social factors includes lifestyle, education level,
attitude towards saving and investing, green or ecological products, population growth rate,
employment level, job market freedom, social attitude, social mobility, socio-cultural changes,
average disposable income level etc. that affects on business. In this context, social factors
affects on hospitality, tourism and events sector. A customer preference in accommodation has
taken shift in the current years. Their preferences have moved in the favour of private lodgings.
If customers feeling are positive for both airlines and hotels brands stand to gain. Social factors
affects both the positive and negative on expansion of 3rd run way and 6th terminal at London
Heathrow airport. As per view of Mowforth and Munt, (2015) social factors are affecting
aviation industry in terms of increasi9ng threats to societal health, well being, harmful the
environment in which living and breathe in air. Aviation is the securest more capable form of
public transportation. The reasonable transportation services of aviation sector serve the most cut
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off people access to rest of the world. Air travel generates social costs that have overpowering
effects on atmosphere and inhabit it.
As per view of Raj and Griffin, (2015) social factors effects overall hospitality, tourism
and events sector. The third run way boost the economy in relation to that tens of thousands of
jobs are created in construction in the short term and for the business. It is long term in tourism
sector. Lack of expansion at Heathrow threats London’s position as trading capital that very
global connects Britain was built on.
Argument for social factors:
Social factors are affects positively that includes freedom to travel, employment,
improving culture of people etc. by expansion of 3rd run way and 6th terminal at London
Heathrow airport.
Employment: By expansion, increasing income level of people in the society. This also
increases living of standards. So that, employment includes in social factor that affects on
expansion of 3rd run way and 6th terminal at London Heathrow airport. By this way, people are
increased their standards of living in the society(Raj, R. and Griffin, K .A. eds., 2015).
As per view of ( Raj and Griffin,2015) social factors effects overall hospitality, tourism
and events sector. The third run way boost the economy in relation to that tens of thousands of
jobs are created in construction in the short term and for the business. It is long term in tourism
sector. Lack of expansion at Heathrow threats London’s position as trading capital that very
global connects Britain was built on. In order to that, pollution worries are overplayed for
expanding of the new run way. The condition of expansion is the meeting target. New
technology will plan are much quieter and reducing the pollution. Lack of transport infrastructure
threat of bird cost and lack of funds all create project exorbitant.
Argument against social factors:
Social factors affects negatively that includes heath effects from flying, health problem
from pollution such as air and noise pollution etc. on expansion 3rd run way and 6th terminal at
London Heathrow airport. Such as:
Health effects from flying: Flying has the capacity to negatively affect the health
passengers. Flying across time zones can confuse body clock result jet lag. Traveler can also
suffer from travel fatigue that is caused by stress from touring and sleep deprivation that
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travelers incur(Hendr and et.al., 2018). Flying alone can expose travelers to cosmic ray emission
from touring large altitude and close to the North Pole.
Health problems from noise pollution: Noise pollution caused by aviation have
possible to negatively affect the health of residents in the vicinity of airport and under flight
paths. In addition to that, noise pollution reasoned by aircrafts impact negatively well-being of
residents, detract from their quality of life, harm wildlife and learning abilities of children. It is
economically costly as outcomes of improvement and noise abatement(Pirani and Arafat, 2014).
In this context that air and noise pollution includes in social factors that affects on expansion 3rd
run way and 6th terminal at London Heathrow airport. In order to that, noise pollution from
airliner can direct to scope of mankind well-being effects involving hypertension, hearing loss
and sleep disturbance.
Health problems from air pollution: Air pollution reasoned by aviation can direct to
various number of diseases particularly in urban fields where flying rate are largest(Page and
Hall, 2014). Emissions of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, ozone, particulate matter and sulfur
have impacts on effects on human health by expansion of 3rd run way and 6th terminal at
London Heathrow airport.
In this context, Heathrow generates 50% of aviation release in UK. This creates 6%of
total emission. Heathrow contribution to overall UK discharge rise appreciably by upcoming
years with third run ways and as the UK entire cuts of discharge(Pirani and Arafat, 2014). This
expansion has impacted on local areas and economic case overstated. In order to that, Heathrow
already conflicts while transport infrastructure. It is created to gridlock by extra demand.
CONCLUSION
On the basis of the assessment process that is been carried out in much effective and
significant manner that will improve the quality of operations and activities related to the
Aviation industry that will improve the proper management of the business operation and thus
lead a proper management of business activities to a greater extent. The advantages and
disadvantage of the political, social and environmental factors, which will improve the quality of
operations which will improve the quality of operations and aviation activities that are been
carried out in much effective and suitable way. Thus, the organisation will improve the suitable
stage-management of the London Heathrow Airport. This will help in reducing the restriction
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and offence from the residents of the area and will help in improving the quality of services in
much suitable manner.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Mowforth, M. and Munt, I., 2015. Tourism and sustainability: Development, globalisation and
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Page, S. J. and Hall, C. M., 2014. The geography of tourism and recreation: Environment, place
and space. Routledge.
Pirani, S. I. and Arafat, H. A., 2014. Solid waste management in the hospitality industry: A
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Raj, R. and Griffin, K .A. eds., 2015. Religious tourism and pilgrimage management: An
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