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  "id": 483631,
  "title": "Aviation is primarily a leisure industry – it’s not vital to the UK economy | Letter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/aviation-is-primarily-a-leisure-industry-its-not-vital-to-the-uk",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-09T16:23:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/09/aviation-is-primarily-a-leisure-industry-its-not-vital-to-the-uk-economy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gatwick’s second runway is guaranteed to be a dangerous mistake, writes Roger Haydon Gatwick’s second runway ( Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails, 4 August ) is guaranteed to be a fundamental and dangerous mistake – as will be any airport expansion. Aviation wants to persuade us all into thinking it can be business as usual plus. But it can’t. In the face of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}