Why on earth is Sue John effectively supporting the position of the airlines (Letters, January 6), which have lobbied to keep the Gatwick Express in its existing form, when the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) has published a study recommending it be extended to Brighton and other South Coast locations, providing more trains and more capacity?
It's true Gatwick generates economic benefits for the region but the SRA proposals would mean an improved rail service to Brighton, Hove and the South Coast.
This would include a Gatwick Express from London Victoria to Gatwick every ten minutes, with two going on to Brighton and one to Bognor, Littlehampton, Portsmouth and Southampton, which works out at 12 trains at peak times.
I invite Councillor John to explain how shelving these proposals amounts to an "integrated transport policy".
-Stephen Young, Hove
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