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<p>The Airports National Policy Statement sets out an expectation that Heathrow will
work with airlines to deliver at least 14 domestic routes. The Government expects
these new domestic routes from an expanded Heathrow to be commercially viable with
incentives offered by the airport operator</p><p>The Aviation 2050 consultation is
also seeking views on reserving slots for domestic connections, which would not require
public funding. If commercial incentives and slot reservations do not deliver on our
expectations, then the Government may consider imposing Public Service Obligations.</p><p>The
Government expects that significant direct financial support for PSOs into Heathrow
following expansion is unlikely to be required, due to the commercial incentives in
place for airlines to run routes into the UK’s primary hub airport. If an application
for a PSO did require Government or local authority subsidy, this would then be considered
as part of our evaluation.</p>
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