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<p>There are currently no legal agreements in place between the Department for Transport
and Heathrow Airport Limited to guarantee existing routes between London Heathrow
and regional airports.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Secretary of State has a clear ambition
for around 15 per cent of slots made available from a new runway to be used for domestic
routes. We expect that the majority of these routes will be commercially viable with
support from Heathrow Airport Limited.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also take
action, where appropriate, to secure routes through the use of Public Service Obligations
(PSOs). This will include ring fencing appropriately timed slots. Further detail on
the Government’s targets and commitments on domestic connectivity will be detailed
in a Green Paper on the Aviation Strategy which will be published towards the end
of 2018.</p><p> </p>
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