Following a high-level review, they have decided to service and repair planes at existing RAF bases with immediate effect - going against original plans to send them to Dara's planned aviation park at St Athan.

BBC: Thousands of aviation jobs at risk

Lots of comments follow to the effect that closing La Guardia would merely send myriad extra passengers to JFK and Newark airports, creating traffic snarl-ups on the roads, reducing passenger choice and perhaps exacerbating congestion in the air.

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