Mr. Conal Henry:

I will pick up on the Deputy's question on how I engage with management. A balance needs to be struck. It is management that manages the business. If someone becomes an executive chair, it can sometimes confuse matters. I have been both a CEO and a chair previously and I believe I have a good understanding of how that balance is struck. It is not my intention to tell management how to run the business - it is doing a good job already. My intention is to support and evaluate the plan, ensure everything is on track and report back to the stakeholders and shareholder. It is management's job to manage the business and I am confident that it is doing a good job.

Regarding national aviation policy, I am clear on what the problem is but I am not as clear on what the solution is. The problem is the imbalance. It is a very severe problem. There are two elements to it. First, there is only one airport on the east coast. Second, there are five airports on the west coast, with four effectively competing for the same business.