Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued a statement following a speech from UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, indicating government support for expanding UK airport capacity. “The UK’s global position economically and socially will benefit if additional airport capacity is provided in the Southeast. The opportunities for relatively swift increases at Gatwick and Luton should be seized. But Heathrow’s decline in status is not about capacity: it’s about cost. Its charges remain among the highest in the world. To bolster UK competitiveness, it is vital that charges are reduced and not increased further. (....)