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Nearly a third of staff who drive to work at Heathrow airport will be hit by the expansion of Sadiq Khan’s clean air zone – raising fears that worker shortages could affect holidaymakers.
Some 9,911 of the airport’s 31,190 employees will be forced to pay to get to work under the London mayor’s plans, a staff survey reveals.
Heathrow – Britain’s largest single-site employer – is drawing up emergency plans to help workers avoid the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) charge, which could add £4,500 to commuting costs every year. But there are fears it could prompt some staff to look for work elsewhere, with any shortages potentially hitting holidaymakers.
The disclosure last night sparked fresh calls from MPs for Mr Khan to drop the ‘reckless tax grab’.
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