Conservative party admits wrong on Heathrow
Sep 1, 2012, 3:17 am
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Is aircraft noise really that significant in London? I found road traffic noise a greater inconvenience.
Perhaps I've become immune, having spent roughly 40 years either living/working in London and/or the traffic patterns of LHR.
Perhaps I've become immune, having spent roughly 40 years either living/working in London and/or the traffic patterns of LHR.
Sep 1, 2012, 5:03 am
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Also BHX is only 1 hour away. Its sort of set up as an airport, which helps in the first place. They even have a runway, working!!
Sep 1, 2012, 5:20 am
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David Cameron and Nick Clegg are set to intervene in the increasingly fractious row over whether Heathrow should have a third runway by asking an independent commission to review the future of Britain’s airports.
Sep 1, 2012, 5:46 am
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So just becquse I'm curious, what is your solution if we don't have Boris Island because as you and Mr Deakins (If you have four runways in the Thames Estuary, the approach and departure pattern would be right over the middle of London) head of NATS say it will increase flights over London. You've ruled out LHR3 so what is the solution?
Sep 1, 2012, 7:59 am
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Oh also another thing that makes me laugh over this issue is the hypocrisy of Zac Goldsmith. If he was really passionate about ending flights and the environment he would not jet off to Barbados on holiday would he?
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Sep 1, 2012, 9:17 am
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Sep 2, 2012, 3:31 am
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http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...w-8100772.html
A world-leading infrastructure firm is assessing sites to the west and north-west of London which could rival, or even replace, Heathrow to challenge other European hubs in providing air links with the Far East. Sites in Oxfordshire and Berkshire could potentially be in the frame for the airport, estimated to cost £40bn to £60bn
Sep 2, 2012, 3:56 am
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So just becquse I'm curious, what is your solution if we don't have Boris Island because as you and Mr Deakins (If you have four runways in the Thames Estuary, the approach and departure pattern would be right over the middle of London) head of NATS say it will increase flights over London. You've ruled out LHR3 so what is the solution?
As for a solution - tricky as all proposals to date have massive negatives, even a new airport somewhere where people wanted it would have problems as the existing airport owners would go to court and tie the whole project up in knots.
Sep 2, 2012, 4:33 am
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Estuary International is out because of the massive amount of infrastructure that would be needed to support it - imagine what the east side of London would be like with normal rush hour traffic AND Heathrow traffic converging on it.
As for a solution - tricky as all proposals to date have massive negatives, even a new airport somewhere where people wanted it would have problems as the existing airport owners would go to court and tie the whole project up in knots.
As for a solution - tricky as all proposals to date have massive negatives, even a new airport somewhere where people wanted it would have problems as the existing airport owners would go to court and tie the whole project up in knots.
Sep 2, 2012, 4:35 am
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And … where do all the airport employees live? Where's the local housing? Or do they all have to commute daily into the wilderness?
Sep 2, 2012, 5:34 am
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You also have to take into account major companies - Microsoft, Oracle, etc - that are based to the west of London because of the presence of Heathrow. Do you really think they'd want to relocate to the other side of London or spend two hours more getting to Estuary Airport.
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Sep 2, 2012, 7:11 am
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Well it appears some Chinese backed businessmen want to build 'Heathrow West' with four runways. They have already contracted some American firm to find large flat lowly populated areas of Berkshire and Oxfordshire for its location.
Why not just add 3 large new runways to Luton????
Why not just add 3 large new runways to Luton????
Sep 2, 2012, 9:31 am
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