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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 4:51 am
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mario33
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Originally Posted by Sam Bee
So next time Virgin whinges about slots at Heathrow, they should just threaten to build their own airport!
Air Asia actually did that in Kuala Lumpur due to the slow progress in expanding the budget terminal (or building a new terminal). They even identified the land, negotiated a jv with the land owner & apparently even obtained approval for the new airport. The approval was eventually withdrawn but they made their point ...
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