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Jimbuna
10-25-16, 12:05 PM
At long last an initial decision has been taken and the consultation, planning, then no doubt the legal objections can commence.

A couple of facts I learned today was 1) Heathrow is the busiest two-runway airport in the world (other airports have three or four, Schiphol actually has six) and 2) Gatwick is the busiest one-runway runway in the world (actually has two but one is never used unless the first runway is put out of commission for repairs etc.).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37760187
AVGWarhawk
10-25-16, 12:41 PM
Good news for air cargo that flies into Heathrow!
Jimbuna
10-25-16, 12:51 PM
Yeah and currently 31% of UK exports go via Heathrow.
AVGWarhawk
10-25-16, 01:13 PM
Yes sir. We fly cargo into Heathrow daily. Some deliver locally. Others pass on through to points beyond.
Gerald
06-09-18, 08:48 AM
LONDON (Reuters - An expanded Heathrow’s value to the rest of the UK is hazy. Europe’s busiest airport looks set to build a 14 billion pound runway after getting the thumbs-ups from cabinet ministers on Tuesday. Plans to defuse some of the scheme’s more controversial points look harder to fulfil.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-airports-breakingviews/breakingviews-expanded-heathrows-value-to-rest-of-uk-is-hazy-idUSKCN1J224U

A good idea to expand as there is a strong need.
Jimbuna
06-10-18, 06:04 AM
^ Yet another thread merge.
STEED
06-10-18, 06:33 AM
Too little to late, they have been pushing for this since around the 1970's. The time its comes on line the pressure for another runway will start, better start now campaigning.
Skybird
06-10-18, 06:42 AM
Too little too late? ^ Want to trade Heathrow for BER Schönefeld...? You will learn about a whole new dimension in misplanning and mismanagement. Conmpared to the planning disaster at Berlin Airport, any other big construction project in Europe facing some problems looks like peanuts only.



That BER will be dismantled completely and rebuild from scratch now looks like a realistic scenario.
Jimbuna
06-10-18, 06:44 AM
Too little too late? ^ Want to trade Heathrow for BER Schönefeld...? You will learn about a whole new dimension in misplanning and mismanagement. Conmpared to the planning disaster at Berlin Airport, any other big construction project in Europe facing some problems looks like peanuts only.



That BER will be dismantled completely and rebuild from scratch now looks like a realistic scenario.

Precisely, on all counts :yep: