Third Runway Go Ahead
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BigJonMcQuimm

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975 posts

242 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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This is just ridiculous

The one eyed monster is taking the piss.... first T5 and now this

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/ind...


ETA : What about the poor sods who have to force sell at the lowest point frown

Edited by BigJonMcQuimm on Tuesday 23 September 22:24

B17NNS

18,506 posts

277 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Article says...

"Without the expansion, they claim, London will lose a considerable chunk of its passengers to rival airports in Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam"

Surely if you want to fly to London there is not much point in catching a plane heading to Frankfurt, Paris or Amsterdam?

eharding

14,648 posts

314 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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B17NNS said:
Surely if you want to fly to London there is not much point in catching a plane heading to Frankfurt, Paris or Amsterdam?
Exactly. The idea is that London continues to act as a hub, rather than at the end of a spoke. I'm not convinced that the third runway is the solution though.

welshbikerduck

1,448 posts

219 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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eharding said:
B17NNS said:
Surely if you want to fly to London there is not much point in catching a plane heading to Frankfurt, Paris or Amsterdam?
Exactly. The idea is that London continues to act as a hub, rather than at the end of a spoke. I'm not convinced that the third runway is the solution though.
I agree, just getting to Heathrow is a royal PITA. If they build another runway the congestion is only going to get worse. Why not just build another airport somewhere else in the south east or expand one of the others thats already there, but doesn't rely on the same infrastructure to reach.

jeff m

4,066 posts

288 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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It's needed for immigrationn evil