On 10/11/2011 10:12, bob wrote:
On Nov 7, 11:54 pm, The Other
wrote:

Heathrow and the UK economy is being crippled by two runways, and the
night curfew.

That the movements have flatlined at saturation point given that
bigger aircraft need bigger gaps on approach) for the last 10 years
while f*ck all is done to build a third runway is a disgrace.

1300 aircraft a day, over 18 hours operation per day is one movement
EVERY 72 SECONDS

Like I said, the reason is safety. If Heathrow had been in a tin pot
nation in the Far East or Africa or South America then the locals
would have been wiped out by plane crashes decades ago.

The third runway should have been up and running well before now and
planning of a fourth well advanced. If you don't like aircraft noise
then don't live anywhere near one!

The correct solution to this problem is to build a properly sized
airport in a location with room for 4-6 runways, where the approaches
do not overfly residential areas, and to build good connections to
ground transportation infrastructure. Then shift all of the traffic
from Heathrow to the new site, and shut down Heathrow.

It's time Heathrow went the way of Hong Kong Kai Tak or London Croydon
aerodrome.


OK, where are you going to put it?


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