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JNugent[_5_] · June 3rd 13, 10:53 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 03/06/2013 11:51, wrote:
On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:19:31 +0100
Recliner wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jun 2013 10:01:14 +0000 (UTC), d
wrote:

On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:33:53 -0500
Recliner wrote:
benefit more from its expansion. As a Londoner, I certainly want it to have
another runway, both for my own convenience and because it would benefit
the city and the country as a whole.

Also as a Londoner, you can speak for yourself. Anyone who thinks the economy
will be rescued by an extra runway at an airport is living on a cloud higher
than any 747 can reach.

Presumably, as a potato farmer, you have no interest in increasing the
UK's exports?

99.9% of the UKs exports go by ship. And I'm afraid if you've fallen for the
"more businessmen from china will fly into london" BS put out by the vested
interests then more fool you. London is far better served for airports than
ANY other city in europe (heathrow, gatwick, luton, stansted, city, southend)
and frankly there are enough bloody planes in the skys over london as it is.
We don't need any more.

Add Biggin Hill and Lydd to those. BH is actually inside the London
boundary.