"John Rowland" wrote in message
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 13:22:01 on
Sat, 17 Jan 2009, Recliner remarked:
Not on the flood plain, but on an artificial island, like Hong
Kong.

Also Kansai and Kobe airports, which really are artificial islands.

And Incheon (aka Seoul International)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ye...g_location.svg

Maybe we could do something similar - fill in the whole Thames
Estuary?

Why, when we have the whole of the Isle Of Grain to build an airport on?

Because the people on the "island|" kicked up a fuss,

(and I think there might be some nature reserve there)

tim