Heathrow Expansion

[Pentyrchjack]

Surely it will be much better value for money to operate the 2 runways 24/7. There's a 6 hour moratorium on flights every day, so increasing from 18 hours a day to 24 hours ago provides 33% extra capacity without spending much on infrastructure.

Instead, spend the savings to generously compensate neighbours or buy them out, then use those houses to home other people.

 

[Pegojack]

Bluddy hell, and Cardiff airport is so under-used too.
They ought to put all the circling flights through to Cardiff and use a bit of Ryanair licence with geography. Foreigners won't know the difference.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking, please fasten your seatbelts, we will shortly be landing at London Wales airport".

 

[Niigata Jack]

Surely it will be much better value for money to operate the 2 runways 24/7. There's a 6 hour moratorium on flights every day, so increasing from 18 hours a day to 24 hours ago provides 33% extra capacity without spending much on infrastructure.

Instead, spend the savings to generously compensate neighbours or buy them out, then use those houses to home other people.

One the bones of our arses and Reeves gives the go ahead for 3rd runway, you really couldn't make this shit up.

 

[Cooperman]

Surely it will be much better value for money to operate the 2 runways 24/7. There's a 6 hour moratorium on flights every day, so increasing from 18 hours a day to 24 hours ago provides 33% extra capacity without spending much on infrastructure.

Instead, spend the savings to generously compensate neighbours or buy them out, then use those houses to home other people.

There are a couple of small villages which will be displaced by the building of the third runway. The M25 also has to be rerouted. A truly huge infrastructure project which makes you question if there is a better way.

 

[CygnusX1]

There are a couple of small villages which will be displaced by the building of the third runway. The M25 also has to be rerouted. A truly huge infrastructure project which makes you question if there is a better way.

The last time the 3rd runway was in discussion, the plan was to put the 3rd runway over the top of the M25 which would go through a tunnel.
Seems a bit crazy to have one airport with 3 runways when others, like Gatwick have 1. Although it would make it more of a hub

 

[Jack2jack]

Cheaper to build a new airport elsewhere innit.