That third runway

[BrilloPad]

I think the third runway should be exclusively for us rich contractors who use private flights.

You are thinking of Northholt. But if you did not know that, AYCOTBAC?

HTH

[vetran]

You are thinking of Northholt. But if you did not know that, AYCOTBAC?

HTH

Northolt is for Squaddies and Terrorists suffering rendition.

[Paddy]

I used to live under the flight path of an airport. I chose to do so and never complained even when the runway was extended. Those near Heathrow chose to live near the airport so they should shut up or move. In fact I am looking to move near Heathrow.

Apart from Heathrow, the other options for expansion are no good for people living SW of London, they may as well fly from a local airport to a European hub rather than going to other so-called London airports.

[Eirikur]

5 if you include London Oxford Airport.

Surely the people of West London get no sleep anyway, or at least have learned to sleep through the noise/have gone deaf. So why does it matter if there's a third runway?

6

Luton
Stansted
Southend
Gatwick
City
Oxford (hardly any scheduled flights at all, they try adding new flights all the time but all the operators go bust after a couple of flights)

Personally I would say the Boris Island is the best idea else expand Gatwick or even Stansted
Expanding Heathrow is just utter madness

[FatLazyContractor]

You are thinking of Northholt. But if you did not know that, AYCOTBAC?

HTH

[CloudWalker]

"Build it, and they will come"

[PurpleGorilla]

5 if you include London Oxford Airport.

Surely the people of West London get no sleep anyway, or at least have learned to sleep through the noise/have gone deaf. So why does it matter if there's a third runway?

6 if you include London City

7 if you include London Manston Airport.

The island makes no sense, arrival and departure flows are too close to the UK airspace.

[darmstadt]

Its all part of the plan....

Airstrip One - Formally called England. This term demonstrates Orwell's distain for American influence Europe. It seems that Oceania (America, England, South America, Australia) looks upon Britain as little more than an ‘airstrip’ ... a launching ground into the European theater of war. It appears that Orwell was predicting the minor role that England would play in the global politics of the future.

Owned by Spaniards I believe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrovial

[VectraMan]

7 if you include London Manston Airport.

You're making that one up.

[PurpleGorilla]

You're making that one up.

I am, it went bust in 2014.

There is London South End Airport though...