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London city airport is a tiny airport, it would be terrible if this was a decent size. It's bad enough having Heathrow where it is, with all the planes over Lo
by stuaxo 10y ago
London city airport is a tiny airport, it would be terrible if this was a decent size.
It's bad enough having Heathrow where it is, with all the planes over London.
One good thing about the "Boris" island idea was that planes wouldn't have had to fly over London itself, which would have probably helped noise and pollution.
- youngtaff 10y agoBut Boris Island has plenty of downsides too: * more days when it would be fog bound * interfere's with existing flight paths for AMS and BRU * wrong side of London for most people * ship full of high explosive not too far away * higher likelihood of bird strikes as it's in the middle of area that's key for migratory birds If Heathrow was to move somewhere along the M40 corridor is probably the best bet (and attach it to HS2)