• Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      Yeah but we need an alternative, toriss really fucked us on HS2, almost as bad as thatcher fucked HS1.

      I don’t think HSR would cover all the extra capacity but domestic mainland flights make up 5-8% of London flights which certainly weakens the case for a new runway.

  • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    27 days ago

    Isn’t the plan for the third runway to essentially build it as a bridge into the nearby reservoir? That never seems like the most cost effective option, they just want to keep the main airport is being Heathrow even though it’s poorly situated to be a main airport.