Thames Estuary airport

[BrilloPad]

David Cameron paves the way for new London airport - Telegraph

David Cameron is to announce a formal consultation on plans for a new airport in the Thames Estuary within weeks

Is this a good idea? Personally I think it is excellent as there is going to need to be a new Thames barrier anyway.

[TimberWolf]

Build it somewhere along the new London to Birmingham railway line.

[BrilloPad]

Build it somewhere along the new London to Birmingham railway line.

They could route the line via Ipswich and stop the Chilterns getting so upset.

[Arturo Bassick]

UK is too London centric.
Why not build a new (or extend an existing) airport elsewhere. As suggested on the new HS2 link. Require (or agree some deal) airlines using it to include train fairs for ongoing destinations in ticketing.

[d000hg]

Build it somewhere along the new London to Birmingham railway line.

Or just in Birmingham. London already has 4 (or more?) international airports, for crying out loud?

[eek]

UK is too London centric.
Why not build a new (or extend an existing) airport elsewhere. As suggested on the new HS2 link. Require (or agree some deal) airlines using it to include train fairs for ongoing destinations in ticketing.

Economically everything is London centric. HS links elsewhere haven't really solved the economic differences elsewhere but have merely extended the economic strength of the bigger city.

Boris island is however a great idea. It changes the focus of London from the West to the East and would help the dump that is Medway.

[doodab]

Why not build a new (or extend an existing) airport elsewhere. As suggested on the new HS2 link. Require (or agree some deal) airlines using it to include train fairs for ongoing destinations in ticketing.

Because the people travelling to and from London and the southeast, who are the bulk of travellers, won't use it. There is already plenty of spare capacity at provincial airports.

I think it's a good idea as it should reduce the number of flights over London and hence the noise.

[Arturo Bassick]

Because the people travelling to and from London and the southeast, who are the bulk of travellers, won't use it. There is already plenty of spare capacity at provincial airports.

I think it's a good idea as it should reduce the number of flights over London and hence the noise.

Then I would hope London is paying for it.
With HS2 it would be just as quick into London as from the proposed estuary airport so why not build it where it benefits other parts of the country.

[eek]

Then I would hope London is paying for it.
With HS2 it would be just as quick into London as from the proposed estuary airport so why not build it where it benefits other parts of the country.

No it wouldn't. The high speed link for Boris Island is already over half built (note the trains to St Pancras from Chatham and Canterbury).

[Doggy Styles]

Does this mean we won't have to suffer those intolerable Essex roughs at proper airports any more? Jolly good idea then.