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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

14th Jul 2015, 09:02

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Posted By portmanteau

m25 and lhr r3

FdF re yr " the above and m25 widening will be needed without a 3rd rwy":
its only 7 years since it was extensively widened prior to opening of t5 ( in 2008). at that time a 3rd rwy was very much in...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jul 2015, 10:40

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Posted By portmanteau

costs

shedonnapole, agree on insouciant attitude to spiralling costs. in my innocence I thought things cost more due to inflation. its been very low for some time so what basis is there for these rising...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jul 2015, 07:58

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Posted By portmanteau

r3 ( wherever it may be...tra la la )

funny (peculiar) to think that the british govt (plus british architects, british engineers plus a lot of locals of course) , in another place, could construct a whole airport ( never mind one...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

7th Jul 2015, 19:36

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Posted By portmanteau

bagso hang on I thought sir H's job was to...

bagso hang on I thought sir H's job was to choose a location for a runway, not hint hint nudge nudge the politicians towards particular financing paths.
probably got his impending rbs job on his...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

6th Jul 2015, 11:21

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Posted By portmanteau

rwy approaches

hm... am wondering about whether parallel or even non-parallel approaches will be made simultaneously to the two outer runways. distances between centrelines look to be 27L to 27C 0.85 statute...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

5th Jul 2015, 21:52

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Posted By portmanteau

trashnnav: I dont know where 140000 extra flights...

trashnnav: I dont know where 140000 extra flights are coming from, you need to ask Sir H who states in his report that the 3rd rwy will enable the airport to handle 740000 movements per year which...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

5th Jul 2015, 13:57

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Posted By portmanteau

3rd rwy

teevee you appear not to be aware that the 3rd rwy is to cater for an increase in movements of 280000 each year ie 140000 arrivals and 140000 departures so of course you are right, the status quo...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

4th Jul 2015, 12:54

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Posted By portmanteau

holding

yes fr24 should have been on 24/7 in the commissions offices.....
have just watched uae 1 a380 arrive at lhr. 1243 LT crossed coast at foulness
track 275 alt 15000 ft. 1252 made 360 turn over...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

2nd Jul 2015, 11:06

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Posted By portmanteau

hubs

sorry supermarine I understand your query but this north/south discussion is connected to R3 at lhr...
as a londoner I have every sympathy with all those north of watford and all the way to...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

1st Jul 2015, 09:56

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Posted By portmanteau

druk: this is a staggering new list of yet more...

druk: this is a staggering new list of yet more bodies apparently needed to run and oversee/regulate this sacred cow of an airport. where is the sane voice of someone with genuine aviation...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

1st Jul 2015, 08:01

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Posted By portmanteau

ok I did my best but must bow to sir H's greater...

ok I did my best but must bow to sir H's greater wisdom. old spanish saying does come to mind though: dont put all your basques in one exit.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

29th Jun 2015, 08:13

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Posted By portmanteau

skip1E: I think you and others are too focussed...

skip1E: I think you and others are too focussed on the market aspect when in reality this decision is more about residents rights to a quiet life, the cost , the environment, the timescale, the ...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

28th Jun 2015, 23:00

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Posted By portmanteau

yotty. things will get a hell of a sight worse...

yotty. things will get a hell of a sight worse on m25 if lhr gets it. you cannot rip up m25 ( up to 6 lanes each side in places) over a 2 to 3 mile stretch, realign it, widen it, tunnel it, lower it...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

28th Jun 2015, 15:33

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Posted By portmanteau

lhr or lgw

decision on wednesday. meanwhile another day another long hold-up on m25 near lhr on friday afternoon. 90 minutes to do 20 miles between juncs 9 and 15 caused by one broken-down truck. thats 13.33...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

6th Jun 2015, 10:29

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Posted By portmanteau

lhr v lgw

itchin, I am sure some of your arguments have some limited validity and are naturally espoused by those in favour of lhr out of self interest. they are no reasons though to be totally blinkered to...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

5th Jun 2015, 12:01

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Posted By portmanteau

hub concept

the hub concept as it applies to lhr mostly concerns BA . no one else comes close. the following comes from heathrow's schedules of 2nd june 2015 as shown by wikipedia .
87 passenger airlines use...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

5th Jun 2015, 09:35

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Posted By portmanteau

fdfrank: as mentioned in my earlier posts its...

fdfrank: as mentioned in my earlier posts its lgw for me. its a london airport now and there is no reason why it should not become as well used as lhr particularly since that airport has long since...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

4th Jun 2015, 16:46

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Posted By portmanteau

fdfrank: can't agree. another rwy at lhr is wrong...

fdfrank: can't agree. another rwy at lhr is wrong on so many counts; consideration for residents, wasted expenditure by demolition/rebuilding on a grand scale of recently completed infrastructure, eg...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

31st May 2015, 10:41

Replies: 530

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Posted By portmanteau

hub proposal

davereiduk, unfortunately zero chance may not be the case. if it was, the option would never have made it to the shortlist. remember there is no one with aviation experience on the commission and...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

30th May 2015, 11:37

Replies: 530

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Posted By portmanteau

hs2 connection to lhr

bagso/fdfrank
could be worse than you think. if Hub's proposal wins you will have to connect to Iver first and then on to lhr. barmy of course. my money is on new rwy at lgw plus continued...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

9th Jul 2014, 09:02

Replies: 530

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Posted By portmanteau

airport expansion

to the two certainties in life you can add " no decision on new airport or even a runway, ever". been discussing it since 1945 and still counting. I will not see one in my lifetime and I'm only...

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