Originally Posted by
VigilantPilot
I wonder if the feasibility of digging up 07/25 and replacing with 09/27 was looked at. As a long term plan with Heathrow expansion surely this would have been a better strategic move. You could also potentially lengthen the runway. I have no idea about costs but seems like a better long term plan.
In theory, yes. But since I/we lived there a massive amount of new infrastructure has been built costing mega-millions. It's not a green-field site any more. I accept there's 'lumpy' ground to the west that might be excavated, but housing to the east and the 'new' biz-jet terminal would likely make it not a practical option. A couple of decades too late for that solution, sadly.