Originally Posted by
pax britanica
Do inbounds fly over Richmond Park at all on approach surely it is two far to the south to be on final for 27L
Clearly they don't at present.
But the article is a reference to what Heathrow quaintly term "design envelopes for expansion", published back in December and described as "a geographical area within which it is technically possible to position one or more flight paths" (including curved approaches).
For example:
https://afo.heathrowconsultation.com...pdate-2-V1.pdf