LHR looks to becomes an airp[ort just serving London, and entering a irreversible gradual decline and go the way of so many other UK ventures and the country
The location doesnt work any more unless T3 is built , there is an alternative location not far to the west but its called Windsor Great park -moving east would mean tens of thousands of people would have to be relocated .
Only in Uk would the country's huge international airport be sold to foreign owners which cannot help gettign it treated as vital infrastructure can it.
As to damage to Uk interests -especially BA by allowing the ME3 to have a ridiculous number of flights to siphon off much of BA (and Virgins) business .Pretty much destroyed BAs market to east Asia and the big leisure and F&F market to Aus.
BA flights to DXB once per day EK 11 per day how did someone negotiate that deal without 'incentives' being involved