Things don't change much do they?
When I was a member of Fred Pinchin's Flying Circus (aka Luton Flying Club) back in 1960s there was a model of the proposed expansion in the old clubhouse.
The idea of a new runway has been knocked on the head several times in the past, can't see it making it this time either as the NIMBYs have seen that those near Stanstead and Cliffe have blocked plans for there