Very welcome news and glad to see the involvement of people who can (hopefully) exert real influence. Unfortunately, aviation does have the potential of going the way of the rail system, given that people are still talking about just one runway. One runway, at max capacity, can handle about 250k movements per annum, tops (and planning conditions will probably cap that well below); considering the number of extra flights the increase is going to require, the number of runways needed could well be much more.
But surely it's about much more than catch up? Getting ahead of the game and planning 20 years down the line is what's needed: a green field site, extra runway at LHR (definitely needed), 2nd at LGW (from 2019) . . . not just one.
Does anyone know if this group has a website, or is there a postal address? Anyone here involved with them? Very best of luck if you are . . .