How much would a rail link cost?
Lets say for arguments sake it is £20 Million.
You must be kidding! Try multiplying by 5, more likely 10......
look at Birmingham, they are having a new railway station built near the airport
Birmingham have had a railway station near the airport for a long time. It's called Birmingham International, it also serves the NEC, and - conveniently - it's on a major inter-city railway route.
Whats all this environmental impact nonsense anyway
It's about much more than CO2 emissions. It's about tearing down peoples homes. It's about putting down extensive new transport infrastructure in a developed area. It's about bulldozing the local topography. It's about how the quality of life of local people will be compromised by more rail and road traffic.
At what point will you accept that the ability to handle more flights is outweighed by the financial and environmental cost of developing the airport.