Groundhog,
The 'new airport' was a suggestion a few years back. It was to be called Severnside. If I remember correctly it was going to be built on the old steel works east of Newport on reclaimed land from the Severn.
The Gov slapped it down saying it wasnt needed unless both Cardiff and Bristol closed and moved operations there. It may have been if one closed or both, I can't remember now.
The developers wanted to create a south west 'hub' type airport like MAN.
Would have been amazing!
If you search BBC News you can read all about it.
