Andy:
Now, I am not any sort of Airport or transport planning professional but from this amateur viewpoint I'd have thought that a better strategic location for the UK would be to have had THE major international airport in the South Midlands area somewhere BETWEEN London & the Midlands.
This is not a regional airport, Andy, this is a World Airport. It has nothing to do (much) with commuters to and from the Midlands.
This is an international hub where people from all over the world will interline into Europe and beyond. Yes, we need more regional activity at this airport (which Heathrow cannot provide at present, due to slots), but the main international traffic is into London and the other major capitals of Europe.
In short this airport has to be a replacement for Heathrow and in the southeast, near London. Now because Labour have crammed this small island to the brim with ethnic ghettos left right and center, there is no room left, which is why a Thames Estuary site is the only realistic option.
Please read thebother 12 pages for greater info....
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