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Old 16th Aug 2012, 19:49
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silverstrata
 
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No, Sir. Sorry, Sir.

If you think otherwise, then please tell us why LHR is operating at 99.5% capacity and slots are selling for £zillions, when there is ample capacity and slots already available in STN.

Answer, these two airports are addressing different customers with completely different requirements. We don't need more London and S.E. capacity, we need more international capacity with direct interlining opportunities to many other places. In short, we need a new LHR that is twice the size as the old one, and with better surface communications too. Which is why the Chunnel and HS2 lines must meet at the same terminal - if they do not, it will not just be Boris who is hanging from a zip-wire.


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