Just picked this up in the Indy:
Ambitious plans for a four-runway airport near Heathrow are to be submitted to the Government as a solution to the aviation crisis that has divided the coalition, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.
A world-leading infrastructure firm is assessing sites to the west and north-west of London which could rival, or even replace, Heathrow to challenge other European hubs in providing air links with the Far East. Sites in Oxfordshire and Berkshire could potentially be in the frame for the airport, estimated to cost £40bn to £60bn.
My first thoughts are - given the £20-50bn price tag for Boris Island, why is a land based option costing this much? Moreover, where the hell are they going to find the land in Ox / Bucks for such a grandiose scheme?