Howard Davies's Commission
Just a thought: the commission has to make recommendations for "immediate actions to improve the use of existing runway capacity" within one year.
Does this mean squeezing a quart out of a pint pot by ending segregated mode and rwy alternation at Heathrow and move to permanent all-day (everyday) mixed mode?
This would:
(1) increase available movements by 10-15%(?);
(2) do nothing to address congestion and delays;
(3) end the daily half-day of quiet for those under the flightpath.
It would also mean, ironically, that vocal opposition to airport expansion from miles away from Heathrow (Goldsmith, Greening, Johnson, etc.) would actually result in more noise for flightpath residents!
A spectacular own-goal if this the case!
Last edited by Fairdealfrank; 8th Sep 2012 at 23:01.