Quote: “"Indeed, the airports of the southeast cannot "be closed", without their owners' consent."
The English statute book does not go back 900 years for nothing
For a start the Govt can change the rules on noise at LHR say 40dB max, then they can close the roads and railway links, they can pull the Immigration & Customs service and security. They can pass a law allowing hundreds or thousands of old claims for "Noise injuries"
They can make the area a military flying zone requiring 24 hours notice of entrance
easiest would be to allow a big tax break for converting the whole place into a housing estate ...................... BAA would close it in 24 hours.........…”
Yes of course this is all theoretically possible, especially on this fantasy thread, but do you really think that in the real world, this course of action would be taken?
Have to say that this thread is very entertaining, surpassing itself with expert opinion on ancient Enlish law statutes, a return of hanging for directors and/or politicians, imaginary airport codes, etc.. Listen to yourselves!
Best of all is the idea of putting a housing estate in place of Heathrow to house all the workers whose jobs have gone off to the estuary. Brilliant!
Would also not bet my last pound on all the Heathrow traffic going off to the estuary in the event of its closure, suspect that much of it would drift off to Europe as would much of inward investment and business opportunities.
"Old grandma at the teenagers party" or not, don't write off Heathrow just yet, reports of its impending demise could be very premature indeed. If we're using old women as illustrations in this thread, Heathrow could have the longevity of the former Queen Mother.
Last edited by Fairdealfrank; 24th Nov 2012 at 23:38.