£450m? From what I understand they will need double that.
But still, what's so overwhelming about a new surface car park and a metro line and the distinctly underwhelming, not actually that much happening Airport City. I went through the airport yesterday - not a single crane on the skyline and very little disruption to speak of through roadworks etc.
These new proposals are simply about the airport bringing itself into the 21st century well within the core boundaries.
What is their problem with getting more stakeholders involved?
When it leaks out anyway - which it surely will - it will only make them look stupid. Imagine the local rags 'The plans they didn't want you to see' They'll have lost before they begin.
But then as others here have stated vociferously, MAN/MAG are tres tres poor at marketing and communication.