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Most people know, in their hearts, that LHR needs to become a 4-Runway, 24hr airport, if we want to keep up with the Rest. Who is going to make it happen?
And therein lies the whole problem.
Yes, this is indeed what we need, but it cannot happen and will not happen. LHR does not have enough room, expanding the airport will create too much noise, and there are no decent train connections. Unless, of course, you employ strategic thinking, rather than populist democracy, and bulldoze much of W London. Where is Albert Speer, when you need him?
This is the whole reason for the Silver-Boris estuary debate.
Fairdeal
Doesn't Bliar bear any responsibility for the actions of the new Labour government?
There you go, fixed that for you - (you spelt his name wrong).
Anyway, his real name was always Miranda. He was named after a moon, which says all you need to know about the recent police investigations in Westminster (and why these police investigations will fail).
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But with all of these furtive shenanigans going on in Westminster, did anyone have their eye on the ball (well, perhaps they did !). Is it any wonder that no decisions about Heathrow, nuclear power, HS rail etc: etc:, were ever made by the Bliar government? I don't think anyone in the Bliar government was interested in governing the nation - not one of them.
Fairdeal
Actually, at LHR, only about 30% are connecting pax flying through.
Which says everything you need to know about Heathrow.
Heathrow cannot increase its interlining connecting pax, because it has a very restricted domestic (European) network of regional aircraft for pax to interline onto. Any sensible interlinear will go to AMS, or if they are desperate perhaps CDG.
Again, London is losing out because LHR is completely full and has no capacity or network for interlining pax (and no decent rail system either).
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