Originally Posted by
DType
I thought that the only valid excuse for not proceeding with the Thames Estaury solution was bird strikes, but I do not know how serious a problem that would be.
Does anyone really know?
With the envisaged number of flights per annum, even a small statistical risk would generate quite frequent headlines.
This is only one of the problems. It would be incredibly expensive and even more inaccessible from most of the country than the existing airports.
Putting the nation's primary airport in the extreme southeast is just plain daft.
This was never credible, just an "anywhere but here" suggestion from Boris.