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Old 25th Oct 2016, 12:48
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by jonnymac
Are the authorities aware that a new Airport is planned for the central belt in Scotland," closing and/or downgrading Glasgow and Edinburgh where expansion is impossible" with excellent road and rail links already in place, two of the longest runways in Europe, and backing from some of the largest airlines in the world, this will alter the whole economy of Scotland, and just maybe eliminate the need for any expansion in the South.
That's poppycock.

A Central Scotland Airport was "planned" more than 40 years ago. It didn't happen then and it's not going to now.
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