New Thames Airport
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New Thames Airport
In today's Sunday Times there is an article about a new airport being proposed for the Kent side of the Thames Estuary. It quotes its chief proponent as John Olsen, formerly of Cathay, Dan-Air and Cunard. I have been trying to contact him by email for sometime now. Anyone know how I can do so?
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It is tosh - all you need is high speed rail to Manston and Southend (forgive me ) and you can save bucket loads on building a wacking great new airport. Honestly, Bozzer's bored of being out of the press. And as for this quote from a former Labour MP for Gillingham:
UTTER TOSH!!!!
Heathrow... is really the only practical solution to accommodate the demands of both business and pleasure aviation requirements in the future".
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How about Manston?
This whole idea is just a story. In the UK it would take a generation to happen, so won't. The whole idea that you put a new airport into anywhere near the London area is comedy. I couldn't imagine LCY being given the go ahead today, indeed Ken Livingstone was looking for a way to phase it out over time.
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This has all been done to death, here Revealed: London mayor repeatedly snubbed Kent's leaders over 'Boris Island' airport
here: Boris Johnson flip-flops on Kent estuary airport and here: Video: David Cameron in Kent - Tories would deal with discount alcohol
here: Boris Johnson flip-flops on Kent estuary airport and here: Video: David Cameron in Kent - Tories would deal with discount alcohol