heathrow may close down( i dunno )

We dont have much water in Kent and we have leaky pipes just wish the damm germans would fix them.

Well if they build these houes and when its floods you just blame the crappy goverment. I hear that when its 2015 they will have to keep the Thames barrier up during tides .

James

I had a thought – “oh no sea levels are rising” – “oh no – the resevoirs are empty” – why not just use excess sea water to fill up the resevoirs – sure it costs more to purify but cheaper than repairing flood damage and bringing in tankers of water from abroad,

Wozza

We’ve got water – just leaky pipes 😉

We dont have much water in Kent and we have leaky pipes just wish the damm germans would fix them.

The area around the Thames Estuary will become increasingly prone to flooding as sea levels rise in the future.

It would be a rather foolish place to build a new airport, IMHO.

In fact it’s a damn silly place to build thousands of new houses too, but that’s another story……

Well if they build these houes and when its floods you just blame the crappy goverment. I hear that when its 2015 they will have to keep the Thames barrier up during tides .

James

The closure of Heathrow was the opinion of one individual. Key Publishing are just trying to make a big issue out of it. They arent exactly going to close an airport that theyve just spent 5 billion pounds doing up. Anyway Heathrow was there before the houses. The expansion of Heathrow should have priority over the houses. Its easier to move a few hundred residents than a major airport that handels 65 million passengers a year.

Thats our Government for you! Tho the south do need the water 😀

We’ve got water – just leaky pipes 😉

In fact it’s a damn silly place to build thousands of new houses too, but that’s another story……

Thats our Government for you! Tho the south do need the water 😀

The area around the Thames Estuary will become increasingly prone to flooding as sea levels rise in the future.

It would be a rather foolish place to build a new airport, IMHO.

In fact it’s a damn silly place to build thousands of new houses too, but that’s another story……

I 100% agree with you Peter, though in my mind they shouldn’t be building anything more in the Thames Estuary area – housing or airports!

Moving LHR to the Thames Estuary would be silly for the following reasons (there are probably more but let’s start here):

1) The Thames Estuary is already the UK governments last best hope to solve the housing crisis in the greater London area. The area is being developed fast, and large parts are already assigned to be developed into residential and commercial zones. If there where to be a LHR’jr there, it won’t be long before the airport will be restricted in movements to prevents locals from complaining.

2) LHR’jr is to be placed very close to LCY. It may be hard to combine flight paths and holding zones. Not to mention deciding which ATC controls which zone(s). After all, a megahub like LHR’jr will need a lot of airspace to stack the planes. There will likely be an overlap with LCY.

3) LHR is ideally located to cater for the whole of the England, except for Kent (they would have to go through London/M25). Now if the airport where to be moved to Dartford then everyone going to LHR’jr would need to go over the already congested M25 or us the overstretched rail network. Projects like crossrail (direct mainline railline from Abbey Wood to Maidenhead and LHR) are still in its infancy and could be scrapped if the prices increase even more. Doubling the capacity of the Dartford Tunnel would be nice.

4) The flightpath would go over the house of my fomer landlord. They can complain like no other. 😉 (just joking!)

5) I think BA, Virgin and BMI would not quite appreciate having to move. The amount of money they invested in LHR is massive.

6) Speaking of investments, how many billions are being pumped into T5? And there are already plans to refurb LHR central too. Ooh, and did I mention crossrail?

o yes i forgot that. i may of typed a bit too fast

well in the current issue of airports of the world magazine it says quite clearly on the first page “Heathrow to close”. if you do not believe me or have any questions you dont think i can answer go out and buy it from the shops

I’m fairly certain there is a fat ? next to that statement, or it has merely been forgotten as such a brash statement would not be made without firm evidence.

well in the current issue of airports of the world magazine it says quite clearly on the first page “Heathrow to close”. if you do not believe me or have any questions you dont think i can answer go out and buy it from the shops

Josh,

Don’t take this to heart, but as a newcomer to the forums I would suggest that first of all you look into the details surrounding your query and match the subject up accordingly.

Perhaps a title such as “LHR’s future expansion” or something alike may be more suitable. From here have a quick read through before you press the submit button as to what you are posting and how it reads.

I by no stretch of the imagination claim to be a Guru of the English language, and we all make errors, but perhaps just look into what you are posting as it sometimes reads a little bit over sensationalistic.

Please continue to put your thoughts into the forums as that’s what makes our community tick, however just have a second look sometimes at your postings.

Keep the faith!

Ste

Top response, mate :).

hi,
just got a magazine through the post, stating:-
“heathrow to close?”
it goes on about them closing heathrow as there is not enough space to expand. but if they did close heathrow they would build a new super hub the other side of london called thames estuary. they also stat that if this went ahead on the current heathrow site they could build 30,000 homes
:confused: :confused: :confused:

I think there was a thread about this a few weeks back, but if there are any plans to close LHR (I haven’t heard anything, other than rumours or vaige reports on here!) it won’t be for a very long time…10-15 years at least. They simply won’t close Heathrow before another airport can be built. I still maintain that developers and planners should look at other airports around the world, and then consider how they can re-develop LHR to accomodate the ever increasing volume of air traffic.

i believe that this would be a silly move by the goverment:-
1- it may not be finished bu the 2012 olympic games
2- it would cause more traffic around an already congested dartford tunnel. thanks gatwick josh

Do bear in mind, it would take many years for the government and relevant authorities to agree where a new ‘super-airport’ would be built. If you consider that it took BAA 4 years to complete its application for Terminal 4 before it was built, to get permission to build an airport of equivialant size and capacity could take up to 20 years or even longer, so the 2012 Olympics will of been and long gone by then…lol.

And, traffic congestion is going to happen wherever you put a large airport, because people are not informed properly of the various public transport facilities that are avaliable…I think that an airport should be built without a car park, but have excellent pt services (buses, trains, taxis) so that it encourages people to use them. This is only my opinion, please don’t beat me up about it…! 😀

Cant Brize Noton be the next LHR?

As I said before, this was discussed in the previous thread. Can’t remember what the outcome of it was, but I am sure someone will be able to refresh our memories…

Josh,

Don’t take this to heart, but as a newcomer to the forums I would suggest that first of all you look into the details surrounding your query and match the subject up accordingly.

Perhaps a title such as “LHR’s future expansion” or something alike may be more suitable. From here have a quick read through before you press the submit button as to what you are posting and how it reads.

I by no stretch of the imagination claim to be a Guru of the English language, and we all make errors, but perhaps just look into what you are posting as it sometimes reads a little bit over sensationalistic.

Please continue to put your thoughts into the forums as that’s what makes our community tick, however just have a second look sometimes at your postings.

Keep the faith!

Ste

hi,
just got a magazine through the post, stating:-
“heathrow to close?”
it goes on about them closing heathrow as there is not enough space to expand. but if they did close heathrow they would build a new super hub the other side of london called thames estuary. they also stat that if this went ahead on the current heathrow site they could build 30,000 homes
:confused: :confused: :confused:
i believe that this would be a silly move by the goverment:-
1- it may not be finished bu the 2012 olympic games
2- it would cause more traffic around an already congested dartford tunnel. thanks gatwick josh

Please do a search before creating a new thread, this was posted very recently!
Whats wrong with the Dartford CROSSINGS – any person who knew the area well would know that the situation is fine and Heathrow has no bearing what so ever, need an explanation please send a PM

Wozza

i dont see why it cant be the raf’s version of heathrow

hi,
just got a magazine through the post, stating:-
“heathrow to close?”
it goes on about them closing heathrow as there is not enough space to expand. but if they did close heathrow they would build a new super hub the other side of london called thames estuary. they also stat that if this went ahead on the current heathrow site they could build 30,000 homes
:confused: :confused: :confused:
i believe that this would be a silly move by the goverment:-
1- it may not be finished bu the 2012 olympic games
2- it would cause more traffic around an already congested dartford tunnel. thanks gatwick josh

Cant Brize Noton be the next LHR ?

James

key publishing (its airports of the world)

Who sent the magazine?