If it was as relatively easy to break the northern runway into two, extend it and introduce a 10 degree angle to each other as you suggest, don’t you think that BAA would have suggested this as a possible option in their own submission to the Davies Commission, or better still already have done it?

I’m no expert, but I can’t see it being that easy, which is why adding new runways and additional terminals is the option put forward.

I think that this also highlights one of the significant disadvantages that LHR has…it’s location and the area it is in is very constrained for space when it comes to expansion potential. If a new airport were to be built on the other side of London and joined up to the High-Speed rail and/or Crossrail network, it would only take 24mins to get into the Canary Wharf area of the City, which lets face it is where most of the big business is conducted thesedays. Whilst that’s slightly longer than the current 15mins on the Heathrow Express, that only goes to Paddington so travellers then have the hassle of having to get x2 Underground trains or a taxi in order to reach their final destination.

Everyone that is against the idea of a new airport says that you can’t close down LHR because of people’s jobs…well if people are as motivated as me to want to work in the industry, they will take whatever steps they can to ensure that they are able to move to a new location. Failing that, once the new airport has been constructed and becomes operational, Heathrow can then be turned into a huge new sub-city with residential areas and various business parks that will more than cater for if not provide even more jobs for the local population.