‘Boris Island’ airport may replace Heathrow
The London mayor plans to shut down the city’s main airport and build a new four-runway hub in the Thames estuary

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4794832.ece

Why have they [The Times] decided to nick-name it ‘Boris Island’…this idea has been talked of for many years before Boris became Mayor!:mad:

Personally I am in favour…its about time that this country got a decent airport built that can be easily expanded and reduces the noise impact on local residents.

Ok, so there would have to be a slight compromise in the fact that it will take passengers longer to get into the centre of London, but that should not put people off too much, and 35 minutes is not that long anyway…hell, the Gatwick Express takes 30mins!

According to that report, Hong Kong’s island airport, which opened in 1998 with two runways, cost just £10 billion…yet a third runway at LHR will cost £13bn…go figure?

I also think that the revenue generated from sale of the land space at LHR could be used to part-fund the project!

Hi Guys,

I searched google, and didn’t get a clear results, so any chance someone can tell me when the start date of the winter timetable is?

Thanks,
Sam

As far as I am aware, the winter/low season begins on the last sunday of October; in this case it will be the 26th!

Hope this helps:)

I love this band…am going to see them live in November.:D
They were nominated for the Nationwide Mercury Prize, but were beaten to it by Elbow.

Will the repeats be any sharper though ?

No, just more of them, and worse of all, the same ones over and over again!:D:diablo:

You notice how there is NO photographic evidence to support this… :diablo:

Ah, but apparently he has all the receipts from every burger purchased…;)

Never mind an obsessive-compulsive disorder for his love of a Big Mac, I think he’s got one for keeping the receipts as well!

…the power of mass media and ill-informed speculation.

Indeed. I am at the point now where I feel that both the media/press and the ill-informed speculation that you speak of has unnecessarily kept this crisis going. As devastating as it is to know that a particular airline/tour operator has gone bust, resulting in many thousands of people stranded abroad or with future holidays now in tatters, I do think the media/press especially should be more focused on helping to restore confidence in the industry, instead I find its doing more harm than good!

“What is your name?”

“Don’t tell him, Pike!”

Classic.:D