tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post2439658741937422500..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Boris Island is a really stupid idea and would be an obscene waste of moneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-85567183851720420362012-01-19T08:08:59.498+00:002012-01-19T08:08:59.498+00:00The big problem with Heathrow is that because of t...The big problem with Heathrow is that because of the prevailing wind over London, from west to east, planes generally line up over London in order to land there.<br /><br />The costs of an accident over London would be very severe indeed, and given the air traffic and nature of random events it seems that it will happen sooner or later.<br /><br />An airport located east of London avoids the danger to London itself because aircraft line up over the channel. As an artificial island it can be expanded pretty much at will.<br /><br />The big problem with the idea is bird strike. It's hard to see how this can be sorted out - we can hardly ask the birds to migrate in a different pattern can we ?<br /><br />Perhaps the best solution is a much expanded Stanstead with better transport links. Boring but effective.adwellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-5973825553350026332012-01-18T23:44:00.083+00:002012-01-18T23:44:00.083+00:00...and there won't be such appeals @SadButmadl......and there won't be such appeals @SadButmadlad in the wonderful place that is North Kent? Think on - Sheppey has two exceptional migratory bird reserves, the Hoo Peninsula is a SSSI... and that's just from memory!Simon Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586896340482296341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-21223218737597516852012-01-18T21:49:45.388+00:002012-01-18T21:49:45.388+00:00Building Boris Island: £50b
Building a 3rd runway ...Building Boris Island: £50b<br />Building a 3rd runway at Heathrow plus the appeals, judicial enquiries, newts, treehuggers, etc: £100bSadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.com