Heathrow needs more runways

Tom Ogg

Agreed. The green people should be more concerned about lobbying for more nuclear power stations and research into renewable/new technology than browbeating holidaymakers.

Craig, Liverpool

You're not seriously expecting the greens to give the matter any serious thought, are you?

Daniel

A totally rational and sensible idea - and therefore one that will never see the light of day.

David Mitchell

Heathrow will only be deemed too small and scrapped after zillions have been spent on terminal 6 and another runway. That is normal government policy. The Foulness alternative is too obvious to be considered at the moment and comes too close to common sense.

Michael McGowan

Makes sense up to a point but just think about the implications in terms of the volume of aircraft overflying West London. It is pretty bad already and will get worse with Terminal 5. The three non-UK airports you mention are not so badly planned that the approach to them involves large numbers of planes overflying a huge conurbation.

W L L L

Why not provide the extra runway at Manchester or can no-one get to it.

Antoine

I do not see the 3rd runway on economical terms only. The Heathrow 3rd runway impacts are going to be massive on London. I am very concerned by the noise of the planes flying over new residential areas. It is an estimated 125000 people newly affected by this runway. The knock on effects could also be people leaving the city because of the noise which would have a bad effect of the local economy. Supporting that are the prices of houses where the planes are flying over in London. There house prices are significantly lower demonstrating less market pressure. The air industry is also changing a lot with the arrival of the dreamliner that will reduce pressure on airport hubs. In my opinion, instead of a 3rd runway, the UK should invest in a network of fast trains to reduce pressure on short halls. This is what is happening successfully in France. Another solution would be to build a 2nd runway at Gatwick and grow this airport that is impacting less residential areas. I am not a green activist and I do not fully support all their actions but I think they have a point on this particular topic. The air industry cannot ignore that fact that carbon emissions are bad for our long term and the air industry is a polluter. It is a fact and something must be done about it. For all the reasons above, I will personally fight lawfully against Heathrow extension because it is simply a local environmental mistake affecting the well being of hundreds of thousands. It is going to make London an irritating place where to leave. When I read the article above, I think some people supporting the 3rd runway are blinded by figures and money. The 3rd runway equation is more complex. It must include how people feel about it and I believe it has been largely ignored to date (please do not mention the public consultation that has been to date a farce). How sad!!!

David Davis

The Greenazis, being pre-capitalist barbarian socialists, hate Britain with an especially white-hot hate: we are the birthpace of liberalism, their eternal foe. This is the idea that individual liberty in all things where Human Rights (not "entitlements" - these are fictitious socialist concepts!)are not transgressed, should be the norm. They did not protest at Scihphol, or Charles-de Gaulle, or others, for they would (a) have no chance of success, and (b) these countries' societies, not being marked by them for destruction, do not figure on their radar......yet. In my view, Greenazism is at least as dangerous as >fundamentalist< Islam, and perhaps almost as threatening to the survival of humanity as the "Animal Rights" dark-age fiction.