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[chrisgixer]

Possibly.     ...in favour of Boris Island.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/new-london-airport--boris-island-plans-britannia-thames-estuary-sheppey-heathrow-154224491.html

[aaronjb]

I'll eat my hat if that ever happens..

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I like the idea of a brand new airport designed completely for the 21st century, but one in the Thames Estuary, off the coast of Kent, seems to me to be too far off from being central to our nation.  

[Rog]

Willy Walsh and the entire board of directors of BAA just pooed their pants 

[chrisgixer]

Willy Walsh and the entire board of directors of BAA just pooed their pants 

In that case, well worth 65billion.

Although I presume BAA will just move location to the new site.

I do wonder though, if they've remembered the remembered the reasons why the Thames barrier was built, and any access would be a security nightmare.

[zirk]

Cant see them killing off Heathrow TBH, although if they did take a leaf out of Hong Kongs floating Airport wouldn't be a bad thing IMO, its dome wonders for Hong Kong as a busy Asian Hub now. 

[chrisgixer]

If looking for a "solution" to Heathrow, an off shore island is the only possible outcome IMO. Nobody will want it built anywhere near their own backyard, and anywhere with space will have conservation issues.

[Rog]

If looking for a "solution" to Heathrow, an off shore island is the only possible outcome IMO. Nobody will want it built anywhere near their own backyard, and anywhere with space will have conservation issues.

Actually, no. There is another option . . . .

 . . . totally flatten Reading and the surrounding area and simply relocate Heathrow a few miles along the M4 

[chrisgixer]

If looking for a "solution" to Heathrow, an off shore island is the only possible outcome IMO. Nobody will want it built anywhere near their own backyard, and anywhere with space will have conservation issues.

Actually, no. There is another option . . . .

 . . . totally flatten Reading and the surrounding area and simply relocate Heathrow a few miles along the M4 

No problem with the first part, but the residents of Reading may not be so keen on the second part.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Cant see them killing off Heathrow TBH, although if they did take a leaf out of Hong Kongs floating Airport wouldn't be a bad thing IMO, its dome wonders for Hong Kong as a busy Asian Hub now. 

What's more it was mostly British companies that designed and built Hong Kong's airport at Chek Lap Kok. 

[05omegav6]

Indeed it was Sir Tig

Lizzie, although far from the centre of the land, Lundun is the economic centre

And apart from the current Heathrow site, the thames estuary is the next nearest piece of flat space that doesn't already containan airport

[cleggy]

I'll eat my hat if that ever happens..

Me too 

[Varche]

far far better use of money than that white elephant HS2.

I have always agreed with Boris that an island airport is more sensible than endless extra runways at heathrow and continued misery for residents nearby.

Heathrow could continue but for daytime flights only. What Britain and the South East need is more capacity for long haul flights to China, Brazil and India so we don't lose out to other European countries.

My only concern would be increased possibility of bird strikes but that isn't beyond the wit of man to solve. 

[Nickbat]

No chance! 

I like the way they go on about how many jobs it will create, yet fail to mention how many jobs would be lost if Heathrow closed — not just direct airport workers, but many others such as hotel staff, whose jobs are reliant on Heathrow.

No, at the end of the day, Heathrow will stay.

[Kieran]

Never happen.

The enviormental impact will be huge. New transport infrastructure will be needed and lets not forget Heathrows biggest customer BA-which  has just built a brand new terminal. Also lets not forget the hundreds of bird strikes that occur within the UK every year which will only increase if Boris Island is built. The loss of jobs around the Heathrow area will be a big problem as well as the new planning of ATC routes.