| Re: Monday 7th July: Panorama on Heathrow |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: William BlackWilliam Black Date: Jul 3, 2008 04:15
"Depresion" < 127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:QeCdnan6Kcg2LfHVnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@posted.plusnet... >>
>> I pass through Heathrow on a regular basis.
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>> It's hell on earth.
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>> Everyone who flies hates the place
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> Hence the need for expansion, they should also open up more late night
> slots to spread demand. There isn't enough investment as there isn't the
> capacity for expansion thus for additional profits.
It's too big already.
The only people who want expansion there are the people who own it, because
they want to make more money because of 'economies of scale'.
What they should do is have more of the provincial airports hosting
international long haul flights.
They have woefully underused customs and immigration facilities.
Last year I flew from Newcastle to the Middle East and it was a completely
different experience from Heathrow, with polite efficient staff, clean
uncluttered waiting areas and plenty of customs and immigration people (on
the return leg) who do nothing very much most of the time.
Heathrow is a mess and if it gets any bigger it'll just be messier and more
unpleasant. The road and rail links are creaking under the weight of the
traffic already. A new runway will mean vast disruption as even more road
links are put in.
If London needs more capacity, and I am starting to doubt it, I think
Stanstead hosting far more scheduled flights is the solution rather than the
ghastly mess that is Heathrow.
--
William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
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