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EHM-1001 Robert:
Where will be the 3rd runway ? Any sketches ?

EHM-1465 Dominic:
Hi Robert,

The new runway is planned to be parallel to the existing two and due north of the current airport perimeter with an associated sixth terminal... If it survives the planning process and political parties fights over it ;)

The full details are shown in this BBC report:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7722164.stm

EHM-1001 Robert:
Thank you Dom !

It is strange though they would ruin a populated area. I do not understand why they do not concentrate more on the other 3 airports. Or there could be another one built a little further.

When I first heard about it, I thought it will be the currently not used runway where the Concorde is parked ;D

It is just like in Transport Tycoon, where you need to decide which houses to demolish to extend your airport from a Metro to an International ;D

EHM-2272 Callum:
I live right next to Stansted and have to say that they could do with a second runway, it would bring a lot more airlines in. The whole of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk and a lot more rely on Stansted and with just small routes like Ryanair and easyJet its becoming increasingly annoying driving for 3 hours to Gatwick to go anywhere outside of Europe!

EHM-1001 Robert:
Yes, unfortunately Gatwick is much further, but as I heard the public transport to the city from Stansted is well organized, is it ? So maybe it could get more role in the life of London flying.

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