On 03/11/2011 09:46, Mike Bristow wrote:
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What's not to like? :-)

The fact that it's east of London. Given that the prevailing winds
are east/west, it seems silly to put an airport to the east (or
west) of London, rather than North or South - it means that the
noise will impact more people.


Prevailing winds are actually westerly hence the claim that the airport
can operate 24/7 because the approach will be mainly over the North Sea.
What they've omitted to mention is that departures will be straight
over London.

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