"John Williamson" wrote in message
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On 11/06/2018 09:35, wrote:
No one would want to fly from heathrow if it didn't have 2 rail links and
a motorway going to it.
For about half the passengers who fly in to and out of Heathrow, the
I'd be surprised if it's as much as 50%
10% would be nearer my guess (I can't actually find the number)
LHR is a ****ty (and expensive) place to connect at.
road and rail links outside the airport don't matter, as they fly in from
one airport, possibly change terminals, and fly out to another one.
This is the target audience for expansion,
and is IMHO a target market that we should not be seeking
London/SE England/rUK is a popular enough market in itself to attract
passengers and make the airport vibrant.
Subjecting a much greater number of residents of West Londoner to
unacceptable noise levels, just to attract connecting passages is not a game
we should be entering (IMHO).
as Heathrow is the biggest hub airport in Europe,
is it?
It might be the biggest airport that's a hub. I doubt very much it is the
airport with the largest number of connecting passengers.
and has a wider choice of international destinations than any other.
No it doesn't
one of the stated reasons for claiming that we need the extra runway is that
it has fallen behind in terms of choice of destinations
tim