"Richard J." wrote in message news:GT7yb.14947
Stansted has only one runway at present. The reports I've seen today talk
about one extra runway at Stansted, but no guesses about where any further
runways might be sited. Heathrow seems to be ruled out only temporarily,
until pollution estimates are lower.

BA are making their usual selfish noises. It was their decision to
concentrate their operations on the airport least suitable for large-scale
expansion.

I live close to Stansted, and have expected the expansion all along. The
whole site was laid out with expansion in mind.

I've heard third hand that BAA have already built a second runway in secret.
I was wondering if anybody else had heard this?
Apparently a college of a friend was employed to work at the airport as a
general labourer. During lots of concrete laying for the new satellite
buildings the grass was dug up, and sections of a new runway cast. The
sections were then covered with grass once dried.

The photos on multimap were taken in 1998, before the new runway was said to
have been laid. Sounds unlikely, but you never know.
David