On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:10:35 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at
13:43:13 on Thu, 3 Jan 2008, Tom Anderson
remarked:
surely it is time to revisit the case for a new airport to be built
in the Thames estuary.

What, actually in the estuary? I've heard of this idea before, but it's
basically potty. Firstly, building an island in the estuary would be
phenomenally expensive

On Maplin Sands. Not quite as daft as you apparently think. Heck, you
could even name a chain of electronics stores after the project.

Another advantage of building a new island is that you don't have to
buy ridiculously expensive land on which to site the airport. I
suspect that it would be cheaper than building on-land.
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